Claressa Shields has never waited for anyone else to define her greatness. The two time Olympic gold medalist and multi division boxing champion calls herself the GWOAT, the Greatest Woman of All Time, and she has transformed that declaration into one of the most recognizable signature jewels in sports.

Her oversized GWOAT necklace has appeared at boxing press conferences, award shows, red carpets and promotional events. Rather than functioning as a conventional initial pendant, the piece operates like a personal championship title. It places the identity Shields built through boxing directly across her chest.

That symbolism became especially clear during the promotion for Shields’ 2022 fight with Savannah Marshall. Shields offered to wager her jewel encrusted GWOAT chain on the outcome. Marshall declined the offer. Shields went on to defeat Marshall by unanimous decision and become undisputed middleweight champion.

The chain also has its own evolving financial history. In February 2022, Shields publicly stated that her chain cost approximately $35,000. In 2024, she said she had spent $100,000 on her GWOAT chain. Those statements may refer to separate versions, later upgrades or different pieces. Without confirmation from Shields or the jeweler, they should not be treated as a single appraisal.

What remains consistent is the role the necklace plays in her image. Shields wore it to the 2023 ESPY Awards, paired with a crystal covered minidress. She wore it again at the Women’s Sports Foundation Annual Salute to Women in Sports in 2024. The GWOAT lettering has also appeared throughout the promotional cycle for The Fire Inside, the film inspired by her journey from Flint, Michigan, to Olympic history.

THE $90,000 WRIST PURCHASE

In August 2025, Shields expanded the conversation from custom chains to high jewelry watches when she celebrated purchasing a Bvlgari Serpenti jewelry watch.

In footage circulated from the shopping trip, Shields described the watch as her first “big girl purchase” and said she had spent $90,000. She later turned the moment into a lyric, rapping, “90K on my wrist,” while displaying the piece.

The Serpenti collection is one of Bvlgari’s most recognizable designs, using the form of a coiled serpent to wrap around the wrist. Published reports have described Shields’ watch as a rose gold, diamond set example with malachite details, although Drip With Diggs has not independently confirmed its exact Bvlgari reference or technical specifications.

The purchase matters beyond its price. Shields framed it as fight money and a reward for the work that produced it. In that sense, the watch continues the same story as the GWOAT chain. Her jewelry is attached to accomplishment.

A COLLECTION BUILT OVER TIME

During a jewelry focused outfit check at the 2025 Ring Awards, Shields discussed several pieces in her collection. In addition to the GWOAT necklace, she referenced another gold chain and a Van Cleef & Arpels bracelet that she said Papoose gave her for Christmas.

She also made an important point about the collection’s value. The pieces were accumulated over time rather than purchased all at once. That distinction gives the collection a biography. Different jewels document different wins, relationships and stages of her career.

Photographs of Shields and Papoose regularly show both wearing layered chains, watches and bracelets. However, no reliable primary source reviewed by Drip With Diggs confirms that the couple owns matching custom chains. Their shared jewelry shopping trip is documented, but matching necklace claims should remain unconfirmed unless Shields, Papoose or the jeweler identifies the pieces directly.

WEARING THE TITLE

Championship belts are awarded by organizations. Shields’ GWOAT chain represents a title she gave herself and then defended through performance.

That is what separates it from ordinary celebrity jewelry. The necklace is not merely an expensive accessory placed beside her accomplishments. It is a piece of branding, a declaration and a portable record of the way Shields understands her place in boxing history.

As her collection expands from custom lettering to Bvlgari and Van Cleef & Arpels, the message remains the same: Claressa Shields does not save her trophies for a display case. She wears them.