Tom Brady and His Watch Are Both Modern Sports Icons

I bet you thought Tom Brady had run out of killer watches for us to cover, didn't you?

Wrong.

Making an appearance at the NFC Divisional Playoff game between the Washington Commanders and the Detroit Lions, the seven-time Super Bowl champ (and Fox Sports commentator) accessorized his three-piece suit with a black-dialed Patek Philippe Aquanaut. And while this might look like an "entry-level" Patek—the stainless steel, black-dialed reference 5167A-001 retails for "just" $24,750—take a closer look at the dial. That's right: It's Tiffany-stamped. But what does this mean?

Established in 1837, Tiffany & Co.—now owned by LVMH—is not only America's most famed jeweler, but also Patek Philippe's oldest retail partner. Antoine Norbert de Patek met with Charles Tiffany for dinner in New York way back in 1851, signing an exclusive distribution agreement in 1876. Tiffany & Co. was one of just a few retailers allowed to double-stamp Patek timepieces on its own, resulting in some of the world's most coveted watches. Heavily pursued by collectors, a Tiffany "stamp" can increase the value of an otherwise "normal" Patek Philippe wristwatch by tens (or hundreds) of thousands of dollars.

Not that the Aquanaut needs much help. Introduced in 1997 as a slightly more affordable take on the brand's own Nautilus luxury sports watch, it took some time to catch on. However, in its nearly 30-year run, it's captured the hearts of collectors worldwide for its design language reminiscent of Gerald Genta, who created the Nautilus and other luxury-sport pieces like the Audemars Piguet Royal Oak. The Aquanaut has all the hallmarks of a high-end sports piece: rugged rubber strap, cool embossed dial, and playful mix of beautiful finishing with more utilitarian, almost mil-spec typography and indices. And while its sub-$30K time-and-date pricing may represent the lower end of the Patek's catalog, this by no means indicates that the Aquanaut is an easy buy. As with all things Patek, one must be patient.

Combine the cool, black-dialed, time-and-date ref. 5167A-001 with a Tiffany stamp and oh boy—now we're talking about a watch that you need a last name like "Brady" in order to buy. (At least at retail—if you've got a spare $100,000+ burning a hole in your pocket, you could probably pick one up secondhand.) Because while many of the double-signed Pateks floating around—and there aren't that many of them—stem from Patek's more formal Calatrava and Complications collection, Brady's Tiffany-stamped Aquanaut is something much more playful. A steel sports watch from the world's best Swiss watchmaker retailed by America's oldest—now French-owned—jeweler? This is the stuff auction catalog dreams are made of, people—you know, just in case, Brady decides to dip back into that well.

Rege-Jean Page's Chopard L.U.C Quattro

English actor and Bridgerton heartthrob Rege-Jean Page won the unofficial "Best Coat Ever" award at the Dunhill show during Milan Fashion Week Men's this week, and his accessories were trophy-worthy, too. On his wrist is the excellent Chopard L.U.C. Quattro. Housed in a 43mm platinum case with a signed crown and a polished bezel, it features a gorgeous blue-grey sunburst dial with applied Roman-numeral indices, a nine-day power reserve indicator at 12 o'clock, and a running-seconds/date indicator above 6 o'clock. The "Quattro" name comes from the impressive, beautifully finished hand-wound movement: It's got four barrels to provide over a week's worth of power reserve.

Ben Shelton's Rolex Daytona

22-year-old American tennis phenom Ben Shelton might've lost to Italy's Jannik Sinner in the men's singles semi-final this week, but the young Rolex Testimonee certainly brought a strong watch game: Spotted on his wrist during the post-game press conference is a Cosmograph Daytona—a white-dialed ref. 126500LN, by the looks of it. This current-gen stainless steel 40mm racing chronograph features a black Cerachrom bezel with a tachymetric scale, a white dial with black chronograph totalizer scales, and the automatic Rolex cal. 4131 movement with 72 hours of power reserve. The modern incarnation of a watch that the brand has been making since 1963, it's one heck of a handsome timepiece—and one heck of a tough one to come by.

President Biden's Rolex Datejust

Just because Joe Biden's out of a job doesn't mean his wrist game is suffering. Spotted at President Trump's inauguration, Biden wore his trusty, blue-dialed Rolex Datejust on a Jubilee bracelet—the same watch he wore at his own inauguration four years earlier. Fitted with a smooth bezel, the 41 mm ref. 126300 may not quite be a Rolex "President," but with its good looks, classic silhouette, and bulletproof cal. 3235 movement, it's certainly presidential—the sort of thing that can be worn day-in-day-out without preciousness. And if you want one, it's still in the current Rolex catalog for $8,400. (It does not, however, come with any nuclear access codes.)

Lewis Hamilton's Richard Mille RM 67-02 Automatic' Italy Edition'

After 12 years with Mercedes, Lewis Hamilton jumped ship to Ferrari. The switch prompted new horological horizons for the award-winning British driver. Spotted on his wrist this week was the Richard Mille RM 67-02 Automatic' Italy Edition,' a special version of the brand's lightest watch. Made of TPT and Grade 5 titanium and paired to an elastic wristband, it's the type of super-advanced timepiece made for the wrists of the world's greatest athletes. (And whomever else might be able to fork over a few-hundred grand.) Powered by the skeletonized CRMA7 automatic movement and featuring a cool red, green, white, and black colorway, it's the perfect timekeeper as Hamilton embraces his lifelong dream of driving for Ferrari.