Film director Martin Scorcese’s recent masterpiece “The Wolf of Wall Street” is based on the true story of the rise and fall of stock market investor John Belfort and his cronies. It’s a fascinating movie about white-collared criminals and the not-so-legal lifestyle of New York stock market gurus in the early 1990s. The film features lots of wealth, yachts, substance abuse, and men in expensive suits with luxury watches gleaming on their wrists.

So much wrist candy is flashed around that the film could almost have been titled “The Watches of Wall Street.” It’s not surprising that the characters wear timepieces like Rolex and top-of-the-line Tag Heuer. After all, they’re too rich for Casios, and Director Scorcese is a Rolex Ambassador and lifetime supporter of the brand.

Let’s have a look at the role of the leading characters and the watches worn by the cast in this iconic film.

Which Watch Does Leonardo DiCaprio Wear?

In the Wolf of Wall Street, Leonardo Di Caprio plays Jordan Belfort, the smooth-talking son of two accountants from Bayside, Queens. Working on Wall Street since age 22, he lives a lifestyle fueled by drugs and countless hookers. He admits that he “does enough drugs to sedate the majority of New York’s population.” But money is the drug he loves the most and the one that can help him conquer the world.

As Jordan Belfort snorts a line of cocaine with a $100 bill and then crumples it up and tosses it in the trash basket, you’ll notice a handsome 18k gold Tag Heuer Professional 1000 series watch on his wrist. It closely resembles the classic Rolex GMT Master II reference 16718. And while there are plenty of Rolexes in the film, thanks to the brand’s director-ambassador, this one is actually a custom watch from a line that was discontinued in the early 1990s. DiCaprio himself was a Tag Heuer Ambassador at the time and also wore such a watch in other movies.

Leonardo DiCaprio Also Wears a Less-Famed Tag Heuer

If you look closely, you’ll also notice Leonardo Dicaprio, aka Jordon Belfort, wearing another Tag Heuer timepiece, the less-famed yet luxurious Tag Heuer 2000 Exclusive ref. WN5141 in gold plate with a genuine diamond bezel. The Tag Heuer 2000 series was introduced as a line of both chronographs and dive watches.

In the beginning, they were steel or gold-plated. A solid gold version wasn’t available until the early 2000s. Keen-eyed moviegoers will know the difference. Belfort’s gold-plated Tag Heuer is the perfect watch for a con artist.

Which Watch Does Matthew McConaughey Wear?

Matthew McConaughey plays Jordon Belfort’s smooth-talking boss Mark Hanna in Wolf of Wall Street. His role is crucial in the development of the main character Belfort. In one of the early scenes, Jordon meets Mark for a martini-fueled lunch where they discuss the ups and downs of the stock market. Mark does a money chant while beating his chest and gets Jordon to join in. Mark declares the market is all “fugazi” and admits he’s pretty much just in it for the hookers and blow.

The classic 1980s Rolex dual-tone Datejust watch spotted on McConaughey’s wrist fits his role as a big-shot Wall Street perfectly. The stainless steel and 18K yellow gold watch dates back to the late 1980s making it realistic for the time setting of the movie. It’s powered by the famous Swiss watchmaker’s Calibre 3135 self-winding mechanical movement, has 31 jewels, and a 48-hour power reserve. The date is displayed at the 3 o’clock position.

Which Watches Does Jonah Hill Wear?

After Jordon begins making some serious money, he’s approached in a diner by chubby, bespeckled Donnie Azoff played by Jonah Hill. After the two strike up a conversation, they learn that they both live in the same apartment building. When Donnie finds out Jordon made $72,000 the previous month (Jordon proves it with a pay stub) he calls his boss from the restaurant and quits his job as a childrens’ furniture salesman.

The two become business partners and set up shop in an abandoned auto garage. They hire a set of questionable characters to join them and from there, they start a larger business called Stratton Oakmont. When word of the company’s success gets around, Forbes Magazine does a hatchet piece on Jordon dubbing him “The Wolf of Wall Street.

Jonah Hill wears the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 116528 in the movie which helps him portray the flamboyant, over-the-top Wolf of Wall Street’s business partner. The sleek stylish Rolex has just the right bling with its lustrous 18K yellow gold finish and black Paul Newman three-chronograph dial. In fact, the Rolex model Jonah wears is the most expensive watch seen in the film.

The Supporting Cast in “Wolf of Wall Street Wears IWC Big Pilot Watches

The luxury watches seen in this film are more than Tag Heuer and Rolex watches. Many actors in the supporting cast are seen wearing elegant yet simple IWC Pilot watches throughout the movie. The International Watch Company(ICW) was founded in 1868 by Florentine Aristo Jones, a watchmaker from Boston.

He enlisted the help of talented Swiss watchmakers and hydroelectric power from the River Rhine. Upon his return to the United States, the Rauschenbachs from Schaffhausen, Switzerland took over the company. Today. ICW produces some of the world’s finest luxury watches as well as a stunning museum in the region.

I think almost everyone has seen at least one Die Hard movie, but the original Die Hard is always the best for me.

The unsuspecting John McClane becomes a down and out hero during a large-scale hostage situation in a skyscraper in Los Angeles.

But, the German terrorists in the movie, lead by the debonair, yet ruthless Hans Gruber, soon have a crisis on their hands – John McClane!

If you ever wondered which watch they were wearing in Die Hard, you have come to the right place…

Bruce Willis’ Watch In Die Hard

As the ass-kicking John McClane, Bruce Willis wears a Tag Heuer 3000 Series Quartz Chronograph throughout the movie. It is a watch that is very fitting for a practical NYC cop with a grudge.

The Tag Heuer 3000 Series Quartz Chronograph was released in the 1980s and came in a wide range of models. The one worn by Bruce Willis is the all gray model with a leather strap. From TAG Heuer ads of the time, I believe it is  Reference: 932,206.

Of course, John was a cop and not a rich business owner, so he wore the cheapest watch of all the stars in the movie.

Hanz Gruber’s Watch

The evil genius in Die Hard is the German-accented Hans Gruber. Played by Alan Rickman, the hostage-taking mastermind wears a stylish, rectangular Cartier Tank. A watch that many a fashionable movie star has worn in his time!

The exact model is hard to figure out, as there are many Cartier Tanks and homages on the market. After all, this watch was first created by Louis Cartier in 1916 and was based on the French Renault tank tracks of the time.

The Bad Guys TAG Heuers

 

There is a story from the screenwriter, Steve E de Souza, of Die Hard that there were scenes cut in the movie that showed the bad guys all wearing the same black TAG Heuer watch. And another where John discovers this very fact via some dead bad guys.

I found a deleted scene online where we get a glimpse of a black jubilee bracelet. Combine that with Steve E de Souza’s comments and another scene showing the front of the watch and we have a good idea it was true. Which exact TAG Heuer model did the terrorists wear?

In all likelihood, it was a TAG Heuer 1000 PVD. Although TAG Heuer merged in the mid-80s, so it could have been either a Heuer or a TAG Heuer.

Holly & Ellis’ Rolex Watches

John is none too happy to see how close Ellis and his estranged wife Holly are in the movie. In fact, Ellis gave Holly the Rolex she wore in the movie. We don’t know which exact model it was, nor the Rolex he wore.

There is an interesting plot twist at the end though – McClane has to undo Holly’s Rolex in order to send Hans Gruber to his death. Which is a fitting end to him and her Rolex. 

Christian Bale has played an amazing range of roles in movies over the last few decades. And he has certainly been able to adapt to a stunning range of roles.

From the kind of insane Batman to the actually insane Bateman in American Psycho, he is an actor worth his weight in gold.

So, let’s find out which watch he wore in each of those movies…

Watches In The Batman Movies

In all of the Batman movies (Batman Begins, The Dark Knight, Dark Knight Returns), Christian Bale wears a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. The Jaeger-LeCoultre is a watch befitting a man of Bruce Wayne’s public stature and riches. It is all class.

The exact model in each movie is hard to discern, but I have seen various claims online that in The Dark Knight Rises he wears a JLC Reverso Grande Date, while in the other two movies it was a Reverso Grande Taille.

They are all stunning in their ability to film within the case and protect the face of the watch by hiding it and using the back as a defense mechanism.

JLC has also released limited edition Batman-specific versions of the watch to commemorate their relationship.

Christian Bale’s Watch In Equilibrium

In the futuristic movie Equilibrium, Christian Bale wears a fittingly out-of-this-world watch – Android AD52K Alien. It is a dual-time watch with two dials set in an ultra-modern stainless steel case.

This is certainly a one-of-a-kind watch that somehow only accentuates the brutal, emotion-suppressing life that Christian Bale (Clerick John Preston) must lead in the movie.

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The Android AD52K is a very hard watch to come by, so if you find one, snap it up asap.

Christian Bale’s Watch In American Psycho

In American Psycho, Christian Bale plays the role of Patrick Bateman, a self-obsessed serial killer. Being just a little narcissistic, it makes sense that Bateman wears a watch like the Rolex DateJust with Rolesor steel and 18k yellow gold.

Christian Bale’s Watch In Vice

In Vice, Christian Bale plays former US Vice President Disck Cheney. During that performance, he was seen wearing a yellow gold Rolex President Day-Date. Just as Dick Cheney did himself in real life.

As you probably know, Clive Cussler was a prolific action-adventure writer who has penned dozens of novels, starting way back in the early 70s. His novels are centered around the hero, Dirk Pitt, named after his son, who is somewhat of an ocean-going James Bond in these thrilling stories.

Owing to his success writing the Dirk Pitt novels, Cussler himself founded a business exploring wrecks. He has been an avid ocean lover and diver ever since he was a child living in California.

It was while he was writing his first novels and working at a dive store to make ends meet that Clive Cussler received the iconic dive watch that made its way onto Pitt’s hands in the novels. But which exact orange-faced dive watch was it?

Which Watch Did Clive Cussler & Dirk Pitt Wear?

Both Clive Cussler in real life, and Dirk Pitt in his novels, wore an orange-faced Doxa Sub 300T dive watch. The Doxa watch was sold in the 1970s until they closed their doors in 1980.  

The Doxa Sub 300T was a revolutionary watch because of the features it offered divers. It was actually the first-ever dive watch with an orange dial. This was added to provide the most visibility underwater.

The bezel was specifically designed with a saw-edged cut to provide divers with the best grip underwater, and of course, it was unidirectional. Along the edges were the usual minute markings a diver needs to know how long they can dive for. But they also added markings from US Navy No-decompression dive table markings which help a diver decompress while surfacing.

They did not stop there though, after all, this was a cutting-edge, Swiss-designed, and tested watch. They added an oversized minute marker, and an undersized hour mark with the most tritium used for lume to that point.

After the initial design of this mind-blowing dive watch, the team sent it to be tested by none other than Jaques Cousteau – who loved it so much he decided to sell it exclusively in the USA.

Doxa did not stop with this 300m version of the watch they, later introduced a 750m version as well!

Matthew McConaughey as Dirk Pitt in Sahara

While starring in Cussler’s Sahara in 2007, Matthew McConaughey wore the Doxa Sub 300T in the film, just as Pitt did in Cussler’s novels. 

Doxa Re-invested

Although the original Doxa watches ended production in 1980 the brand was revitalized in 2001 by a long-term fan, Rick Marei. He started with the watch he loved so much, the Sub 300T, and it has since gone on to become a top-selling and much-loved model.

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I grew up in the 1980s watching Back To The Future and will never forget the mind-blowing technology and watches that were on display in that movie!

Not only did it leave me with unforgettable memories, it also launched Michael J. Fox into stardom. Of course, Doc Brown, played by Christopher Lloyd, did not become as famous, although he certainly deserved to.

So, maybe you are wondering which 1980s watches were on display in this classic movie? From Seiko one-of-a-kinds to 1980s calculator watches, we found them all!

Marty McFly’s Watch In Back To The Future

Marty McFly wears a Casio CA53W calculator watch during Back To The Future. This Casio calculator watch can be clearly seen on Marty’s wrist while Doc is testing the Delorean during its first 1-minute jump into the future.

The Casio CA35 is a combination of a digital watch and a calculator. It comes with an 8 digit calculator that can do simple addition, subtraction, division, and multiplication. It also has the standard digital watch features you expect from a Casio such as a stopwatch an automatic calendar and dual time zones. 

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Dr. Emmet Brown’s Watches In Back To The Future

Dr Emmet Brown (or “Doc”) wears two watches in Back To The Future. On his right wrist, he wears a Seiko A826 Training Timer digital watch, while on his left wrist he wears a silver Amritron calculator watch (1980s).

Seiko A826 Training Timer

The Seiko A826 Training Timer watch is actually quite a unique watch that features a rotating dial with a variety of timer functions and a remote removable pusher. The pusher is not showing during the movie, but it is intended for the stopwatch – stop/start and intervals.

The strap is made from adjustable black velcro. The watch is approximately 41mm wide, measuring 44mm lug to lug, and is 9mm thick. It is indeed a rare watch, so if you can find one, you will likely pay a pretty penny for it.

Armitron Calculator Watch

It is actually quite a challenge to locate a decent photo of an Armitron calculator watch from the 80s that matches his watch, but I managed to salvage one from Etsy below. I do not know what exact model number it had as Armitron information is very hard to come by. So, if you can find the exact watch model or even buy one of these online, best of luck to you!

 

If you haven’t seen Narcos yet then you might well have been hiding under a rock. It is a Netflix TV Show based on the crazy lives of Pablo Escobar in Colombia, followed by a later series or two on the drug lords in Mexico.

Of course, where there are billions of dollars, there are expensive watches. And Narcos seems to know no bounds when it comes to extravaganze. 

The majority of the watches seen in Narcos are all bling and Rolex. But which watches are worn in Narcos exactly?

Let’s take a deeper look at the watches that were seen…

Watch Worn By Pablo Escobar in Narcos

Wagner Moura plays the charming yet absolutely brutal Pablo Escobar in the first three seasons of Narcos. Starting out small, Pablo goes on to build what was probably the biggest and most ruthless drug cartel of it’s time. Something that has continued to shape Colombia to this day.

But you are not here for that. You are wondering what watch he wore in the show!

During the first three seasons of Narcos Pablo Escobar wore a vintage Rolex Cellini. It had a gold case, dial, and bezel, with a black alligator leather strap. Somehow it seems a little too dainty for a man like Pablo.

Watch Worn By Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo in Narcos Mexico

Once Pablo Escobar was dead, Netflix carried on the addictive Narcos series in Mexico. And they certainly had a thrilling story to tell again here with the antics of a former small-town cop – Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo. He starts out small just selling Marijuana, but soon moves to the big time.

During the Narcos Seasons 4, Miguel Ángel Félix Gallardo can be seen wearing a 14k Gold Rolex DateJust with a jubilee bracelet.

In 2010, the sci-fi film Inception was one of the biggest grossing films around. It was written and directed by Christopher Nolan who was hot off the Batman movies at the time. 

The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio named Cobb, who is a professional thief. But not your normal thief. he uses the subconscious and the dream world to manipulate people and steal their secrets.

It is indeed an exciting, yet complex plot that you could watch over and over to understand all the nuances.

As a watch lover, one of the questions I always wonder is which watch was each of the actors wearing?

Dominick “Dom” Cobb and Arthur are “extractors”; they perform corporate espionage using experimental military technology to infiltrate their targets’ subconscious and extract information through a shared dream world.

Which Watch Did Leonardo DiCaprio Wear?

The leading role of Cobb was played by Leonardo DiCaprio in Inception and he does a mind-blowing job as usual. Portraying a tortured soul who has lost his wife in a dream, playing dangerous games none of us would ever likely play while awake.

Leonardo DiCaprio wore a Tag Heuer Calibre 5 Automatic during the whole movie. And given he was an ambassador for Tag Heuer from 2009, so it is no surprise that he wore one of their watches.

The specific reference model he was wearing is a Tag Heuer WV211B.BA0787.

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Which Watch Did Ellen Page Wear?

Ellen Page plays Ariadne in Inception, a newcomer to the dreaming world and one of Cobb’s team playing in this crazy world.

During Inception, Ellen Page wears a Cartier Tank watch with a brown leather strap. It is difficult to be more accurate on the exact Cartier model because the watch is rarely seen in any one scene.

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Which Watch Did Joseph Gordon-Levitt Wear?

Joseph Gordon-Levitt plays Arthur in Inception, Cobb’s partner in the complex game of dreams.

During the movie, Joseph Gordon-Levitt wears an IWC Mark XVI, which is no longer a model you can buy from IWC. The watch has a silver jubilee band and appears to have a black dial.

Which Watch Did Ken Watanabe Wear?

Ken Watanabe playing Saito as another of Cobb’s team during the whole Inception movie. And during the movie he is seen on a few occasions wearing a Rolex Submariner.

Which Watch Did Tom Hardy Wear?

Tom Hardy wears a Tank style watch during Inception, but it is not clear what model it is. The dial is exactly as wide as the metal band, and it is all gold with a black dial. Here are some similar models you can find online.

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Kiefer Sutherland plays the ever-stressed and resourceful jack Bauer in the ground-breaking terrorism TV thriller 24. I remember the days of buying these in DVD boxsets, and how they set the scene for later TV series on the likes of Netflix!

Time was always of the essence in 24, because Jack Bauer only ever had 24 hours to do whatever it was he had to do. So, it is no surprise that his watch was very important.

Which Watches Did Jack Baer Wear in 24?

In the first season of 24 Jack Bauer wore an all-black Rolex Submariner Date 16610. On some forums it has been debated whether it was a copy or fake, but I guess we will never know!

In later seasons of the 24 TV series (4,5 & 6), Jack Bauer can be seen wearing an MTM Special Ops throughout those 3 seasons.

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