Watches in TV Shows: A Guide by Series and Character

Television watches

Mark Scout changes watches to go to work. Don Draper’s Omega had its dial repainted for filming. On television, recognizing the model can be only half the answer.

ByIMWDb Editorial25 October 2026

Mark’s Vostok Komandirskie among his personal effects in Severance. The dial and case are visible; the reference number is not. Image: Apple TV+.

These nine scripted series bring together distinctive watch wardrobes, documented prop choices and useful identification puzzles. The selection focuses on characters whose watches can be connected to both a screen image and a traceable source; it is not a complete cast inventory. Each series link opens its wider watch catalog.

Television watches by series and character
Series	Character	Watch and identification limit
Breaking Bad	Walter White	Casio CA-53W-1; later TAG Heuer Monaco Calibre 12 CAW2111.FC6183
The Sopranos	Tony Soprano	Rolex Day-Date; 18038 versus 18238 unresolved
Mad Men	Don Draper	Omega Seamaster De Ville 166.020 in season five; repainted dial
Succession	Tom Wambsgans	Luminor-style replica prop in the pilot
Severance	Mark Scout	Bijouone B001 at work; Vostok Komandirskie outside, exact reference unresolved
The Bear	Marcus Brooks	Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 with green dial in season three
Stranger Things	Eddie Munson	Casio F-91W in season four; introduced after the setting
The Office	Dwight Schrute; Jim Halpert	Casio Databank DBC-30; Casio E Data Bank EDB-610 for Jim’s impersonation, suffix unresolved
The White Lotus	Rick Hatchett	Timex Q GMT TW2W57500 from season three, episode three

Breaking Bad: Walter White’s two very different squares

Walter White, played by Bryan Cranston, starts with a black CA-53W calculator watch. Jesse Pinkman, played by Aaron Paul, gives him the blue Monaco Calibre 12 for his 51st birthday in season five’s “Fifty-One.” Mark Bernardo identifies the Monaco as CAW2111.FC6183 in his account for Teddy Baldassarre.

The change is easy to recognize even before the logos become legible: a grid of calculator buttons gives way to two pale chronograph registers inside a blue square dial. On Walt’s Monaco, the crown sits between the pushers on the right.

Walt’s Casio, with its keypad below the display. Image: AMC / Sony Pictures Television.

The Monaco’s blue dial and contrasting registers. Image: AMC / Sony Pictures Television.

The Sopranos: Tony’s gold Day-Date

James Gandolfini wears a yellow-gold Rolex Day-Date as Tony Soprano, with a champagne dial, fluted bezel and President bracelet. The model is much easier to establish than its reference. Bilal Khan favors 18038; SwissWatchExpo gives 18238, reasoning from the show’s late-1990s setting. That setting cannot date a watch Tony might already have owned.

The frame below preserves the familiar combination without resolving the generation. Christopher’s changing Cartier wardrobe offers a different kind of identification problem, followed separately in Christopher Moltisanti’s Cartier Habit.

Tony’s gold Day-Date and President bracelet; the frame does not settle 18038 versus 18238. Image: HBO.

Mad Men: Don Draper’s altered Omega

Don Draper’s season-five Seamaster De Ville 166.020 has unusually strong documentation. Christie’s cataloged the screen-used watch, accompanied by letters from supplier Derek Dier and property master Ellen Freund. The black crosshair dial was repainted before filming.

That makes the dial a correct detail for Jon Hamm’s screen watch, while a factory-original 166.020 need not look the same. Was Don Draper’s Watch Right for the Year? follows the earlier watches and the conflicting dates attached to this Omega.

Don’s Omega at the diner. Its reference and repainted dial are documented by the auction record. Image: AMC / Lionsgate Television.

Succession: Tom’s pilot watch was a replica

The crown-cover silhouette on Matthew Macfadyen’s wrist suggests a Panerai. Heritage Auctions identifies Tom Wambsgans’ pilot watch as a replica designed to resemble a Luminor, describing its brown leather strap, crown cover and subsidiary displays.

The replica attribution concerns the object used for filming; it does not establish what Tom knows about it within the story. His later changes are covered in Tom Wambsgans’ Watches, Season by Season.

Tom’s pilot wristwatch beside the gift box. Heritage identifies the watch as a Luminor-style replica. Image: HBO.

Severance: Mark Scout’s watch changes at the door

Adam Scott’s Mark Scout wears a Bijouone B001 on the severed floor and a Vostok Komandirskie outside Lumon. Oracle Time identifies both: the Bijouone has a white dial without a brand name, while the Vostok has a green dial and red star. The lead image shows the latter lying beside Mark’s personal effects.

The two watches differ in much more than color. The Vostok crowds numerals, an emblem and a date window inside its marked bezel; the Bijouone leaves the dial almost empty. Oracle names reference 341307 for the Vostok, but the frame does not establish that number. The family identification is the firmer answer.

Mark’s white-dial Bijouone in Apple TV+ unit photography as he crouches beside Helly. Image: Apple TV+.

The Bear: Marcus’s green Tissot

Marcus Brooks, played by Lionel Boyce, wears a green-dial Tissot Gentleman Powermatic 80 in season three. Prop master Laura Roeper told GQ that blue was considered, but green won because she wanted color for him.

The round case and steel bracelet are visible as Marcus carries dishes; the dial color rests on Roeper’s account.

Marcus’s Tissot at work. Image: FX Productions.

Stranger Things: Eddie’s Casio arrives three years early

Eddie Munson’s Casio F-91W fits easily among his rings and Hellfire Club shirt. Wrist Enthusiast identifies it on Joseph Quinn in season four. The small black case and digital display are visible in the scene below.

The dates are less accommodating. Netflix places the season in 1986; Casio dates the F-91W’s introduction to 1989. It looks at home in the decade, but this model belongs three years after the setting.

Eddie’s F-91W beside his rings: a later-1980s watch in a 1986 setting. Image: Netflix.

The Office: Jim copies Dwight, but changes the Casio

Dwight Schrute’s calculator watch is a Casio Databank DBC-30, identified by Bandrew Scott from a clear view in the series. When Jim Halpert dresses as Dwight, John Krasinski wears a different model from the one on Rainn Wilson: an EDB-610, according to Wrist Enthusiast.

Both have a display and keypad, which is enough for the impersonation. The differently shaped cases are plain in the paired frames. Wrist Enthusiast specifies EDB610-1C, though the image does not settle the suffix; the useful distinction is DBC-30 versus EDB-610.

Dwight’s DBC-30. Image: NBC.

Jim’s EDB-610 during the impersonation. Image: NBC.

The White Lotus: Rick’s black-and-green bezel belongs to Timex

Rick Hatchett changes watches during the Thailand season. After a Datejust in the first two episodes, Walton Goggins wears the Timex Q GMT TW2W57500 in episode three, “The Meaning of Dreams.” BAMF Style identifies the black-and-green bezel, black dial and black rubber strap, and records its writer’s initial assumption that the watch was a Rolex.

The familiar bezel colors explain the false start. The watch is a 38 mm Q Timex GMT, with a date at three. The warm lighting mutes the green in the image below; the bezel color alone cannot settle the identification.

Rick’s Timex while he lights a cigarette in his crane-print shirt. The warm image softens the bezel color. Image: HBO.

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