And for 11 out of those years, Hamilton has put in an equally impressive shift flying the flag for top replica IWC Schaffhausen, where week in week out he has regularly repped some of the Swiss watchmakers hottest watches.

As you can imagine then, for his last race weekend in Mercedes colours, there were a few notable Hamilton watches moments. But as Abu Dhabi got into the swing of things, the 39-year-old driver pulled up to qualifying with bare wrists – something that’s pretty unheard of in the F1 game. Forgot to strap one on or a sign of what best fake IWC would be missing now that Hamilton has gone?

Who knows, but come Saturday normal service had resumed as Hamilton was spotted proudly rocking an high quality copy IWC Portugieser “150 Years” Constant Force Tourbillon, a notable release from 2018 that marked the brand’s 150th anniversary.

It’s a pretty hefty pilots’ watch, and includes patented constant force technology, designed to keep seriously accurate time. How specifically? By keeping the angle the balance spring gets wound up every second consistent, of course. So if Hamilton’s aim was to go out with a horological bang on his last public appearance as a Mercedes/ UK cheap super clone IWC guy, this beast of a ticker is a pretty good bet.

But Hamilton’s weekend of big luxury replica watches win doesn’t stop at celebratory tourbillons. As a thank you for his 11 years representing the brand, post race IWC CEO Christoph Grainger-Herr personally presented Hamilton with a Top Gun Perpetual Calendar Boutique Edition.

This 48mm big boy dropped in 2013, and features a four-digit calendar display (which takes into account leap years until 2100), and a whopping 7-day power reserve. And it’s right up your street if you fancy a tasty memento packed with IWC’s signature precision and craftsmanship. Hamilton was gifted the watch because of his interest in space (it is a pilot’s watch after all) and for “his success as a pilot both on and off the racetrack,” according to a statement from Swiss replica IWC.

As for future F1 wrist games on the podium, as long as Max Verstappen is driving for Red Bull expect to see some TAG Heuers in the mix. But if this weekend is anything to go by, it could become very stacked with Richard Mille, the timepiece sponsors for both Ferrari and McLaren. Lando Norris was rocking a RM 72-01 Flyback Chronograph online fake watches in white ceramic worth a reported £400,000, the outgoing Carlos Sainz strapped on an RM 67-02 ‘Italy,’ and Charles Leclerc, Hamilton’s soon-to-be teammate, wore an RM 72-01.

Given Leclerc’s appetite for crazy tourbillons, come the 2025 season we reckon he’ll be in good company with Lewis Hamilton.