Watches from movies

Watches of Celebrity & Cinema

Reviewed identifications with explicit uncertainty. A screen prop is not evidence of an actor's private collection, and an inspired retail watch is not silently substituted for a custom prop.

Confirmed identification

Aaron Taylor-Johnson's First OMEGA in Space

OMEGA's ambassador announcement records Taylor-Johnson wearing exact reference 310.32.40.50.06.002 at its Swiss headquarters.

Subject
Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Identification
OMEGA · Speedmaster First OMEGA in Space
Model family only

Agent J's original Men in Black Ventura

Hamilton identifies a Ventura on Agent J in the first Men in Black film and distinguishes later sequel configurations.

Subject
Agent J
Identification
Hamilton · Ventura
Unconfirmed identification

Annie Edison's recurring Community watch

Propstore confirms that Annie wore the auctioned watch throughout Community, but the record does not identify a brand or model.

Subject
Annie Edison
Identification
Not identified
Confirmed identification

The bezel-less GMT-Master worn by Colonel Kurtz

Phillips documents Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master ref. 1675 as the exact watch seen on Colonel Kurtz in Apocalypse Now.

Subject
Colonel Walter E. Kurtz
Identification
Rolex · GMT-Master
Confirmed identification

Don Draper's black-dial Seamaster De Ville

A Christie's lot with property-master authentication identifies the Omega ref. 166.020 worn by Don Draper from season five.

Subject
Don Draper
Identification
OMEGA · Seamaster De Ville
Confirmed identification

Eric Clapton's platinum Patek Philippe 2499/100

Christie's sale record identifies a platinum Patek Philippe ref. 2499/100 offered from Eric Clapton's collection.

Subject
Eric Clapton
Identification
Patek Philippe · Perpetual Calendar Chronograph
Confirmed identification

Indiana Jones's Hamilton Boulton

Hamilton's product record identifies reference H13431553 as featured in Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.

Subject
Indiana Jones
Identification
Hamilton · American Classic Boulton Quartz
Model family only

A 1930s Hamilton selected for Oppenheimer

The production's sourced period watches include a Hamilton Cushion B worn by the J. Robert Oppenheimer character.

Subject
J. Robert Oppenheimer
Identification
Hamilton · Cushion B (1930s)
Model family only

Bond's titanium Seamaster in No Time to Die

OMEGA identifies an authentic Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition prop from Daniel Craig's final Bond film.

Subject
James Bond
Identification
OMEGA · Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition
Model family only

Kitty Oppenheimer's 1947 Lady Hamilton

Hamilton identifies the ornate Lady Hamilton A-2 selected for Kitty Oppenheimer's on-screen wardrobe.

Subject
Kitty Oppenheimer
Identification
Hamilton · Lady Hamilton A-2 (1947)
Model family only

General Groves's period-correct Piping Rock

Hamilton records a 1920s Piping Rock among the watches assigned to Lieutenant General Leslie Groves in Oppenheimer.

Subject
Lieutenant General Leslie Groves
Identification
Hamilton · Piping Rock (1920s)
Confirmed identification

Lewis Hamilton's Silverstone podium chronograph

IWC identifies ref. IW388306 as the exact watch Hamilton wore while celebrating his ninth British Grand Prix victory.

Subject
Lewis Hamilton
Identification
IWC Schaffhausen · Pilot's Watch Performance Chronograph 41 Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team
Confirmed identification

Marlon Brando's hand-engraved GMT-Master

Phillips traces Brando's ownership of Rolex ref. 1675 before he passed it to his daughter in 1995.

Subject
Marlon Brando
Identification
Rolex · GMT-Master
Model family only

The watch that carries Interstellar's message

Hamilton created a one-off prop for Interstellar; the later retail Khaki Field Murph recreates it but is not treated as the same exact reference.

Subject
Murphy “Murph” Cooper
Identification
Hamilton · Khaki Field Murph film prop
Model family only

The Fremen device built for Dune: Part Two

Hamilton and the prop department created the non-commercial Desert Watch for the Fremen; retail Ventura editions are only design derivatives.

Subject
Paul Atreides
Identification
Hamilton · Desert Watch custom prop
Confirmed identification

Paul Newman's own reference 6239 Daytona

Phillips records the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6239 gifted by Joanne Woodward and worn by Paul Newman for years.

Subject
Paul Newman
Identification
Rolex · Cosmograph Daytona ‘Paul Newman’
Confirmed identification

The RM 27-04 built for Rafael Nadal's matches

Richard Mille identifies the RM 27-04 as a 50-piece tourbillon made for Nadal and worn in the brand's court programme.

Subject
Rafael Nadal
Identification
Richard Mille · Manual Winding Tourbillon Rafael Nadal
Confirmed identification

Roger Sterling's Tudor Oyster-Prince

Christie's identifies Tudor ref. 7967 as the watch selected by the Mad Men property master and worn by Roger Sterling.

Subject
Roger Sterling
Identification
Tudor · Oyster-Prince Rotor Self-Winding
Model family only

TENET's purpose-built countdown watch

The production used a custom Hamilton prop based on the Khaki Navy BeLOWZERO, not the inspired-by retail limited edition.

Subject
The Protagonist
Identification
Hamilton · Khaki Navy BeLOWZERO custom film prop
Confirmed identification

Wally Schirra's personal CK 2998 in orbit

OMEGA records that astronaut Wally Schirra bought a Speedmaster CK 2998 and wore it on the Sigma 7 mission.

Subject
Walter “Wally” Schirra
Identification
OMEGA · Speedmaster