What Watch Did Steve McQueen Wear? The Heuer Monaco, Submariner and Explorer II Myth
Steve McQueen wore the blue Heuer Monaco 1133B in Le Mans and a Rolex Submariner in private life, while the ‘Steve McQueen’ Explorer II is a myth.
TAG Heuer, formerly Heuer, makes the Carrera, Monaco and Aquaracer and timed early motor racing and spaceflight. Our TAG Heuer articles cover the watches worn by astronauts, film characters and TV heroes.
Steve McQueen wore the blue Heuer Monaco 1133B in Le Mans and a Rolex Submariner in private life, while the ‘Steve McQueen’ Explorer II is a myth.
Max Verstappen wears TAG Heuer, most often the titanium Monaco Chronograph, and the brand is still Oracle Red Bull Racing’s official watch partner in 2026.
Tom Brady is IWC’s global ambassador and is best linked to the TOP GUN pilot’s chronograph, alongside Audemars Piguet, Rolex and Richard Mille pieces.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s signature watch is the Jacob & Co. CR7 Epic X, alongside reported Rolex, Hublot and Franck Muller pieces and an earlier TAG Heuer CR7 edition.
Tiger Woods wears the Rolex Sea-Dweller Deepsea with the D-Blue dial and has been a Rolex Testimonee since 2011, after earlier Tudor and TAG Heuer deals.
John Glenn strapped a Heuer 2915A stopwatch over his spacesuit on Friendship 7 in 1962, and the original now sits in the Smithsonian.
Barack Obama wore a custom Jorg Gray 6500 chronograph in office and has since been seen in a white gold Rolex Cellini.
Jerry Seinfeld is best known for Breitling chronographs and for owning Vic Elford’s historic Rolex Daytona ref. 6239.
Bill Gates is best known for wearing a Casio Duro MDV-106, a quartz dive watch that costs less than most dinners out.
Matt Damon’s Jason Bourne wears a TAG Heuer Link Chronograph CT1111.BA0550 in The Bourne Identity, Supremacy and Ultimatum.