John Mayer is teaching Shawn Mendes about watches
John Mayer and Shawn Mendes wearing some modern classics on IGTV
As I’ve written here before, John Mayer’s weekly IGTV show, “Current Mood” is a goofy and casual 45-minute way for Mayer to hang out with friends and stream it to a few thousands fans every Sunday night. Over the last year, he’s even had some pretty good guests (and musical performances) from the likes of Halsey, Khalid and Charlie Puth (a noted Rolex fan himself). After taking a break to go on his world tour, Mayer’s back for season 3.
His first guest of the year was pop star Shawn Mendes, with a FaceTime assist from Camila Cabello. As everyone watch enthusiast knows, Mayer is the watch god; I’ve covered his collection at length here. While I tune into “Current Mood” because Mayer is sometimes moderately funny, I usually just like to see what he’s got on his wrist.
John Mayer and his Patek Phillipe Aquanaut
Shawn Mendes and his Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
For the season opener, it looks like Mayer’s got on the new Patek Phillipe Aquanaut 5186G. The watch is most known because, well, John says he inspired it. When Patek released the watch at Baselworld this year, John wrote on Hodinkee’s Instagram, accompanied by a picture of his Aquanaut Travel Time with a khaki green rubber strap: “The watch/strap combo that inspired @patekphilippe to release the 5168g ‘khaki.’ The satin-like dial finish, along with the travel time feature, means this configuration still stands on its own two feet. We love to see it.”
It’s cool to see the product cycle come full circle: John inspires Patek Phillipe, Patek creates a new product, then John embraces the product and wears it on a casual Sunday evening.
While I knew I’d spot something nice on John’s wrist, I didn’t necessarily expect to see anything on Shawn Mendes’ wrist. But, there he was on IGTV wearing a modern Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. Shawn chose the blue dial, a classic look that’ll never go out of style. It’s a solid choice for what might be his first nice timepiece, perhaps informed by his friend, John Mayer?
Perhaps this is my imagination, but I tend to think, anyone in John’s immediate circle that is contemplating a big watch purchase consults John before they drop a pile of cash on a watch. I know I would.