It’s not Pep, and poor Eddie Howe didn’t even get an interview. It’s Thomas Tuchel. Tommy T! The ex-Chelsea, German manager is charged with being the legend who’s going to bring football home, having bagged the England top job this week – in doing so succeeding Gareth Southgate and his pretty knit polos.

In the wake of the news, the usual staged press ops followed, with a prim and proper looking Tuchel primed for the task ahead in an all-black fit. The social videos were kinda cute but excuse us for bypassing any football chat because the most interesting thing about his appointment was that sexy piece of metal on a leather strap he was wearing on his left wrist from a sexy Swiss watch brand.

The kettle in question is vintage perfect replica Rolex Precision watches, a dainty dress watch produced between the ‘40s and ’70s that Tuchel has never been seen wearing before. Horologically speaking, here’s where it gets juicy, though. There is a chance the AAA UK Rolex fake watches was produced around the time England Men’s team last won any silverware in 1966, which feels fitting given Tuchel has only taken this job for one reason – to win the World Cup in 2026.

“It could be a number of references: 3411, 4601, 4051, [or] 9829,” says Alan Bedwell, founder and curator of vintage top Swiss Rolex copy watches and accessories platform Foundwell. “I like these offerings from Rolex for a few reasons; they are hard to find in a good condition. [The] Cases are also often heavily polished, which kills them as the cases are a lot more dainty than the sports offering from Rolex.”

The Rolex Precision is a dress Rolex replica watches for sale, produced predominantly in gold, but also in steel (the style worn by Tuchel here). Its narrow case sits flush to the wrist, and keeps things quiet and unfussy. And for a manager, known for his tactical style of play, an understated and well looked-after luxury Rolex super clone watches feels like a good choice. And a pointed, well researched one at that. It’s got all the right credentials, but it doesn’t shout about it. It’s there to get the job done.

“He has a lot of money, [and] is likely influenced by the crowd around him; Royal Oak, Nautilus, Daytona, Richard Mille. It shows he is thoughtful, considerate, [and] cares about the past and craftsmanship, while still liking industry-leading luxury brands,” adds Bedwell.

The England boss’s appointment didn’t come without its critics, with some hopeful for another English manager to strengthen the team’s national identity. Of course, the same crowd would’ve made exceptions for Pep Guardiola, but that’s not the point.

Tuchel’s vintage high quality replica Rolex watches feels like a Cruyff turn on the Hublot Classic Fusions he wore during his Chelsea days, or the various Hublot Big Bang E’s favoured by Southgate. It’s smaller, dressier, and more low-key. “Although it is not a revolutionary choice, it is certainly the most surprising watch I have seen on someone in the footballing world for quite some time,” says Bedwell.

With watch tastes like these we’re getting Champions League-worthy timepieces from the off (Tuchel won the Champions League with Chelsea in 2021), where in all due respect to Southgate, he was Championship when he started (he was fired after Middlesbrough were relegated from the Premier League).

And given players like Cole Palmer, Harry Kane and Declan Rice’s love of all things Rolex replica watches wholesale UK, at least England’s biggest watch nerds will have something to talk about on their first training session. But Tuchel’s watch isn’t just pricey, it’s rare so his squad might have a hard time matching it. Maybe the flex was intentional from Tuchel – to get his squad to up their game before he’s even started in the job.

Either way, Thomas Tuchel’s day one watch feels like a very solid icebreaker for tackling a frosty reception and getting on with the job at hand.