The best watches in Tom Brady’s amazing collection

Picking a favorite watch from Tom Brady’s collection is like picking your favorite child. (“How did you know?” I can hear my grandchildless mother asking me now.) The quarterback great has always worn exquisite timepieces—he has served as an ambassador for IWC and Tag Heuer on multiple occasions— — but his wrist game has gotten worse. In the first few months of his retirement, he was on a completely different level.

Throughout the year, Brady appears on popular shows in the watch industry.One minute he’s wearing an ultra-rare Rolex to the French Open, and the next he’s in us. Open the Richard Mille platinum watch. In fact, the buzz around this watch is so high that our Watch of the Week column might as well now be called TB12 Watch of the Week. There is no doubt that Brady is now one of the most famous celebrity collectors, even rivaling the likes of John Mayer.

That’s why we felt it necessary to bring together many of Brady’s exciting pieces in one place for your viewing pleasure. From ultra-rare retro elements to new zeitgeist holy grails, here’s a closer look at GOAT’s incredible collection. Good luck picking your favorite.

Rolex GMT Master II 126755SARU

It’s hard to argue with classic models in gorgeous outfits. That said, last week at Michael Rubin’s Reform Union Casino Night, Brady had this solid gold, ice-covered version of the Rolex GMT Master II on his wrist, serial number 126755 SARU. Although the GMT-Master began life as a purely tool watch for Pan Am pilots as they navigated the jet-age skies, it has since become much more of a luxury product and status symbol. The 40mm 18mm watch best reflects this fact. – Carat rose gold case, pavé diamond dial and matching bracelet, and “Pepsi” bezel composed of sapphires and rubies.Despite its COSC certification, the automatic movement can still record multiple time zones, but that’s not the point; instead, this is a “FU” watch that says “FU” loudly

Patek Philippe ref. 2499J

Spend enough time going down the horological rabbit hole and you’ll invariably come across Patek Philippe’s Reference 2499 Perpetual Calendar Chronograph. Hailed by many as one of the most beautiful and elegant timepieces ever made, the 2499 is the spiritual successor to the 1518, the brand’s first mass-produced perpetual calendar chronograph launched during World War II. (Time to put down a complicated masterpiece, Patek Philippe!) Four series of approximately 350 watches made of different metals, 2,499 of which are worth millions of dollars. Brady’s gold “J” style looks absolutely killer paired with a tuxedo.

Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6241 “John Player Special”

While there are certainly rumors that the vintage watch market is softening, the downturn in the watch economy hasn’t had much of an impact on the absolute rarest watches—the ones that fetch millions of dollars at auction. Brady’s Rolex Cosmograph Daytona Ref. 6241 “John Player Special” on his wrist during the Patriots-Eagles game in September is just such a watch. Named after the livery of the Lotus F1 race car sponsored by the John Player cigarette brand, this super special edition of the “Paul Newman” Daytona features a solid gold case, a black “exotic” dial from Singer, and – here In this case – matching solid gold oyster bracelet. With just over 3,000 produced in the 1960s, it is one of a kind, rarer than a hen’s tooth and more expensive.

Richard Mill RM 012

Whether you love or hate Richard Mille’s aesthetic (curvy and futuristic), accept or reject its pricing (extremely high), there’s no denying that the Swiss brand is at the pinnacle of technology. Skill. (After all, Rafael Nadal often swings his racquet with his wrist.) Take Brady’s RM 012, for example: the result of two years of development, it replaces the traditional blade housing the moving parts with a series of suspended Phynox composite tubes. grid. Housed in the brand’s typical tonneau-shaped case and limited to just 30 pieces, it’s an incredible feat of engineering (complete with a tourbillon) and will cost at least $500,000.

IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun “Mojave Desert” Special Edition

As early as 2022, Brady wore a large 46mm automatic IWC Big Pilot’s Watch Top Gun “Mojave Desert” special edition at the Laureus Sport for Good Foundation Championship. This modern pilot’s watch features a special beige ceramic case and is powered by an IWC-manufactured movement with an impressive 8-day power reserve.

Rolex Day-Date 36 “Puzzle Dial”

We get it – there are a disproportionate number of Rolexes on this list. But our guy knows what he likes, and despite a brief stint as IWC ambassador, he basically sticks to wearing watches with a crown on the dial. Perhaps no crown watch this year has sparked more debate among watchmaking men and women than the Day-Date 36 “Puzzle Dial.” Launched at this year’s Watches & Wonders and worn on Brady’s wrist this summer, the special-edition Presidential watch features a puzzle-shaped champagne enamel dial, a date window (in which the numerals have been replaced by emojis) and day-of-the-week windows with positive keywords (like “hope,” “love,” and “faith.”) Love it or hate it, this is the most talked about watch of the year, and Brady certainly loves it too Going to skip it.

IWC Portuguese Tourbillon Manual Winding Skeleton Watch

Speaking of Brady serving as IWC brand ambassador: Although the relationship has since ended amicably, the GOAT chose a very good watch for the premiere. Brady 80 Back in February – the IWC Portugieser series manual winding tourbillon watch. Only 25 pieces of this extremely rare Portuguese series watch are produced. It is the only one in the series with a skeletonized dial and is only available in boutiques. The watch also features an anti-gravity tourbillon, which was developed by Abraham-Louis Breguet in the early 19th century to improve the accuracy of pocket watches.

IWC Pilot’s Watch Spitfire Watch “The Longest Flight” Special Edition

When Brady signed his contract with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in 2020, he wore a massive (and extremely cool) IWC Pilot’s Watch Time Zone Spitfire “The Longest Flight” special edition. Part of the Schaffhausen brand’s Spitfire sub-collection, it features a unique travel complication controlled by the bezel – turn it and the local hour hand jumps to update to the new time zone.

Rolex Day-Date No. 228396TBR

Earlier this summer, Brady unveiled a collectible contemporary Rolex Day-Date that most watch enthusiasts never got the chance to see in person: a platinum case with an Arabic dial and baguette-cut diamonds, reference 228396TBR. Circle and Arabic day and date wheel.As you may have already provided, this is a watch made specifically for the Middle Eastern market and is definitely no Just ask your local authorized dealer for it. Rolex began producing these special Arabic dial watches around the 1950s, but discontinued them in the 1970s. They enjoyed a resurgence in 2016 with the launch of this and similar Day-Date watches.

Rolex Day-Date No. 228206

Photo: Getty Images, Rolex; Collage: Gabe Conte

Brady liked the Arabian Day-Date so much that he owned a second one, model 228206. It was launched in 2021 and is similar to the model. 228396TBR features the same features as above, but with a smooth bezel (no baguette-cut diamonds), a green dial, platinum Arabic numeral hour markers, and black Arabic date and day wheels on a white background. Measuring 40 mm, it has a platinum case, is paired with the famous “President” bracelet for which day-date watches are famous, and is powered by the Rolex 3255 automatic movement.

IWC Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun “SFTI” Special Edition

During the 2021 Super Bowl victory parade, Brady wore another of IWC’s greatest watches – the Pilot’s Watch Chronograph Top Gun Edition “SFTI”, featuring a black ceramic case, red accents and an OD green fabric strap.