Take a look at Mainoo’s Instagram, and you’re gonna see a blend of match day pics, and steezy fit pics with brands like Bottega Veneta, Chrome Hearts, and Louis Vuitton thrown in the mix with some tasty tickers, too. “The biggest thing I’ve noticed with Kobbie is his style and the pieces he picks out are different to what most teenagers wear. That relates to the calm and mature manner he plays with on the pitch, too,” says Jordan Clarke, founder of footie fashion page Footballer Fits. “He doesn’t wear hyped pieces that football players already have in rotation but instead seems to hunt for the pieces others don’t have.”
On the pitch, he’s known for keeping things cool and precise, so his best fake Rolex GMT Master II ‘Root Beer’ is a pretty solid reflection of this. The GMT was first released in the ’50s, and worn by Pan American Airlines pilots and staff, allowing them to track two time zones on the same watch. Then in the ‘80s it was revamped, with the GMT II still allowing wearers to track two time zones on the same display (thanks to its rotating bezel), but with the option to track a third.
Mainoo bagged the bi-coloured ‘Root Beer’ with an Oyster Steel and Everose Gold bracelet. Sure it might be hyper-functional, but with its insane demand and wearable appeal, it’s a legit flex, too. When you’re starting Euro finals before your 20th birthday, it’s a match made in watch heaven. “With the GMT Master II, it’s an iconic, recognisable timepiece that is essential to any high quality copy Rolex collection showing Kobbie’s style knowledge clearly extends to the watch game too,” says Clarke.
Ex-manager Erik ten Hag described the midfielder as “very mature for his age,” to Sky Sports in March this year, and his taste in watches says the same. The footie star’s thing for really rare Rollies doesn’t stop at the GMT II. He’s also been seen rocking an olive dial Everose luxury replica Rolex Day-Date 40. It’s a flagship Rolex that was first introduced in 1956 and with a gold presidential dial, it means serious business. With its day and date calendar displays, it’s as functional as it is fashionable, and makes for a nice little treat with a £40k pat on the back.
“It’s a luxury piece that isn’t too loud but still gives off that sense of class, which sums up Kobbie. The Day-Date’s exclusivity is another factor as to why the cheap super clone watches are almost a perfect match to his wrist,” says Clarke. “The uniqueness of his style and its tag of the ‘President’s Watch’ only highlights this further given the control and leadership he holds over Manchester United’s midfield whenever he plays.”
With this classic Swiss made replica Rolex, Mainoo is the latest member of the Three Lions President club, joining England teammates Jack Grealish and Marcus Rashford in owning one. In fact, the current England squad is packed with watch guys. Harry Kane has a thing for Patek Philippe Nautliuses, Pickford is is the proud owner of a Rolex Daytona 116523, and Phil Foden rocks a gold Rolex Sky Dweller.
For a 19 year-old, Kobbie Mainoo’s collection of 1:1 wholesale fake Rolex watches are going strong. With a rugged Root Beer GMT II and ultra Boujie Everose President, even by footballers’ standards, it’s a solid line-up.
