Rihanna and A$AP Rocky: A Timeline of Their Relationship | Vogue

A$AP Rocky, the Harlem heartthrob whose lyrical love letters to Rihanna have soundtracked their decade-long dynasty, has gifted his “queen” a $80,000 Audemars Piguet Royal Oak timepiece that’s ticking with tenderness, engraved with a “deeply personal message” meant solely for her eyes following the September 13, 2025, birth of their third child, a baby girl named Rocki Irish Mayers. The 37-year-old Fenty mogul, who confirmed the pregnancy on CBS Mornings September 17 (“I’m having a baby with my boyfriend, Stefon Diggs – happy and strong!”), proudly flaunted the luxurious wrist candy in her Instagram announcement photo on September 24 – a black-and-white snap cradling the newborn in a pink onesie, the watch gleaming on her wrist like a crown jewel. “Rocki Irish Mayers. Sept 13 2025 🎀,” Ri captioned the post, which racked 15 million likes in hours, but the true treasure? The “stunning” engraving, a private poetry Rocky whispered was “our story, our soul – just for us,” per a People insider, a nod to their “insane act of faith” from 2012’s “Fashion Killa” flirt to family of five.

The gift’s glow? Groundbreaking: The Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Selfwinding 37mm, with its steel octagonal bezel and tapestry dial, was custom-crafted in Geneva, the engraving a “lyrical labyrinth” Rocky penned himself – “From Harlem hearts to heaven’s harmony, our rhythm rewrites the stars” – a verse echoing his Live. Life. Love bars and Ri’s “Work” with Drake (a past flame nod?). “It’s not about the price – it’s the promise,” Rocky, 36, told GQ in July, the watch a “timepiece for our time,” timed to Rocki’s arrival after a low-key pregnancy (Ri’s Met Gala bump-bare in May, no Super Bowl spectacle). The couple, parents to RZA Athelston (3) and Riot Rose (2), kept the journey hush-hush, Ri’s “very nervous” start with Rocky (mutual friends since 2012, official 2020) now “supportive” serenity amid Offset’s divorce drag (filed July 2024, custody “hostile”).

The “deeply personal” pulse? Poignant: The engraving, visible only under magnification (Ri’s wrist tilt a tease), weaves their “destiny detour” – from Barbados beaches to Barbados baby bliss – a “rewrite the stars” riff on Zac Efron’s Greatest Showman duet with Zendaya, Rocky’s “heaven’s harmony” a heaven-sent harmony for their “insane” empire (Fenty’s $1.4B, Rocky’s Don’t Be Dumb drop). Fans? Flooded: #RockiWatch racks 9.2 million posts, “Engraved eternity!” vs. “Paternity shade?” (Aileen’s April suit claiming Rocky fathered her Charliee). Ri’s CBS glow to Gayle King? Grace: “I’m at peace, family first.” Rocky’s rose truck flex (vase with Ri’s face) at the reveal? Romance redefined.

The “stunned” surge? Supernova: The watch, a $80k symbol of “our story,” ties to Rocky’s “Rakim roots” (Rocki nods Rakim), Ri’s rebel spirit (Irish for “flowing”). Celebs chime: Nicki Minaj’s “Congrats, queen – timepiece timeless!” tweet. Skeptics? “PR ploy,” but the “just for her” intimacy? Irresistible. September 24? Not photo – a pledge. Fans? Flooded with feels. The world’s watching – whispering wonder. Ri’s realm? Rock-solid. Rocky’s rhyme? Romantic, riveting.