Some of January’s Biggest Jewelry Purchases from Joe Burrow, DJ Khaled, Quavo, and More
From Joe Burrow's custom 'JB9' pendant to DJ Khaled's $3 million watch from Jacob and Co., here are some of January's biggest jewelry purchases.
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New year. New jewelry. At least, it seems like that is how some of our favorite celebrities decided to ring in 2022. Most of us may never be able to walk into Icebox in Atlanta and spend six figures on a custom pendant or have Gabby Elan craft us a one-of-one set of diamond grills. But that doesn’t mean that seeing some of the custom pieces that celebs shell out their hard earned money on every month, and maybe even using them as motivation, isn’t still entertaining.
In January, America’s favorite quarterback Joe Burrow showed off his new diamond pendant before securing his spot in the Super Bowl, Fat Joe started an avalanche, and DJ Khaled dropped millions on his new wrist piece. Take a closer look at these and some of the other biggest celebrity jewelry purchases from January below.
Joe Burrow's 'JB9' Chain
Price: N/A
Joe Burrow. Joe Brrr. Joe Shiesty. Whatever you prefer to call the Cincinnati Bengals quarterback, he has become an internet darling over the past month. Part of it is obviously his stellar play on the football field that has led the Bengals to a Super Bowl appearance against the Los Angeles Rams later this month. But Burrow’s demeanor off the field has also helped make him so easy to route for. He smokes cigars in the locker room after big wins. He wears rose-tinted Cartier Buffs to the podium when talking to press. He’s got the juice right now. So, of course he had to get his own custom chain made. Burrow debuted his “JB9” piece by Leo Frost ahead of the AFC Championship Game this past weekend. It features a diamond-encrusted “JB9” placed above a black Nike Swoosh logo.
Burrow gave the best answer when a reporter asked him about the authenticity of the diamonds in his chain in a postgame press conference. “They’re definitely real. I think I make too much money to have fake ones.” Hopefully, Burrow and Frost have something special cooked up for Super Bowl Sunday.
Price: CHF 124,500.00 (app. $135,121 based on current exchange rate)
Quavo recently dropped off his new solo record, “Shooters Inside My Crib.” It looks like Huncho is celebrating already as he recently took to Instagram to show off his new watch, a Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Frosted Gold Double Balance Wheel Openworked “Rainbow.” As the name suggests, the watch features an 18-carat yellow frosted gold case, skeletal face, and bezel set with baguette-cut rainbow gemstones. Quavo is obviously a fan. In the Instagram caption of the post where he gives an up close view of some of the watches intricate details, he concluded with, “Muthafucka nasty.” A fitting description.
Price: $3 million
Major bag alert. DJ Khaled dropped $3 million on his new watch. Dubbed the Billionaire III, the watch from the legendary Jacob and Co. features an 18-karat white gold case, skeleton dial with 19 jewels, and bridges and bezel that have been covered in 714 hand-set diamonds. The extremely limited watch is limited to just 18 pieces in the world.
Obviously not many of Khaled’s followers have the means to own a $3 million time piece. As his Instagram caption read, “For motivation and inspiration vibes only.”
Price: “$4 mill”
Fat Joe has had a rough last couple of days on social media with tons of people clowning one of his latest outfits featuring a pair of Yeezy NSTLD boots. He defended his polarizing fashion choice already. And it looks like he will get the last laugh too. In the days that followed the fit pic, the Bronx native went back on Instagram to unveil a new custom time piece from New York’s Pristine Jewelers that he calls the “Avalanche.” The watch is an 18 karat white gold swiss made automatic flooded in 196 karats of GIA certified diamonds. “This how I’m pushin P,” he said on Instagram, a nod to Gunna’s massive hit single. In a follow-up post he even poked fun at the aforementioned Yeezy boot incident in the caption writing, “This why i wore the boots, THE AVALANCHE WAS COMING.”
Moneybagg Yo's Diamond Teeth
Price: $200,000
Plenty of rappers get custom grills. From Flava Flav to Pharrell, the extravagant dental work has become a staple of hip-hop style over the years. As common as the removable sets may be, fewer rappers opt to have diamonds permanently implanted into their teeth. Moneybagg Yo is one of the few who has though. Earlier this month, the Memphis rapper spent $200,000 to get diamonds implanted into his pearly whites. While he kept his front teeth clean, each side of his mouth is now filled with things like diamond-encrusted money bags, baguette diamonds, and silver caps.