That’s lots of information for $1,200, a complicated watch for a complicated coach. This chronograph, in titanium and rose gold, includes the usual chronograph functions, and also keeps Spurrier informed the day, date and month, and even the year in the leap year cycle. Somewhere in between, we have South Carolina coach Steve Spurrier (below left), wearing a Citizen “Grand Complication” chronograph. Well, at least this one is a step above the entry-level Ironman watches, which sell for around $30. The ballpark estimate for either one of these chronographs - at least $10,000.Īt the less expensive end of the spectrum, Michigan coach Brady Hoke wears a Timex Ironman that retails for around $50. A survey of a few of these coaches watches helps us put Saban’s watch into its proper perspective.Īt the high end of the range, we see Butch Jones, the first-year coach of the University of Tennessee, wearing an Audemars Piguet Royal Oak chronograph (below left) and another fancy looking chronograph (that seems to be a Hublot or another AP).
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Yes, Nick Saban could have spent a year’s salary to buy this watch, but it does not seem to be his style.Ī review of college football coaches shows that their watches represent the full range of styles and budgets, from $50 plastic sport watches to high-end fashion watches. Given the customary photos of Nick Saban lifting the crystal Coaches’ Trophy after winning a BCS national championship, the obvious watch would be one with a lot of diamonds, like theHublot (shown below). Yes, this is a man who can buy any watch that he wants.īefore beginning the forensic work to identify Nick Saban’s watch, it is worth asking about the type of watch that we would expect Nick Saban to wear.
He is the most highly paid coach in college football, earning over $5 million from the University of Alabama in 2013, with some additional spending money coming from endorsements and promotions. But not any brand or model that I recognize.īy way of background – especially for the readers who are not college football enthusiasts – Nick Saban is the most successful college football in recent history, having won four of the last 10 national championships and three in the last four years.
As much as I wanted to avoid paying attention to Nick Saban’s watch, I found myself focusing less on the play-by-play of the games, and more on Saban pacing the sidelines. My attitude toward Nick Saban’s watch began to change, however, in late October 2013, as the BAMA football team demolished opponents Arkansas (52-0) and Tennessee (45-10).
Having spent five years tracking Barack Obama’s watch, a few weeks identifying John Glenn’s stopwatch, days studying photos of Mick Jagger’s vintage Heuers, and a few hours examining Bo Derek’s wrist, the last thing I wanted was another celebrity watch to follow - more hours checking photos on the Getty Images and Associated Press websites. Yes, I faced the question several times over the years, but had resisted the urge to find the answer. As a lifelong Alabama football fan and occasional celebrity watch-spotter, I knew that I would face the question, “What kind of watch does Nick Saban wear?” A celebrity coach, in nationally-televised games, standing on the sidelines, often in a short-sleeve shirt, with his arms crossed across his chest, wearing a large watch.
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