- What's up this is Trax in the diamond district
and today we're gonna be talking
about some athlete chains and pendants.
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LeBron James, so LeBron James is the king and he's repping
that in his jewelry set as well.
The king of the jungle, three lions with three crowns,
in three different colors of gold with three tennis chains
with the highest grade of diamonds
that you could possibly get in 'em.
Not a rapper, an elite athlete with a different look,
a little bit subtle, he's not gonna get
the custom Miami Cuban chain with a monster piece on it,
but he's still making a statement here
and it's still a beautiful clean look.
He's not playing around.
So in this setup, LeBron is borrowing
from the hip-hop community
because this is a custom pendant setup,
hidden bail on the chest piece,
with a custom Miami Cuban-type link, right,
this is all custom made for him fully iced
but his diamonds are a step above
because his money is a step above on all these pieces.
He's not going too crazy, he's not going too big
but he's setting it off the way he wants to set it off.
And that diamond quality is at the top
of the game, just like he is.
Ben Simmons.
So Ben is actually has a hip-hop style
setup going on over here.
If I didn't know that he was a basketball player,
I would think that he is a rapper
because that piece it has this fully iced out crown,
different cuts of diamonds,
rose gold, white gold on a custom link.
Not a lot of athletes getting custom links out there.
This is kind of like a barbed wire twine
link edges on it fully iced, hard to make.
You have to custom order it.
It's not off the shelf at all.
It's a look that he's got.
And actually it beats
some of the rapper chains I've seen out there.
Odell Beckham Jr.
So Odell is doing it OG.
he doesn't have any pendants on and nothing like that.
He's got four tennis chains with big pointer stones.
That's where he puts his money, a great place to put 'em.
Very, very elite chain.
Very simple, crazy shine, that's what everybody wants.
It's one of the most expensive things
that you could get inside the diamond game.
For the price of those four chains,
you could get a monster dukey-sized piece, okay,
with the big boy this 'n that,
but it's subtle, it's clean.
It's more athlete, it's more elite,
which what these guys are usually doing.
James Harden.
James Harden has got a unique memorial piece
with Nipsey Hussle in black and white.
That's a beautiful memorial and a picture pendant.
The picture pendant was originally
made popular by Meek Mill.
Huge amount of orders on those in the jewelry industry.
James Harden is one of those people
that got that picture pendant,
but he memorialized Nipsey Hussle in a beautiful way
on a beautiful tennis chain with the same size diamonds
going all the way around the rim.
That was a unique setup and it worked out perfectly.
PJ Tucker.
PJ has a beautiful setup.
Another picture pendant that's big in the athlete community,
they like to set their own trends
and have their own look.
So he's got that picture pendant with his daughter,
a beautiful tennis chain
with a one white gold, one yellow gold.
Got that cross on there
and that beautiful picture pendant.
It's a nice classy look, goes perfect with his outfit
he's stylin', he's killing it.
Von Miller.
Von Miller's got style.
I mean you could tell with the blazer the glasses, that hat.
But the chains really take the cake.
He's got a Byzantine, white gold, rose gold.
He's got tennis chains, yellow gold, big pointers
and a fancy yellow diamond chain as well.
Okay, we call them canary, we call it fancy intense yellow,
whatever the terminology is.
Those are not the ones that slacked
and not that dark yellow
that bright, intense, happy yellow,
that sunshine locked in a chain.
Out of all the chains I seen,
I really, really love this setup.
It's layered, so fly if you see it in real life,
the sparkling the colors, the different colors of gold
are blowing up, especially with that blazer.
He's really killing it on this one.
I wish I could set myself up like that.
Even though I'm in the diamond district,
that's a rare setup.
Lamar Jackson.
Lamar Jackson's got a unique look going on here.
He's not playing around.
He's got that African wild dog,
that's his kind of logo looking grizzly, looking vicious,
that red enamel in the tongue,
the chocolate diamonds,
the white diamonds on that Miami Cuban chain,
and he's got the logo on the back of his jacket.
He's killing it.
That's the way jewelry should be done, if you ask me.
You want to be able to make sure
that you have something unique
that matches the rest of your look,
not something that Tom, Dick and Harry has,
only something that Lamar Jackson has.
Chris Paul.
So Chris Paul, at first glance has this owl chain
but it actually has unique significance.
It was custom made for him
and his family, it's got different astrological signs.
He's got different things going on over here.
- This is a Taurus, and that's my sign.
This eye is a Leo for my daughter.
In the middle with the wavy lines
that's Aquarius for my wife.
And at the bottom that's Gemini for my son.
- Has significance in a unique way,
as all custom jewelry should,
it's something that I think is on another level.
Alvin Kamara.
So Alvin has a simple rope chain
but on the end of it is not a very simple piece.
It's got baguettes, it's got different layerings,
a beautiful three dimensional look, right,
some pieces lay flat, they're dinky things like that.
Even though it's not a huge monster piece,
it's done with quality, I personally love it.
I love the way it pops.
I love the way the layers interlock, okay,
and I love the baguettes not slacking on that piece.
Subtle, correct for an athlete, that's 100.
Malcolm Jenkins.
Malcolm is wearing something that's unique.
He's setting his own trend.
He's not following trends, right.
He's got the tennis chain,
nice and long around this collared shirt.
He's got a nice gold chain going down
with a red gem in the bail and a fist.
Not a rapper chain, he's got his own look,
he wants to do it his way and he is.
That blazer is killing it.
The whole look is killing it.
I really give this a thumbs up.
Avery Huff.
When the University of Miami football team
forces a turnover, whoever forced that turnover
is wearing the 305 chain.
Now this is a silver chain dipped in gold
with CZs, still a lot of silver.
Still a big boy look, and look how proud he is to wear it.
It's not the materials.
It's not about any of that.
It's not about the money.
It's about the pride of forcing that turnover
in that game and making it happen.
Taco Charlton.
So this pendant is making me hungry
out here in the diamond district right now.
It's got this beautiful "Supreme" written on it
and all of the fixings in the taco, the cheese, the tomato.
I don't know who made this pendant
but they must have been hungry
when they were making it because it is elite.
Obviously it's a play on his name
but it's a definitely unique piece, I love it.
Classic Miami Cuban,
I might have to do a little drive through
at Taco Bell before the next piece.
Jalen Ramsay.
Jalen Ramsay has a logo, the JR logo,
he had it done in white gold, yellow gold,
on two unique matching chains on the same length.
One's a little higher than the other one
so just to set it off.
Classic look, unique look, athlete look, not a rapper look.
He's doing his thing.
He's doing it the way he wants it.
Kemba Walker.
So Kemba's got a subtle look, nothing crazy.
He didn't want his pieces to be too big,
too dukey hanging off and getting in the way a things.
I love it.
It's a beautiful subtle look especially on that black shirt,
white diamonds, white gold, high quality diamonds,
it's flashin', it's shinin',
it's got the symbols that are relevant to him.
It's a clean look
that the way athlete really wants to stay professional
but still get that nice touch.
Andre Drummond.
Andre is got a classic picture pendant,
tennis chains, nothing crazy, bubble letters,
iced out, he gets what he wants, the way he wants it.
He's not going too nuts but the picture pendant
is, of course, always representing
something significant and something personal
that shows a different side of the individual wearing it.
Athletes might use the same jewelers as rappers
but they have a unique jewelry look.
They're not competing on who's got the most ice.
They're doing something unique to personalize their outfits,
whether they're wearing suits,
or they're trying to do a symbol,
or they're doing a picture pendant.
They're doing it the way they want it.
They keep it subtle.
They keep it clean.
They keep it classy.
They keep it athletic,
but they keep it the way they want it.
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- Inside the lives of athletes like me.
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- I let my clothes and my beard do the talking.
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- Oh!
- Snap.
- Gettin' pumped.
Gettin' ready.
- I got a big cross on my back.
Took ten hours, just in one go.
- This one hurt so I didn't finish it.
- My mom hates it every time I get one.
- What's up guys?
- Collecting shoes started when I was in high school.
- I broke the freshman scoring record
in the NCAA tournament in these.
- [Interviewer] How many? - 39.
These might be my favorite though.
When it's your birthday You can wear stuff like this.
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- What up, GQ?
- This is my favorite bag.
- My big candle guy.
- Gotta have my cuff links.
- My essential things aren't exiting.
- Golf! Absolutely an essential.
- Never leave home without it.
- Talking about the GOAT here, the greatest of all time.
- You need the same car in different colors?
- It's inspiring!
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- GQ, you brought this outta me
- That's a recipe for greatness.
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