Which watches does Sonny Crockett wear in Miami Vice?

What watches does Don Johnson wear in the TV series Miami Vice?

A question this crucial deserves an answer. It was while researching the macroscopic properties of matter that I ended up on the Wikipedia page dedicated to Miami Vice. I’ll spare you the details of the steps that took me from condensed-matter physics to Don Johnson.

Sonny Crockett (Don Johnson) and Ricardo Tubbs (Philip Michael Thomas) lived the high life in order to maintain their cover and more easily infiltrate Miami’s drug-trafficking circles: Ferrari or a department-issued Cadillac, an offshore boat, light-coloured designer suits worn over flashy T-shirts, and elegant loafers (without socks, please), etc.

To complete this “uniform”, Sonny Crockett wore two different watches over the show’s five seasons.

Yellow-gold Rolex Oyster Day-Date

Worn in the early seasons, the Rolex was a fairly astute choice in light of the dress codes and Detective Crockett’s need to blend into Miami’s underworld.

Yellow-gold Ebel Sport Classic Chronograph

This automatic watch was fitted with an El Primero movement and a bracelet with wave-shaped links.

And today?

In the 2006 film, Colin Farrell, as Sonny Crockett, wore a Vacheron Constantin Malte Chronograph.

Another iconic TV character wore this Rolex—click here to find out.