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The five film watches
Time+Tide published this five-entry selection on 22 February 2020. The list names the watch associated with each character but does not provide reference numbers for every model. The order below follows that article, not a score or comparative ranking.
1. Christian Dior Chiffre Rouge — This Means War (2012)
Hardy plays Tuck, a CIA operative, and Time+Tide identifies his character’s watch as a Christian Dior Chiffre Rouge. The article points to the watch’s crown guard, but does not specify a reference number. Time+Tide’s film-watch list.
2. TAG Heuer Aquaracer — Locke (2013)
In the film, Hardy’s Ivan Locke drives while making phone calls that shape the story. Time+Tide names a TAG Heuer Aquaracer as his watch, without identifying an exact reference. The film identification should not be treated as proof that every Aquaracer in a current catalogue is the same version shown on screen. Time+Tide’s identification.
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3. Reggie Kray’s 18k gold Omega — Legend (2015)
Time+Tide reports that Hardy borrowed watches and jewellery from the Kray estates for his role as Reggie Kray, including Kray’s original 18k gold Omega. Esquire’s later account describes the vintage watch as having a diamond-encrusted bezel, champagne dial, Roman numerals and a textured bracelet, and also attributes it to Reggie’s estate. This is a particular historical object, not a standard current-production Omega model. Time+Tide; Esquire’s 2025 feature.
4. Omega “RAF” CK2129 — Dunkirk (2017)
Time+Tide identifies the watch worn by Hardy’s RAF pilot Farrier as an Omega “RAF” CK2129. In the article’s account of the film, the watch becomes useful after gunfire destroys the plane’s fuel gauge. That identification and plot detail do not, by themselves, establish further military-issue history or technical specifications. Time+Tide’s account.
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5. Bremont U-2/51-JET — Venom (2018)
Time+Tide names the Bremont U-2/51-JET as Eddie Brock’s watch in Venom. Esquire’s 2025 watch feature also identifies the U-2/51-JET in connection with the film. Those identifications establish a screen association, not an official Tom Hardy endorsement. Time+Tide; Esquire.
What the list does—and does not—rank
Time+Tide presents five examples, not a scored ranking with a published method. The identifications also vary in specificity: the Legend watch is described as a particular estate object, while the Locke and This Means War entries stop at the model family or line. A named screen model can help narrow a search, but it does not establish that a currently sold watch is an exact match for the film prop.
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The list is about watches associated with Hardy’s characters in named films. It should not be read as a complete inventory of his personal watches or his appearances at premieres and other public events. Esquire’s 30 December 2025 feature covers a broader mix of screen and public appearances.
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Inception: the maker remains unidentified
Costume designer Jeffrey Kurland said of Eames’s antique watch: “I chose the watch from a collection presented by the prop master. Unfortunately I do not remember the maker at this time.” The statement does not identify a brand, so visual guesses should not be presented as a confirmed make. Clothes on Film’s follow-up Q&A, published 26 April 2017.
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The Dark Knight Rises: the Reverso is attributed to Bruce Wayne
A report about a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Grande Date in The Dark Knight Rises identifies it as Bruce Wayne’s watch. Bruce Wayne is played by Christian Bale; that report is not evidence that Hardy’s Bane wears the Reverso. WatchPro USA, 26 July 2012.
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