AMC’s hit period drama series “Mad Men” wrapped up its award-winning run in 2015, but some people are still discovering the show and the array of vintage timepieces that its characters were wearing across the show’s seven seasons. Here are five iconic watch brands that we’ve identified on the wrists of the show’s characters.
Set in the turbulent 1960s, “Mad Men” achieves its authentic 1960s look thanks to the meticulous attention to detail in everything from set design to clothing fashions. One of the aspects the show’s staff pays special attention to is the watches worn by the characters on the show, with vintage watches carefully selected to be as true to the era as possible. Here are the brands and models we’ve seen represented. Jaeger-LeCoultre
Don Draper wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso
Jaeger-LeCoultre has been one of Don Draper’s (Jon Hamm) go-to brands since the first season. In Season One, he wore a Jaeger-LeCoultre Memovox. In Season Two, he began sporting a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso. In an interview with AMCtv.com, the show?s prop master, Gay Perello, reveals that she and “Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner wanted to give Don a new timepiece during that season (presumably, for storyline reasons, one that would reflect the big raise that Don gets when he makes partner at the firm then known as Sterling Cooper). They chose a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso, which Hamm at first didn?t care for, ca...