Undoubtedly two of the biggest unlikely style icons of their generation. From the bucket hats to the parkas to the messy bowl wannabe Mod haircuts, Liam and Noel Gallagher’s impact over British culture and style over the last 30 years has been gigantic.And with the brothers making up for the enormously successful reunion tour that began last year and is expected to resume in 2027, Oasis chic is back in fashion.
That fashion also extends to the wrist and while neither Gallagher are noted for their enormous, highly complicated Robert Downey Jr-like collections, they have their own taste – whether that be Liam wearing watches like Diego Maradona or Noel liking things sweet and simple.
With Don’t Look Back in Anger, the acclaimed documentary about the reunion arriving in cinemas this week, here’s the perfect chance to look at some of the best watches worn by the Gallagher brothers over the years. Warning: there’s a lot of Rolex.
Rolex Datejust
Noel fitting Liam’s Rolex. CREDIT: Creation Records.
Following the mammoth success of (What’s the Story) Morning Glory in 1995, Oasis’ label held a big Christmas bash at a Holland Park hotel where each member received a luxury gift from Alan McGee. Noel famously received a Rolls-Royce despite not knowing how to drive and Liam, along with Bonehead, Alan White and Paul McGuigan getting vintage Rolex’s. Liam specifically received a Datejust on a jubillee bracelet.
Rolex Submariner
Liam Gallagher on stage in 1997. CREDIT: Dave Hogan/Getty Images.
Undoubtedly Liam’s favourite watch in the late 1990’s, it was front and centre of both the “D’You Know What I Mean?” music video while he also wore it on the cover of Q Magazine. When Liam went through the phase of wearing a watch on each wrist, usually at least one of them would be a Submariner.
Doing an early photoshoot in 1994 at Maine Road not long after they were signed to Creation Records, Noel must have spent his signing bonus on this TAG Heuer 2000, which was a very popular model at the time and noticeably slimmer and gentler than their other watches. If you wanted to buy one now, it’d be one of the cheaper ways of getting a TAG.He also wore this watch while writing “The Masterplan”.
Infamously worn by Liam during a confrontation with paparazzi in 2001 outside of a hospital following the birth of his son, Gene, it’s one of the few times the frontman was seen in anything other than a Rolex. But then you can’t really go wrong with a Monaco, even if it did little to calm Liam’s agitation.
Continuing his trend of wearing subtle timepieces, Noel has also been sporting a Rolex Explorer while on tour in Japan, emphasising that he’s not one for the flash, fitting in with his general approach to style of playing everything understated – unlike his parka coat wearing younger brother.
Originally brought out in 2020, TAG Heuer’s Carrera Chronograph Sport before it received a 2023 modification for the brand’s 60th anniversary, bringing us to this 2026 relaunch with a completely redesigned dial.
There have also been significant changes to the case. Reduced from a weighty 44mm, the Sport now sits at 42mm on the wrist and while it’s still on the large side for a watch like this, especially as current trends favour dainty watches, the sleeker dimensions make it more versatile and wearable.
The watch has been made cleaner while most of the ceramic construction has been removed in favour of a steel cradle while the dial emphasises TAG’s longlasting association with motorsport with subdials for hours, minutes and seconds. The selected colourways also put a focus on legibility.
Five references are being released including the classic black dial with red hands option while there are also green, blue and white dial versions. A fifth watch pairs the blue dial with a brown calfskin strap, evoking the history of motorsport. The blue is the only colour available on a leather strap.
Launched at the past weekend’s Spanish Grand Prix, the watches are available now with the leather strap edition retailing for £5,300 while the bracelet versions are £5,500.
Associated with motorsport for more than 50 years through watches such as the Monaco and Carrera, TAG Heuer also released the Monza in 1976 to celebrate a Niki Lauda led Ferrari winning the Formula 1 World Championship.
Exactly 50 years on from the win, TAG brought the model back just in time for the Italian Grand Prix a few weeks ago.
Made entirely from super lightweight carbon, the watch is a sizeable 42mm and features a dial that is different to previous iterations of the Monza.
Compared to past editions, the small seconds and date function have essentially switched places and the whole aesthetic is thoroughly modernised, while clearly being part of the Monza lineage.
TAG Heuer have also decided to keep numbers extremely limited with only 500 being manufactured worldwide and the watch will retail for £12,950.
Only available through Watches of Switzerland, Goldsmiths and Mappin & Webb and limited to just 250 pieces, this new Carrera keeps the classic look of the ever-popular model while offering up an eye-catching icy blue dial on a 41mm case.
The hands and hourmarkers are made out of silver as is the day-date window frame with the black lettering standing out against the light blue.
With the very limited quantity available, this Carrera Day-Date is retailing for £3,950.
Rolex, as part of their Perpetual Planet Initiative, and in aid of the Federer Foundation and Leonardo DiCaprio’s charity Re:wild, will auction off four completely unique gem-set Daytona models – a world first for the iconic brand.
In partnership with the Phillips auction house, the four watches will be sold as separate lots in London on September 28, with each piece inspired by one of the seasons.
The watches previously made a hush hush appearance at this year’s Watches and Wonders event in Geneva but were on the top floor of Rolex’s booth where photographed was banned.
The four watches, which have vastly different styles, are all one-of-one but share the classic Daytona shape while every piece is also fitted with 54 brilliant-cut diamonds in its lug and crown.
The first, Spring, reference 126599 SAVL, features a white gold case and chrysoprase features 36 purple sapphires and another 11 act at hourmarkers with the Rolex crown remaining at 12 o’clock.
The second watch, Summer, reference 126595 SARO, is appropriately warm with a rose gold case contrasting sharply against the turqoise dial. The blast of colour is completed by bright ruby counters while the bezel shimmers with 36 pink sapphires.
When we get to Autumn, reference 126598 TML, we’re unsurprisingly getting into less garish colours with this watch dominated by its yellow dial and a bezel that possesses 36 green tourmalines. The watch is completed by a classic gold case and bracelet.
The final watch hitting the auction block, Winter, reference 126596 SABV, evokes Wimbledon with its blue-green dial and purple bezel. Made out of platinum, the bezel again features 36 sapphires that subtly change colour while diamonds are used to mark the hours.
It has been reported that Rolex initially planned to sell the four watches as a set with the going rate of around £4 million. However, it is said the company had more than 1,000 legitimate enquiries into the watches and with the auction for charity, it is expected the final total sale to be more than double the £4 million Rolex initially wanted.
Rolex said in a statement: “Inspired by the four seasons, these unique Cosmograph Daytona watches showcase Rolex’s expertise in gem-setting – a rare and refined expression of watchmaking excellence that brings together precision, creativity and beauty.
More than exceptional timepieces, these watches carry a deeper meaning. Proceeds from the auction will benefit the Federer Foundation and Re:wild, co-founded by Leonardo DiCaprio: two organizations whose respective missions – supporting young people and protecting nature – resonate with Rolex’s vision for a more sustainable planet.
Through this initiative, Rolex underscores its belief that true excellence is measured not only by the quality of its products, but also by the positive impact it can have on the world.”
Venice might actually topple Cannes for the most glamorous film festival on the circuit. Certainly, Cannes has the attention and the prestige and the type of swagger only the French can pull off but then Venice is all about history and aesthetics. The sight of the biggest stars in the world boating it to a screening or bobbing along on a gondola to get to a red carpet surrounded by buildings hundreds of years old is something that can only happen in the iconic Italian city.
It’s also a festival on the top of its watch game. With a-listers out in force on the 11 mile long Lido Island this year, the festival has featured everything from the rarest Jaeger-LeCoultre to brand new limited edition Cartier, all of which are dazzling.
With so many great watches on show, we have rounded up just some of the best pieces spotted at the festival so far this year.
George Clooney – Omega Speedmaster Aqua Terra
George and Amal Clooney at the Venice Film Festival. CREDIT: Jacopo Raule/FilmMagic.
George Clooney has been the watch king of Venice this year, flaunting a couple of different Omega Speedmaster’s, well known as the Ocean’s 11 star’s favourite watch. Receiving the Golden Lion Lifetime Achievement Award from the festival, it’s appropriate that Clooney decided to wear a watch he loves over something perhaps more over the top. The Aqua Terra retails for a relatively affordable £6,200 and features a wonderfully eye-catching saffron-coloured dial.
Sam Rockwell was also spotted in the new Cartier Crash Skeleton but Damien Chazelle was also on the lido to celebrate the 10th anniversary of La La Land. This watch was announced earlier this year at Watches and Wonders to mark ten years of the Privé collection and the openworked dial is a new feature for the model, while the movement itself has also been reimagined. Only 150 pieces are being made meaning this is going to be highly sought after.
Robert Pattinson – Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Hybris Artistica Calibre 184
Robert Pattinson at the Venice Film Festival. CREDIT: Maria Moratti/Getty Images.
Freshly announced as a Jaeger-LeCoultre ambassador, Robert Pattinson has wasted no time in raiding their archive for just about the rarest watch he can find. Just five of the Master Hybris Artistica Calibre 184 were ever brought to market, making this one of the most exceptionally sought after watches in their history, and as a result is worth the best part of $1 million.
Tamara Kalinic – Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Mini
Tamara Kalinic at the Venice Film Festival. CREDIT: Andreas Rentz/Getty Images for Peugeot.
Just 23mm, the mini version of the Royal Oak is suitably dainty and while you may not be getting a full watch, the price is still in the mid five figures. To make a big statement, Serbian blogger and social media influencer, Tamara Kalinic wore two of them, one in yellow gold and another in white, using them more as jewellery than an actual timepiece.
Brooklyn Beckham – Patek Philippe Nautilus
Brooklyn Beckham at the Venice Film Festival, CREDIT: Daniele Venturelli/WireImage.
Now that he is firmly on the outs with Brand Beckham, it is presumably his billionaire father-in-law that is funding Brooklyn’s watch collection and not the royalties from his ill-fated foray into photography and cooking. Nevertheless, the eldest Beckham son has inherited his father’s fine taste for watches, elsewhere being seen in a Rolex Day-Date during the festival. But it’s this 18 karat Nautilus that steals the show and with this particular model discontinued, it has become an especially collectible piece.
The oft-divisive Euphoria star turned serial entrepreneur has been seen in a couple of different Cartier models during her time in Italy. But it’s hard to top the classic elegance of the oval-shaped Baignoire in yellow gold. At around £15,000, it exists at the junction between fine horology and high jewellery.
Louis Vuitton originally launched the Tambour Spin Time in 2009 before a 2025 re-release brought the model into the new era with six limited edition pieces that went down a storm.
Now, a year later and Vuitton have decided to bring five Tambour Spin Time references into their permanent collection, making them more widely accessible than before.
Each of the five pieces takes the distinctive jumping hour complication developed in house in 2007, which features 12 rotating cubes around the dial spelling out Louis Vuitton, making it one of the most audacious things the company have ever done when it comes to horology.
The Louis Vuitton Tambour Spin Time Air Blue. CREDIT: Louis Vuitton.
The Tambour Spin Time Green in White Gold features a sandblasted dial with a green finish on a 39.5mm case, making it more versatile than you would expect. The sapphire case back also allows the wearer to see the calibre including the balance wheel and 18 carat rose gold winding mass.
The second addition is the Tambour Spin Time Australia’s Opal in Rose Gold, which as its name suggests features an 18 carat rose gold case. The blue opal on the dial changes colour with the light and as well as being the centrepiece of the watch, is also between the 12 rotating cubes.The watch’s hourmarkers are also set with baguette cut diamonds while the bezel glistens with sapphires, with the gem-setting on each watch taking three days to complete.
Next up is the Tambour Spin Time Air Blue in White Gold which is the closest reference to the previously popular limited edition model. Like the other references, it features the iconic 12 rotating cubes which turn around to display the hour when called upon, with a white gold hand calling the minutes, while the case is also made out of white gold, subtly complimenting the deep blue.
The Louis Vuitton Spin Time Air Antipode. CREDIT: Louis Vuitton.
The Tambour Spin Time Air Antipode displays 24 different time zones using the 12 rotating cubes with the global feel of the watch fitting in with Louis Vuitton’s close association with travel. Each cube represents two antipodal cities 12 hours apart, such as New York and Dubai, allowing the watch to span the globe. The individual cubes also highlight whether it is AM or PM, signified by the colour of the cube. Local time is also marked by an inner dial, marked by a map of the world and a yellow pointer that is a hallmark of Vuitton trunks.
The final entry into the collection is the Tambour Spin Time Flying Tourbillon in salmon, paired with platinum. Salmon coloured watches are traditionally seen as enormously collectable and associated with pieces of the highest calibre and this is no different. The complication took 50 hours to assemble, double that of any other watch in the collection because of the difficulty in pairing the rotating cubes with a flying tourbillon, while platinum also takes far longer to finish than gold. The flying tourbillon can also be seen through a Louis Vuitton monogrammed flower cage.
Queen Camilla, as well as King Charles III, were on hand to welcome French president, Emmanuel Macron and his wife, Brigitte, to the British Museum for an exclusive viewing of the Bayeux Tapestry.
In a historical first, the tapestry, which depicts the Norman invasion of England in 1066, has been loaned to the UK, returning to its country of origin for the first time in a thousand years.
The exhibition opens this week but the Royals, as well as the French head of state, visited the iconic work before it’s official opening to the public with tickets already sold out until the end of 2026.
Brigitte Macron, Emmanuel Macron, Queen Camilla and King Charles III. CREDIT: Max Mumby/Indigo/Getty Images.
For the event, Queen Camilla’s outfit was a metaphor for cross channel collaboration. She paired her British Anna Valentine dress with a Dior handbag and shoes from Chanel.
She was also wearing star-shaped sapphire and diamond earrings, though it is not yet known who made the piece or if they are out of the vast Royal collection. Camilla paired the earrings with a bracelet from Van Cleef & Arpels made out of 18 karat gold and features a blue agate inlay to match the sapphire of the earrings. It does not appear the earrings are from Van Cleef & Arpels (even though the Queen is a huge fan of the jewellery maker) as they make a set that pairs with the bracelet but Camilla opted for something different.
Camilla recently stepped out in a century old brooch when attending a Sunday Service at Crathie Kirk near Balmoral in Scotland.
Suitably wearing a coat with tartan accents, Camilla pinned to it a brooch made in 1902 for the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra and is in the Art Nouveau style.
The brooch is made of gold and fitted with pearls and is simply the year 1902 written out in script. While it is not known how many were made for the historic coronation, it is a matter of record that they were given out to various family members in various styles.
How Queen Camilla came to possess her piece is also unknown. One theory has it that the brooch originally belonged to Camilla’s great-grandmother, Alice Keppel, who was the mistress of King Edward VII for over a decade until his death in 1910. It could also be the case that a brooch simply passed through the Royal Family and came to Camilla following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
The Sunday service also saw an appearance by Catherine, Princess of Wales, who wore far less opulent jewellery. The future Queen was seen wearing a pair of Ralph Lauren earrings, continuing the Princess’ trend of mixing affordable jewellery with historic pieces from the Royal collection. She has also been a longtime fan of Ralph Lauren, wearing both their clothes and jewellery, including during a recent high profile appearance at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow.
Robert Pattinson, as an ambassador for Jaeger-LeCoultre, is a newly minted watch guy, and during an appearance at the Venice Film Festival, he came out all guns blazing.
In the Italian city for the premiere of his new film, Primetime, in which he plays To Catch a Predator host, Chris Hanson, Pattinson wore a crisp white Dior suit with one of Jaeger-LeCoultre’s rarest models, the Master Hybris Artistica Calibre 184.
Only five of the reference were ever produced with the case and bezel fitted with baguette-cut diamonds while the watch also features a movement capable of repeating the Westminster chimes, making it one of JLC’s most complicated pieces with exactly 1052 components. At 43mm, the watch is also on the larger side.
Robert Pattinson at the Venice Film Festival. CREDIT: Alessandra Benedetti – Corbis/Corbis via Getty Images.
Combining the scarcity of the watch as well as its opulent jewels, the piece can fetch nearly $1 million on the extremely rare chance they go anywhere near the open market.
Unveiled as the new face of Jaeger-LeCoultre, Pattinson did the media rounds to talk about his new partnership while he was filming the hotly anticipated superhero sequel.
Speaking to GQ, Pattinson revealed that Batman himself will be wearing the endlessly elegant Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso in the film, saying: “When I was just starting to look them up and trying to decide which model to have for it, I realised that Christian had them as well. It is weird – as soon as you put the Reverso on, it definitely has a Bruce Wayne feel. There’s something that felt so incredibly correct for it, even the strap we chose. It’s the last thing I put on when you put the costume on, and there’s a guy who’s looking after the watch, and it all feels extremely Bruce Wayne-coded.”
In a separate interview with Esquire, Pattinson was asked which of his roles could be most associated with Jaeger-LeCoultre, with the Twilight star replying: “Bruce Wayne, no doubt. In fact, we were filming last week on the set of Wayne Manor and the scene required the maximum Bruce Wayne look, and the last thing they put on was a Reverso. They even had one guy who was specifically there to handle the watch. It felt like Alfred the butler was getting me dressed!”
While The Batman II is still more than a year away from cinemas, we now know what watch he will be wearing and it continues a strong tradition in Gotham City of the superhero billionaire being a fan of JLC.
As Pattinson pointed out, Bruce Wayne wears JLC in every one of the Christopher Nolan directed Batman movies with Christian Bale’s take on the iconic character wearing a Reverso in each of the trilogy. However, it was Val Kilmer that started the Jaeger-LeCoultre trend when he wore a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Taille in 1995’s Batman Forever.
“I want to keep working until I drop. I want the work to get more and more challenging. I would like to work with the best people in the business. I’m not bothered about awards. I would happily live the rest of my career under a rock if under that rock I was collaborating with incredible artists.” Hannah Khalique-Brown is ambitious. Not that she has eyes on world domination, just being the best artist she can be doing rewarding work with other high level creatives. And she has reason to keep wanting more.
It’s been a rapid ascent for the Birmingham-born star. The daughter of a surgeon and barrister, she grew up in an affluent area near the iconic Edgbaston Cricket Ground with dreams of the arts in far away London. But success rolled around at speed. Shortly after graduating from King’s College London, she bagged a stint on the beloved British daytime soap, Doctors, and secured the lead role in The Undeclared War quickly after.
From this high-profile launching off point, there was a small but eye-catching role in the cultural phenomenon that was 2023’s Barbie, a stunning turn in the critically acclaimed Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light, and a notable appearance in Netflix’s popular spy thriller, Black Doves. Oh, and she sings in the jazz fusion band, Big Sky Orchestra, alongside her husband and guitarist, Benedict Mann. It’s been, what you could say, a busy few years.
Hannah Khalique-Brown in Cartier – Credit: Jemima Marriott for Something About Rocks
But Khalique-Brown, speaking from her home in London with a fresh mug of matcha, would not have it any other way. “Acting is like oxygen to me. I find it thrilling. I just love it,” she says with enthusiasm reverberating out of her voice and it shows in the recently premiered second season of The Undeclared War, a techy spy thriller from Channel 4 that initially debuted in 2022, but has had a prolonged wait for a follow-up. Initially featuring a cast of British all-stars including Simon Pegg, Mark Rylance and Adrian Lester, at the centre of it all was Khalique-Brown, who at the point she was cast, had only appeared in seven episodes of Doctors. But she is the emotional and thematic core of the show.
“Acting is like oxygen to me. I find it thrilling. I just love it”
In The Undeclared War, she plays Saara Parvin, a student on a placement at GCHQ who finds herself in the middle of an intricate game of cyberwarfare as conflict between Britain and Russia beckons. Season two picks up immediately where the first ends with a one-take scene as the reality of a massive allegedly Russian hack takes hold. Despite the relatively long period between seasons, Khalique-Brown relished the return to Saara.
“I loved playing Saara so much the first time. I honestly missed her. A bit of her has lived on in different characters and she hums around in the background of my soul. Even though we are very different people,” she explains. “I was a little bit nervous because I’d never reprised a role before. I was like ‘I don’t know how this works’, ‘will I remember how to be her?’ But as soon as I was there, it all came back. It’s like putting on an old pair of shoes.”
The second season of the show aired earlier this summer and it is now showing in America on Peacock giving Khalique-Brown the chance to digest the response from fans and critics. But she is adamant about ignoring reviews: “I don’t pay attention to reaction or how it’s received. I actively avoid it. If I did pay attention, I’d go insane. I had an experience reading reviews and they were all good reviews but it still fucked with me. I shouldn’t know what people think.” She admits that she doesn’t find the outside feedback helpful even when she has received wildly positive reviews for her performances in The Undeclared War and Wolf Hall. “I’ve had people screenshot nice quotes from a newspaper and they send it to me because they think I want to hear it and then I start spiralling. It’s just weird.”
Hannah Khalique-Brown in Cartier – Credit: Jemima Marriott for Something About Rocks
Actors have special parts that define their lives and careers. Though they are often hesitant to admit it, they have favoured roles. Khalique-Brown has no such politeness about how important Saara and The Undeclared War are to her: “She will always be an incredibly special part and always hold a special place in my heart, not just for the fact she gave me the beginning of my career but also because the experience was so phenomenal. She will always be a marker of huge change in my life.”
“I don’t pay attention to reaction or how it’s received. I actively avoid it. If I did pay attention, I’d go insane.“
The Undeclared War also allowed Khalique-Brown to foster a sparkling creative relationship with Mark Rylance. After the two shared the screen on season one, they were later reunited on Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light with Khalique-Brown playing a nun and the illegitimate daughter of Cardinal Wolsey. In a particularly intense scene, she faces off with Rylance’s Thomas Cromwell in a moment that leaves the statesman shaken. It’s an acting tour de force.
Hannah Khalique-Brown in Cartier – Credit: Jemima Marriott for Something About Rocks
“It was incredible working with Mark. It’s hard to beat working with him,” she gushes before adding: “I can feel a dramatic spark when I spar with Mark in a scene. On Wolf Hall, when we got on set it was electric. It was one of the most incredible moments of my life. We were at Gloucester Abbey and Mark and I wanted to be separate and couldn’t be near each other until filming started because it was so intense.
“I was walking around in my period accurate silk nun habit with my music on listening to choral monk music and pacing up and down. When we did the scene it was like sitting on top of a volcano that was about to burst. It was a completely singular experience. Mark was crying and holding my hands and said ‘you’re so wonderful to play with’ which is the most Mark thing I’ve ever heard.”
“I can feel a dramatic spark when I spar with Mark in a scene. On Wolf Hall, when we got on set it was electric.”
On the opposite end of the spectrum is Barbie; about as different to Wolf Hall and The Undeclared War as you can possibly get. With glitzy costumes, meta comedy and all-out dance numbers, the film broke box-office records in 2023 as part of the ‘Barbenheimer‘ craze with Khalique-Brown portraying the controversial Growing Up Skipper, complete with inflatable bra. While a very different type of experience to the rigor of Wolf Hall, Khalique-Brown found it nonetheless thrilling. “Barbie was amazing. The set was incredible, everything was handmade and real size. It was like living in Barbie World. Greta Gerwig was amazing to work with and I’d love to work with her again. Her way of being on set is really unique and incredible and such a creatively rich environment.”
Hannah Khalique-Brown in Cartier – Credit: Jemima Marriott for Something About Rocks
While ‘Barbiecore’ bling became an aesthetic as a result of the film’s success Khalique-Brown prefers jewellery with a personal touch: “My favourite pieces are probably the more sentimental or meaningful ones – my wedding and engagement rings from my husband, the watches my dad used to buy me once a year as a little girl which are far too small to ever wear but I keep and treasure, the Tiffany bracelet gifted by my godfather when I was a young teenager, a necklace given by a friend which I wear nearly every day, earrings bought by a cast mate as a parting gift at the end of a play last year…little pieces of love.”
“My favourite pieces are probably the more sentimental or meaningful ones – my wedding and engagement rings from my husband”
As for the future, Khalique-Brown is giddily excited about something she is working on at the moment that is absolutely not allowed to talk about. And with The Undeclared War season two ending with both a resolution and a twist, it feels like a third run is on the horizon.
While Khalique-Brown admits actors are the last to find out the fate of a show, she is hopeful this is not yet the end of Saara’s story. “We’ve chatted to the writers and they’d love to do season three, there’s loads of story scope and loads of willing. I would love it to go on.”
CREDITS Photographer: Jemima Marriott Hair: Louis Bryne Jewellery: Cartier Clothes: Hannah Khalique-Brown Writer: Sam Moore Editor in Chief: Ian Thorley Deputy Editor: Kim Parker Managing Editor/Online: Elizabeth Aubrey Cover Design: Ash Gibson Social Media: Lily Thorley With special thanks to Satellite414Screen
The Gentlemen is back and with that a fresh warehouse full of the best watches and jewellery the aristocracy can buy. When season one debuted in 2024, it drew widespread conversation for its endless array of fine timepieces that spanned Panerai to F.P. Journe with the watches on screen totalling more than £6 million.
Such is the way to do things, season two is bigger and bolder and features a whole lot more horology. Eddie Horniman, cool and calm at the top of his criminal empire, has branched out in the watch world. He spent much of season one with his Patek Philippe Nautilus while also dabbling with Panerai and Jaeger-LeCoultre and while those brands remain (with the absence of Patek), his palette has developed. The character is much more committed to the old world class of the JLC, wearing three models across season two while he also dons a new Rolex and a TAG Heuer, while also experimenting with Chopard and Movado.
And it’s not just the Duke of Halstead who’s rocking the watches; his business partner/almost love interest, Susie Glass continues to have an immaculate watch game while her father Bobby, played by Ray Winstone, wears a Panerai despite being behind bars.
It’s also a show that puts a lot of thought into its watches. Per our conversation with The Gentlemen‘s costume designer, Loulou Bontemps, earlier this year, you can find out an awful lot about a character by looking at their wrist – especially in this world of aristocrats, millionaire gangsters and social climbers.
With season two out now on Netflix, we’ve rounded up some of the standout watches we’ve seen in The Gentlemen so far.
Rolex Cosmograph Daytona 126500LN
Kaya Scodelario and Theo James in The Gentlemen. CREDIT: Netflix.
The Duke wears a lot of watches throughout season two of The Gentlemen but it’s hard to top this Rolex that’s straight off the production line. Featuring an immaculate white dial, it has been affectionately termed the Panda by some collectors and at 40mm, it’s not too big but also refuses to be subtle about the fact it’s a Rolex. Are you really an aristocratic gangster if you don’t have a Rolex?
Omega Speedmaster 300M
Theo James in The Gentlemen. CREDIT: Netflix.
Just like Theo James in real life, Eddie Horniman also has a taste for Omega. He wears a couple of Omega’s during the eight episodes but it’s hard to top a gold Speedmaster, worn during one of his Italian excursions as his criminal enterprise continues its international expansion, a plotline that goes down the road of love and tragedy in the vein of The Godfather.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Tribute Chronograph
Theo James and Benedetta Porcaroli in The Gentlemen. CREDIT: Netflix.
For Eddie’s big day and ultimately the turning point of season two, the former soldier turned increasingly amoral criminal brings out probably his best piece – Jaeger-LeCoultre’s Reverso Tribute Chronograph. The distinctive rectangular face almost makes it look like a Cartier from a distance but this piece harks back to a JLC from 1931 giving it almost a century’s worth of prestige and glamour, much like the aristocrats in the show.
Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Lady
Kaya Scodelario in The Gentlemen. CREDIT: Netflix.
It’s not just the guys that get to run around having all the fun with watches. As well as an extraordinary jewellery ensemble, Kaya Scodelario’s Susie Glass enjoys herself with a couple of JLC Reverso’s, a clear nod to the increasingly complex relationship she has with Eddie with the pair of them seen wearing the same or similar watches. An example of how watches can say a lot about a character.
Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Perpetual Calendar
Theo James in The Gentlemen. CREDIT: Netflix.
Almost a bit flash and modern for a Duke of England, nonetheless, Theo James rocks his large AP with trademark style with the watch showing off his eclectic taste. The more modern looking pieces like the Royal Oak embody a character that is increasingly going his own way and out of the shadows of his looming family. The watch can also symbolise the rapidly booming confidence of the Duke in the criminal underworld he’s found himself.
Hamilton’s story with the Murph starts more than a decade ago when Christopher Nolan wanted a watch that would play a pivotal part in his 2014 blockbuster, Interstellar.
The movie watch, inspired by their iconic Khaki Field model, was created as a one-off for Matthew McConaughey and Jessica Chastain to wear during filming, but fans became obsessed with the watch and Hamilton eventually created a near replica for retail in 2019.
Fast forward seven years and the Murph is getting a little upgrade with a space-inspired blue dial. After experimenting with a white dial version in 2024, the new blue version seems to fit the aesthetic and purpose of the watch better.
Other than the dial colour, this is pretty much the Khaki Field Murph that fans have been enjoying. The 38mm size is smaller than the 42mm of the initial launch but then watches have been trending smaller, while the bracelet is available in both stainless steel and crocodile print leather.
The new Hamilton Khaki Field Murph. CREDIT: Hamilton.
Still a tool watch at heart with a strong aviation aesthetic, it is hitting retail at the more than reasonable £865 for the leather strap with the stainless steel bracelet pushing the price up to the still excellent £935.
Christopher Nolan’s relationship with Hamilton is still going strong with the director pairing with the Swiss brand for a watch inspired by his latest film, The Odyssey.
Co-designed by Nolan, the watch is informed by motifs, themes and images directly from the film and story, most notably in the helmet and sword used by The Odyssey‘s hero, Odysseyus, played by Matt Damon.
The influence is most notable on the dial and caseback with the black dial drawn from the helmet’s texture and the 12 o’clock index featuring a rivet from the sword’s scabbard. The hands of the watch are also sword shaped, while the caseback depicts the helmet worn by Odysseus and also features Nolan’s personal signature.
Hamilton and Nolan used the Khaki Field Automatic as a template for the piece, which comes in at a sizeable 42mm.
The watch has also been adorned in bronze, a clear nod to the material used to forge weapons at the time, while the strap is made out of leather.
Buyers of the watch also receive a replica of Athena’s pin, which in the story is gifted to Odysseus by his wife, Penelope. The pin is not just an accessory but can be worn as a broach while the box also comes with a commemorative plaque.
Just 2112 pieces are being put into production, another reference to Greek mythology. 12 is a significant number in the Greek myths, in particular The Odyssey, which features exactly 12,000 lines. The Hamilton x The Odyssey is retailing for £1,190 and was released in July alongside the hit movie.
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