Under things Cole Palmer likes, there’s scoring goals for England and Chelsea, classic Burberry tuxedos, chippy chips, and perfect replica Rolex. And at last night’s GQ Men of the Year he pulled up wearing another banging timepiece from the Swiss crown, further bolstering his watch head credentials in the process.

When it came to dressing for MOTY, the footie ace kept things classic in OG black tie, and his wrist game followed suit. Peaking from the cuff of his jacket was a very tasty white gold best fake Rolex Day-Date 40mm. You know the one – a bougie President bracelet, a super sleek day and date window, diamond-set dial, and a fluted bezel. It’s favoured by presidents, leaders, and footballers (co-incidentally his MOTY co-cover and Manchester United midfielder Kobbie Mainoo also has one in his collection too).

One of the first people to get a glimpse at Palmer’s killer Swiss fake watches were last night’s red carpet host, Amelia Dimoldenberg who asked the big questions. Like “Do you think you’d make a good pundit?” But she did make the point that he spends too much time playing football to comment on it. Palmer was quick to add that playing football is his actual job, though. Fair point.

And he’s pretty good at it, too. Palmer joined Chelsea in September last year, and continues to bag goals for his club. Plus, being a pro footballer pays the big bucks, which makes buying killer luxury copy watches a bit easier, especially when his Man of the Year kettle lands around the £40k mark. “His watches represent the class he plays with when he has a ball at his feet,” says Footballer Fits founder Jordan Clarke. “Because at his best, nobody can get close to him on the pitch. I think that’s a nice tie-in to the watches he wears off the pitch.”

But MOTY 2024 wasn’t Palmer’s first high quality replica Rolex rodeo. He’s cooking up quite the collection, with his latest watch joining an cold, iced-out Daytona Cosmograph with an ice-blue dial. So it’s clear he’s got a thing for the classics. The Daytona is widely considered one of the holiest watches in the game, only aided by its A-list admirers like Jay-Z, Michael Jordan, and Ed Sheeran, with Palmer adding to the hype.

But the Chelsea player doesn’t reserve his tickers for red carpets. He’s repping his sought-after cheap super clone Rolex watches on his days off, thrown on with day-to-day sportswear. And that’s the beauty of both the Daytona and Day-Date: they’re watch hall of famers that you can wear pretty much all the time.

Whether Palmer’s latest watch means he’ll keep scoring in the online replica watches stake remains to be seen. Either way, it’ll be interesting to see if he’s swayed by his mate and fellow MOTY cover star, Central Cee. The pair were spotted chatting numerous times at the star studded event, but did they compare notes on watch flex? Because if they did, Cole Palmer will have been subjected to a no doubt lyrical Richard-Mille shaped lesson in taking a horology addiction to the next level.