Yo Gotti Reveals Multimillion-Dollar Watch Collection

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Music mogul Yo Gotti takes us through his impressive watch collection that he claims is worth about $10 million and includes timepieces by Patek Philippe, Rolex and Vacheron Constantin.  Subscribe to FORBES: https://www.youtube.com/user/Forbes?sub_confirmation=1  Fuel your success with Forbes. Gain unlimited access to premium journalism, including breaking news, groundbreaking in-depth reported stories, daily digests and more. Plus, members get a front-row seat at members-only events with leading thinkers and doers, access to premium video that can help you get ahead, an ad-light experience, early access to select products including NFT drops and more:  https://account.forbes.com/membership/?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=display&utm_campaign=growth_non-sub_paid_subscribe_ytdescript  Stay Connected Forbes newsletters: https://newsletters.editorial.forbes.com Forbes on Facebook: http://fb.com/forbes Forbes Video on Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/forbes Forbes Video on Instagram: http://instagram.com/forbes More From Forbes:  http://forbes.com  Forbes covers the intersection of entrepreneurship, wealth, technology, business and lifestyle with a focus on people and success.

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00:00 (upbeat music)

00:02 - Doing a little bonus for y'all, right?

00:09 Here at Forbes, we're gonna give y'all a preview

00:12 of some of Yo Gotti's watch collection, right?

00:14 You gotta lie here, we're gonna dive into it right now

00:17 to find out what his favorite watch is.

00:19 Gotti, take us into this thing, what you got here?

00:22 - Well, there's like 15 of my favorite watches

00:25 that I keep on this coast.

00:27 You know, we got Richard Mills here,

00:29 we got Pateks, we got some cool APs,

00:33 we got a Tiffany, a Tiffany Patek,

00:36 which is super special, you can't get that from Tiffany.

00:39 You can't even get that from the Pateks though, you know?

00:42 - Yeah.

00:43 - Yeah, there's 15 of my favorite,

00:45 and then I'm still on like original,

00:48 you know, original Rolex, this watch here,

00:53 the one I was actually wearing, this a Tiffany Patek,

00:55 so it ain't just a Patek, it's a Tiffany stamped one.

00:58 - Okay.

00:59 - Oh, this watch is super light,

01:01 I feel like I like this watch here.

01:02 - Wow, and it got a little see-through too, you can feel it.

01:05 - Versus this Richard Mills, factory,

01:09 factory diamond, it's super heavy.

01:11 - Yeah.

01:11 - Rose gold.

01:12 - So when this one's on your wrist, you feel this one,

01:14 this is a Richard Millie, and this one's--

01:16 - Both of them Richard Mills.

01:17 - Okay, both of them Richard Mills.

01:18 - They're two different, you know,

01:19 this is rose gold, diamond, factory.

01:21 - Yeah.

01:22 - And that's bubble watch, I wear that one more

01:23 'cause it's light.

01:24 - When did you become fascinated with watches?

01:27 - Man, to me, watches is like outfits, right?

01:29 They personality, they conversation pieces.

01:32 To me, depending on who you meeting with

01:34 and where you going, that's the watch you wear.

01:36 - Yeah.

01:37 - You know what I'm saying?

01:37 So like, if I may go--

01:39 - What business watch would you wear

01:40 if you closing a $100 million deal?

01:42 What's the one that you would, what's the one that you wear?

01:44 - Yeah, probably like one of these Pateks.

01:45 - Okay, something simple then, right?

01:47 - Something simple, something simple.

01:48 - You know what I mean, okay.

01:49 - 'Cause it's different, right?

01:50 Like, I can put on one of these watches, it's like,

01:53 you know, let me see, what else?

01:55 Like, I'll bust down, like a bust down watch,

01:57 like one of these, one of these I might wear to the show

02:00 or to the studio.

02:01 - You're not afraid of losing that at the show?

02:03 - No, no, no, no.

02:04 - No? - No.

02:05 - Would you ever throw that one in the crowd as a gift?

02:08 - We don't throw no watches.

02:08 - No.

02:09 (laughing)

02:12 - Something like that, you know,

02:13 I may wear that on my rapper tip,

02:15 I feel like going to the studio or when I'm performing.

02:18 - Yeah.

02:19 - You know, and then, you know,

02:20 but I never wear that to like a business meet.

02:22 You know, if I'm going to meet with somebody

02:23 and they're talking about doing some, you know,

02:26 it's some of these watches that's with no stones in it,

02:29 that's plain, that's worth more than, you know,

02:31 the watch that's got diamonds in it.

02:33 So, it's personality, it's kind of what the vibe is,

02:36 what the occasion is.

02:37 To me, that's what watches is.

02:39 And like I said, this is maybe 30 or so watches,

02:43 you know, but this is like the West Coast collection

02:45 and I got another.

02:47 - You remember your first watch?

02:49 Is that here at all or is it somewhere else?

02:51 - You know, it's unique, it's funny you say that.

02:52 I thought it was that one,

02:54 'cause I'm looking at the diamonds,

02:55 I'm like, I said, I want it, that's the first one.

02:57 - It's funny you say that.

02:58 If you go back to my album, "Back to the Basics",

03:00 this the watch I had on,

03:02 that maybe over 15 years ago.

03:04 - So, this was the first one?

03:05 - Yeah, this like the first watch and, you know,

03:07 we built this, meaning like, you know,

03:09 bought it through Rolex playing and, you know,

03:12 put the bells on it, iced out the thing.

03:14 So, these ain't Rolex diamonds,

03:15 it's like buying a Rolex and then taking it to the jeweler,

03:18 icing out the band and the thing.

03:21 So, this one of the first Rolexes.

03:23 So, this watch here is just like, you know.

03:26 - Has sentimental value.

03:27 - Exactly.

03:28 - Yeah.

03:29 - I don't wear it, but, you know,

03:31 I thought it's in there with all the rest of the Rolexes.

03:33 - You wouldn't ever, was that maybe

03:35 the last concert you ever do?

03:37 - Maybe something like--

03:38 - Bring it back out?

03:39 - Maybe something like--

03:39 - Like as a sentimental, like, you know,

03:41 remembering the journey of it all?

03:44 So, listen.

03:45 - But this that CMG Rolex right here.

03:49 - Yeah.

03:50 - This is the original CMG.

03:51 (laughing)

03:54 - I mean, obviously, you know what you're doing here, man.

04:06 What's the, and I got you, and I'll tell you again,

04:09 I'll still look good at the great question,

04:11 bring it to your watches, right?

04:12 - Yeah.

04:13 - What's the difference between a good watch collector

04:15 and a great one?

04:16 - Well, I would say it's levels.

04:20 I'm a watch collector, but it's, you know,

04:22 I'm pretty sure there's guys out there

04:24 that get way, way different pieces of,

04:27 you know, I just think Jay was some super, super crazy--

04:30 - Yeah.

04:31 - Pieces of--

04:32 - We can't count him anymore, like,

04:33 there's certain people you just can't count anymore.

04:35 - It's a lot, I think there's some good collectors out there.

04:38 I think now, I'm trying to get more,

04:41 and it's harder to get these watches,

04:42 but I'm trying to get, like, more of the older Pateks.

04:46 Like, the older--

04:47 - Why?

04:48 - 'Cause I think that's, like,

04:50 the more viable, collectible watches.

04:53 Like, the older ones, the older versions,

04:55 fatter nose and good condition.

04:58 It's like, what I'm, kind of what I'm aiming for.

05:02 Right now, a lot of people get caught up in the trends

05:04 with these watches and lose a lot of money.

05:06 You know what I'm saying?

05:07 'Cause, you know, even a lot of these watches I get,

05:10 you know, I get 'em from different places.

05:13 Not all of 'em came from retail,

05:15 they came from, or I bought 'em from somebody

05:17 who bought 'em from retail, who put a lot of money

05:20 on top of it, so.

05:21 When I first started out, first started buying watches,

05:24 I was spending a lot of money,

05:26 extra money for these watches, so.

05:28 Now, I'm trying to just be patient and wait.

05:32 - I was just saying, Gotti, are you done?

05:33 Are you done collecting?

05:35 Do you need any more?

05:36 - No, I ain't done.

05:37 - You ain't done?

05:37 - I ain't done, but I think,

05:39 I don't think, if you love watches, you'll never be done.

05:43 - Yeah.

05:44 - 'Cause there's always gonna be a new watch come out,

05:46 or a new watch you run across

05:48 that you've been waiting on forever, that you can get.

05:51 You know, 'cause again, they like outfits,

05:54 or like, they personality pieces, you know, so.

05:57 - Yeah, I guess I have no personality,

05:58 I just wear beads, man.

06:00 - Nah, that's your personality.

06:00 (laughing)

06:01 That's your swag.

06:02 That's your personality, you know what I'm saying, so.

06:04 - Appreciate this, man, thank you.

06:06 Yo Gotti's watch collection.

06:08 Man, this is pretty nice, though.

06:10 I'm gonna close this, nobody else get jealous.

06:12 (laughing)

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