As interesting as a tennis tournament like the US Open is for viewers, the watches that get flaunted off-court equally draw our attention. Whether it is the much-hyped Rolex worn by Roger Federer, the ultra-rare Richard Mille tourbillon on, and model Kaia Gerber's Cartier, there's something to takeaway with us from off-court as our watch inspiration.
We've listed some of the best watches spotted (so far) as the US Open 2026 continues at USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in New York until 13 September 2026. Check it out below.
Few watchmakers understand the relationship between celebrity, design, and horological excess quite like Richard Mille. Travis Scott brought that philosophy to the US Open with the Richard Mille RM 75-01 Flying Tourbillon and its ultra rare one. The watch combines two unlikely sources of inspiration: the organic appearance of the ocean through the sapphires and the architectural forms of Gothic design.
At the 2026 US Open, Federer was spotted wearing the 41-mm Rolex Oyster Perpetual ref. 134300, featuring Rolex's colorful new “Jubilee” dial. The dial is anything but traditional. A playful grid of multicolored tiles forms the word Rolex across the face, transforming one of the brand's most understated watches into one of its most conspicuous.
The young Spaniard has already developed a reputation for wearing some seriously desirable watches, and his latest US Open appearance adds another spectacular Daytona to the collection. Alcaraz was spotted wearing the Rolex Cosmograph Daytona “Le Mans”, one of the most coveted modern versions of Rolex's legendary racing chronograph.
The Late Night show host Jimmy Fallon was spotted wearing a vintage Rolex Cosmograph Daytona ref. 6239, featuring the exotic dial configuration popularly known as the “Paul Newman” Daytona.
The nickname comes from the actor and racing enthusiast Paul Newman, whose association with the model helped turn the exotic-dial Daytona into one of vintage Rolex's most famous collector watches.
The Ukrainian tennis star was seen wearing a Patek Philippe Aquanaut ref. 5067A-014, a compact 36.3-mm stainless-steel model featuring a blue dial and diamond-set bezel. The watch combines the recognizable Aquanaut aesthetic with a quartz movement, the Patek Philippe caliber E23-250 S C.
The configuration is especially notable because the Aquanaut is normally associated with its sporty rubber strap. Kostyuk appeared to pair the watch with a fabric strap instead, giving the piece a somewhat different character.