Margot Robbie and Ryan Gosling were on the pink carpet in London’s Leicester Square (home of WatchPro Salon in November!!) last night as Barbie-mania came to the UK with the launch of Barbie, the movie.
The satirical bubble gum movie is not only being greeted by hysterical crowds, it is even wowing cynical movie critics.
The candy-coloured promotional campaign is everywhere, prompting fashionistas to predict a summer of pink.
Which has prompted WatchPro to provide you with a special report on which watches to wear when the urge to go full-Barbie overwhelms you.
Barbie pink watches
What greater statement could you make of your status and confidence to pull off pink than with a Rolex Oyster Perpetual.
This 36mm model was one of the hottest watches of the year when it launched within a vast colourful collection from the brand in 2020.
It is still popular, and hard to buy, but get your name down at your local authorised dealeer and it could be yours for £5,100.
If you want to push the boat out, and embrace the bling of diamonds as well as the on-trend pink, look no further than this Zenith El Primero Chronomaster, launched last year to support breast cancer Awareness charities.
It was launched with a price of CHF 9,900.
Ryan Gosling has a starring role in Barbie as Ken, who is facing a bit of a mid-life crisis in the film.
But Mr Gosling is also a brand ambassador for TAG Heuer, and fronted a massive campaign during the spring to promote the 60th Anniversary of the Carrera.
That campaign included a movie promotion film with the production value of a Hollywood blockbuster, and featured this pink 36mm Carrera Date.
On sale now for £2,750.
Speake-Marin is combining haute horlogerie with this summer’s trend for pink in a fresh version of its One & Two dual timer.
The watch is inspired by Miami’s South Beach overlooked by the famously colourful Art Deco buildings of Ocean Drive, but would not look out of place in Barbie Land.
The watches, which are worn on a pink rubber strap, retail for CHF 34,500 for a 38mm model and CHF 34,900 for a 42mm piece.
What about a watch spawned by a marriage between Seiko and Rowing Blazers that is no less perfect than the relationship between Barbie and Ken.
Based on the 1970 Seiko Diver, the watch comes from a collection of four watches in summer shades: pink, yellow, purple, and white.
You can snap up the perfect pink version for £500.
Or, you could go full Barbie with Fossil, which has created a co-branded range of watches, jewellery, accessories and trinkets.
The watches are from an official collaboration with Mattel and launched this week with H Samuel.
