{"id":537435,"date":"2026-03-08T12:13:34","date_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/?p=537435"},"modified":"2026-03-08T12:13:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-08T01:13:38","slug":"toto-wolff-was-spotted-wearing-two-iwc-watches-in-melbourne-and-his-response-was-peak-toto","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/toto-wolff-was-spotted-wearing-two-iwc-watches-in-melbourne-and-his-response-was-peak-toto","title":{"rendered":"Toto Wolff Was Spotted Wearing Two IWC Watches In Melbourne, And His Response Was Peak Toto"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you needed any further proof that Toto Wolff is operating on a completely different frequency to the rest of us, the Mercedes boss was spotted walking around the Albert Park paddock during qualifying wearing not one, but two <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/best-iwc-watches\" type=\"post\" id=\"247948\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">IWC watches<\/a>. One on each wrist. Like a man who has simply decided the normal rules don\u2019t apply to him anymore.<\/p><p>And look, after locking out the front row with <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/george-russell-iwc-schaffhausen-melbourne-boutique\" type=\"post\" id=\"478631\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Russell<\/a> on pole and Kimi Antonelli right behind him, maybe they don\u2019t.<\/p><p>RELATED: <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/toto-wolff-iwc-big-pilot-schock-absorber\" type=\"post\" id=\"526012\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Toto Wolff\u2019s New IWC Is Built To Handle More G-Force Than A Formula 1 Car<\/a><\/p><blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" data-instgrm-captioned data-instgrm-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVisSvJjfkd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" data-instgrm-version=\"14\" style=\" background:#FFF; border:0; border-radius:3px; box-shadow:0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; 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font-size:14px; line-height:17px; margin-bottom:0; margin-top:8px; overflow:hidden; padding:8px 0 7px; text-align:center; text-overflow:ellipsis; white-space:nowrap;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/reel\/DVisSvJjfkd\/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;utm_campaign=loading\" style=\" color:#c9c8cd; font-family:Arial,sans-serif; font-size:14px; font-style:normal; font-weight:normal; line-height:17px; text-decoration:none;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">A post shared by Toto Wolff (@teamtotowolff_)<\/a><\/p><\/div><\/blockquote>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-1237161421\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_506301218 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_506301218 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[300,250],[320,100],[320,180],[336,280],[640,360]],\"incontent-1237161421\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_506301218.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-1237161421\");});};adsQueue.push(load_506301218);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                    <div class=\"content-subscribe\">\n        <div class=\"subscribe-box\">\n            <p class=\"subscribe-title\">Curated news for men, <br\/>delivered to your inbox.<\/p>\n            <form class=\"subscribe-form\" method=\"POST\">\n                <div class=\"subscribe-input\">\n                    <label class=\"screen-reader-text\" for=\"subscribe-email\">Email:<\/label>\n                    <input type=\"email\" name=\"email\" id=\"subscribe-email\" placeholder=\"Enter your email\" required class=\"form-control\" autocomplete=\"on\" \/>\n                    <button type=\"submit\" class=\"button button-primary subscribe-button\">Sign Up<\/button>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" name=\"source\" value=\"article\" \/>\n                    <input type=\"hidden\" id=\"_wpnonce\" name=\"_wpnonce\" value=\"e2df992756\" \/><input type=\"hidden\" name=\"_wp_http_referer\" value=\"\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/537435\" \/>                <\/div>\n                <div class=\"form-result\"><\/div>\n            <\/form>\n            <p class=\"subscribe-copy\">Join the DMARGE newsletter \u2014 Be the first to receive the latest news and exclusive stories on style, travel, luxury, cars, and watches. Straight to your inbox.<\/p>\n        <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n    <script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-european-time-local-time\"><strong>European time, local time<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1400\" height=\"789\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-1400x789.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-537436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-1400x789.png 1400w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-960x541.png 960w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-640x361.png 640w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-768x433.png 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/image-13-480x270.png 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><p>When someone from the team called him out on the double wrist situation, Toto didn\u2019t flinch. \u201cFirst one, it\u2019s the George watch and it\u2019s European time,\u201d he said, gesturing to his left wrist. \u201cAnd that one is local time, you see.\u201d<\/p><p>On the left: one of the new George Russell Pilot\u2019s Watch editions, the black ceramic IWC released last month in Russell\u2019s signature blue colourway, limited to 1,063 pieces. On the right: his own Big Pilot\u2019s Watch Shock Absorber XPL, the 44mm Ceratanium piece IWC built specifically for him, limited to 100 pieces. Both in team colours. Both very much IWC.<\/p><h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-two-watches-zero-gmt-functions\"><strong>Two watches, zero GMT functions<\/strong><\/h2><figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1120\" height=\"1400\" src=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/imgi_46_iwc_pr_iw3281073-1120x1400.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-536921\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/imgi_46_iwc_pr_iw3281073-1120x1400.jpeg 1120w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/imgi_46_iwc_pr_iw3281073-768x960.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/imgi_46_iwc_pr_iw3281073-512x640.jpeg 512w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/imgi_46_iwc_pr_iw3281073-1229x1536.jpeg 1229w, https:\/\/dmarge.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/imgi_46_iwc_pr_iw3281073-480x600.jpeg 480w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 480px) 400px, (max-width: 640px) 600px, (max-width: 768px) 700px, (max-width: 1024px) 800px, (min-width: 1025px) 1000px, 2048px\" \/><\/figure><p>Here\u2019s the thing though. If you actually wanted two time zones on your wrist, there are plenty of watches that do exactly that. A GMT, a world timer, even a dual time complication. IWC makes several. But neither the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/formula-1s-prettiest-man-drops-exclusive-iwc-pilot-collection\" type=\"post\" id=\"536915\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">George Russell Pilot\u2019s Watch<\/a> nor the <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/dmarge.com\/watches\/toto-wolff-iwc-big-pilot-schock-absorber\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Big Pilot Shock Absorber XPL<\/a> have a second time zone function. They\u2019re both straight time-and-date pieces. So Toto\u2019s \u201cEuropean time, local time\u201d logic doesn\u2019t really hold up from a horological standpoint.<\/p><p>But that\u2019s not the point, is it? When your watch sponsor makes your team\u2019s watches, your driver\u2019s watches, and your personal signature edition, why wouldn\u2019t you wear two of them around the paddock of a race weekend where your cars just demolished the field by eight tenths?<\/p>                <div class=\"row row-center collapse\">\n                    <div class=\"column\">\n                        <div class=\"dmg-ad\"><div id=\"incontent-447761375\" class=\"ad-container\"><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var load_322246911 = function () {googletag.cmd.push(function () {var slot_322246911 = googletag.defineSlot(\"\/1017963\/DMarge\/incontent\",[[250,250],[300,100],[300,250],[320,100],[336,280]],\"incontent-447761375\").addService(googletag.pubads()).setTargeting('refresh', 'true');if (gamData && gamData.sizeMap && gamData.sizeMap.hasOwnProperty('incontent')) {slot_322246911.defineSizeMapping(gamData.sizeMap['incontent']);}googletag.display(\"incontent-447761375\");});};adsQueue.push(load_322246911);<\/script><\/div><\/div>                    <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n                <h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-must-be-nice-being-toto\"><strong>Must be nice being Toto<\/strong><\/h2><p>The Shock Absorber XPL on his right wrist retails for USD $102,000. It features IWC\u2019s SPRIN-g PROTECT system, which uses a bulk metallic glass spring to cushion the movement against forces exceeding 30,000g. The George Russell edition on his left is considerably more accessible at USD $12,900 (AU$\u00a019,000) for the chronograph or $8,900 (AU$\u00a014,000) for the automatic.<\/p><p>Combined, that\u2019s north of $110,000 in IWC on two wrists. At a circuit where his team just reminded everyone why they spent the off-season being called sandbagging favourites.<\/p><p>Two watches, two wrists, two cars on the front row. Toto Wolff isn\u2019t just the team principal. He\u2019s the main character.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Mercedes boss had a George Russell edition on one wrist and his own Shock Absorber XPL on the other. 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