LuxuryWatches12 best movie watches: T3’s favourite timepieces from the silver screenOmega, TAG Heuer, Hamilton and Swatch are among our favourite watches from the moviesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
LuxuryWatches12 best movie watches: T3’s favourite timepieces from the silver screenOmega, TAG Heuer, Hamilton and Swatch are among our favourite watches from the moviesWhen you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
Omega, TAG Heuer, Hamilton and Swatch are among our favourite watches from the movies
When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission.Here’s how it works.
(Image credit: Hamilton)
(Image credit: Hamilton)
Below we’ve gathered up some of our favourite movie watches of all time. And while, yes, there are a few entries from the world’s most famous spy, we’ve also included watches that starred inGlass Onion, Men in Black, Top Gun, Alienand more. So grab the popcorn and join us for a quick look at some of our all-time favourite movie watches.
1948 Omega Seamaster, Glass Onion
(Image credit: Omega)
(Image credit: Omega)
Danial Craig is an Omega man through-and-through. He wore various models of Seamaster during his stint as James Bond, and continued his ties to the brand as detective Benoit Blanc inKnives Out. The second instalment, calledGlass Onion, saw Blanc wear an Omega Seamaster 1948, a limited-edition timepiece launched in 2018 to celebrate 50 years of Omega’s first water-resistant watch.
Limited to a fitting 1,948 examples, the watch has long-since sold out, but is available on the second-hand market for around £5,500.
Heuer Monaco, Le Mans
(Image credit: TAG Heuer)
(Image credit: TAG Heuer)
Dating from before Heuer merged with TAG, the Monaco and its square case has always been an iconic watch in its own right. But appearing prominently on the wrist of Steve McQueen playing the role of a steely-eyed 1970s racing driver competing at the 24 hours of Le Mans? It’s the stuff of horological legend.
Although praised for its dramatic and visceral action sequences, some of which were filmed during the actual race,Le Mansis often criticised as a vanity project from McQueen that ran over budget, over time and failed to deliver. All that said, the iconic square watch on the star’s wrist was a smash hit, and the actual timepiece sold at auction in 2020 for over £1.5m.
Hamilton Ventura, Men in Black
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(Image credit: Hamilton)
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Still in production, the Hamilton Ventura costs from around £700.
Hamilton Khaki Field ‘Murph’ Auto, Interstellar
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(Image credit: Hamilton)
Initially produced as a one-off for the movie, Hamilton later realised the potential for a general release, and the Khaki Field Murph Auto is still available today, priced at £940.
Swatch Q, No Time To Die
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(Image credit: Swatch)
Released in March 2020, practically on the eve of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Swatch Q sold out almost instantly. It features a metal, 42mm case and a skeleton dial giving a good view of the quartz movement within. The watch was presented in a box that opened up to look like a laptop, and although limited to a generous 7,007 examples, it sold out in a matter of days.
It proved so popular that Swatch released a second version in October 2020, this time with the red hour and minute hands switched from red – as seen on Q’s watch in the film – to blue. This model has also since sold out, but both are available on the second-hand market for around £200 to £300.
Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M, No Time To Die
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(Image credit: OMEGA)
Porsche Design Chronograph 1, Top Gun: Maverick
There area lotof similarities between the originalTop Gunfrom 1986 and the 2022 sequel,Top Gun: Maverick. Tom Cruise is there, for a start, along with the same sunglasses, the same jacket and the same Kawasaki motorbike; there’s even the same soundtrack and the same passion for beach volleyball.
Cruise’s watch also returns. It’s a Porsche Design Chronograph 1 and is believed to be the exact same timepiece he wore in the original movie. Still available now, the Chronograph 1 is an all-black timepiece with white markings and a distinctive red second hand. The titanium case is 40.8 mm in diameter and inside you’ll find an automatic movement with 48 hours of power reserve.
Porsche Design says it produces a maximum of 1,000 examples per year, and it is currently priced at £8,950.
Omega Seamaster 300M, Goldeneye
(Image credit: OMEGA)
(Image credit: OMEGA)
There have been loads of Bond-branded Omegas since, and today the £7,900 James Bond 60th Anniversary Diver 300M is a real thing of beauty, complete with its mesh-style bracelet and clever 007 animation on the exhibition case back. Alternatively, today’s equivalent to the mid-90s original (with no Bond markings at all) comes in at a more attainable £5,600. All have a case size of 42 mm.
Omega Speedmaster ‘Moonwatch’, Apollo 13
All manner of Speedmasters are available on the used market, and Omega still sells a model that looks almost exactly like the 1960’s original, albeit with a recently-upgraded movement and a price that starts at £6,200.
Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso, Batman
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(Image credit: Jaeger-LeCoultre)
The Jaeger LeCoultre Reverso features a case that rotates through 180 degrees, so that the dial faces inwards, against the skin of the wearer’s wrist, and the stainless steel case back is exposed to the elements. Why? It was created in the early 1900s for British polo players who were fed up with their watches being damaged during games.
Today, the expansive Reverso range starts at around £6,400 and heads north of £30,000 when pink gold and diamonds are involved. There’s also a tourbillon model, which is price-on-application.
TAG Heuer 1000, The Wolf of Wall Street
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(Image credit: eBay)
What at first looks like a solid-gold Rolex – as would befit a stock broker earning a claimed million dollars a week – is actually a far less valuable gold-plated TAG Heuer. This watch was chosen partly because DiCaprio is a TAG ambassador, but it’s also entirely fitting of Belfort himself; a gold-plated watch for a gold-plated man.
Belfort later wears an actual gold TAG Heuer, this time a 2000 with diamonds in the bezel and even a sapphire in the crown. It’s a flash piece worth tens of thousands of pounds, but which failed to elevate TAG into the premier division of luxury watchmakers.
Seiko x Giugiaro 7a28-7000 ‘Ripley’, Aliens
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(Image credit: Getty Images)
The result was a watch befitting of a film set in the year 2179, thanks to the outsized rectangular housing for a pair of pusher buttons.
Being an 80s Seiko, it’s a quartz watch and it features an aluminium and steel construction, with a black and grey dial and orange details. The Seiko Giugiaro ‘Ripley’ was most recently relaunched in 2015, when it cost around £300, and although now sold out it can be bought second-hand for closer to £2,000.
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