Watches & clocks
Rolex Daytona Ref. 6241 ‘John Player Special’
Rolex
c. 1969
Rolex Daytona Ref. 6265 ‘The Unicorn’
Rolex
c. 1970
Patek Philippe Ref. 2523 ‘Eurasia / Silk Road’
Patek Philippe
1953
Michael Collins’s Omega Speedmaster, Apollo 11
Omega
Issued for Apollo 11, 1969 · Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis’s Cartier Tank
Cartier
Manufactured 1962; gifted 1963 · Kim Kardashian
Jack Nicklaus’s Rolex Day-Date Ref. 1803
Rolex
Received 1967
Rolex Daytona Ref. 6241 ‘The Bumblebee’
Rolex
c. 1968
F.P. Journe Tourbillon Souverain Souscription No. 1
F.P. Journe
1999
Winston Churchill’s Breguet No. 765
Breguet
Purchased 1890; serviced from 1901
Steve McQueen’s Heuer Monaco Ref. 1133 (Le Mans)
Heuer
Worn during filming, 1970
Lyndon B. Johnson’s Hamilton Pacer
Hamilton
Presented 18 October 1958
J.B. Champion Patek Philippe Ref. 2458 Observatory Chronometer
Patek Philippe
1952
Philippe Dufour Simplicity 20th Anniversary No. 00/20
Philippe Dufour
2020
Joe DiMaggio’s Audemars Piguet Ref. 5178BC
Audemars Piguet
1962
Paul Newman’s Rolex ‘Big Red’ Daytona Ref. 6263
Rolex
c. 1983
Patek Philippe Ref. 1518 in Steel, No. 1
Patek Philippe
1943
Eric Clapton’s Patek Philippe Ref. 2499/100P
Patek Philippe
1987
Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300A-010 ‘Only Watch’
Patek Philippe
2019
Bob Hope’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Ref. 2721
Jaeger-LeCoultre
1946
Jack Swigert’s Omega Speedmaster, Apollo 13
Omega
Worn April 1970 · Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Mahatma Gandhi’s Zenith Alarm Pocket Watch
Zenith
c. 1910
Karl Lagerfeld’s Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 5402ST
Audemars Piguet
1970s
Neil Armstrong’s Omega Speedmaster, Apollo 11
Omega
Issued for Apollo 11, 1969 · Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Breguet No. 160 ‘Marie-Antoinette’
Breguet
Ordered 1783; completed 1827
Duke of Windsor’s Omega Marine Wristwatch
Omega
c. 1940
Gene Cernan’s Omega Speedmaster, Apollo 17
Omega
Worn December 1972 · Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
Queen Elizabeth II’s Jaeger-LeCoultre Calibre 101 Coronation Watch
Jaeger-LeCoultre
Worn 2 June 1953
Dwight D. Eisenhower’s 150,000th Rolex Chronometer Datejust
Rolex
Presented 1951
Dave Scott’s Bulova Lunar Chronograph
Bulova
Worn 2 August 1971
Gaston Rahier’s Cartier Cheich
Cartier
Awarded 1985
Babe Ruth’s Cartier $20 Coin Watch for Bumpy Johnson
Cartier
Made 1926; gifted 1937
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Ref. 5402ST ‘A2’
Audemars Piguet
1972
Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 ‘Oyster Sotto’
Rolex
c. 1969
Elvis Presley’s White-Gold Omega Wristwatch
Omega
Presented 1961 · Omega Museum
Harrison Schmitt’s Omega Speedmaster, Apollo 17
Omega
Worn December 1972 · Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum
George Daniels ‘Space Traveller I’
George Daniels
1982
Steve Jobs’s Seiko 6431-6030 Wristwatch
Seiko
1980s
Jean-Paul Belmondo’s Breguet No. 576
Breguet
1972
Rolex Daytona Ref. 6263 ‘Ricciardi Panda’
Rolex
c. 1969
Sylvester Stallone’s Patek Philippe Grandmaster Chime Ref. 6300G-010
Patek Philippe
2021
Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master (Apocalypse Now)
Rolex
1972
The Rolex 'Bao Dai' Reference 6062
Rolex
Bought 1954
Paul Newman's Rolex Daytona
Rolex
Reference 6239; c. 1968
Patek Philippe Henry Graves Supercomplication
Patek Philippe
Delivered 19 January 1933
Abraham Lincoln's Watch
pocket watch
c. 1858 · Smithsonian Institution