Tom Brady bought a slew of watches and items from his legendary soccer profession at public sale – and the objects fetched $9 million all collectively, in keeping with Sotheby’s.
Dozens of things owned by the retired NFL quarterback went underneath the hammer at Sotheby’s on Tuesday night, starting from luxurious designer watches and Tremendous Bowl cufflinks to game-worn jerseys and soccer shoulder pads.
“The GOAT Collection: Watches and Treasures from Tom Brady brought a total of $9 million at #SothebysNewYork tonight, with all 41 lots sold,” the public sale home mentioned early Wednesday morning on X. “The white-glove sale attracted more than 800 participants from 45 countries, with 40% of participants under the age of 40.”
Previous to the public sale, Sotheby’s had estimated the items within the “GOAT Collection: Watches & Treasures from Tom Brady” assortment collectively fetched over $6 million.
“I’m signifying a step out of my playing career, and recognizing that others will cherish these items the way I value the ones in my collection,” Brady mentioned in an October assertion forward of the public sale. “This is the only time this will happen, so hopefully people will take advantage of the opportunity to put something so meaningful of mine into their own collections.”
The soccer attire that went up for grabs got here from each Brady’s time with the New England Patriots and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, in addition to his school soccer profession.
One of many auctioned jerseys was donned by Brady because the then-Buccaneers quarterback notched a brand new NFL file for all-time passing yards throughout a 2021 recreation in opposition to the Patriots. Brady put the soccer from that recreation up for public sale too.
Sotheby’s mentioned these went for $504,000 and $216,000, respectively.
In the meantime, Brady’s play wristband from the Tremendous Bowl LI recreation that he and the Patriots received in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons had an estimated $120,000 to $180,000 worth forward of the public sale. Its profitable bid was $204,000.
The retired NFL star additionally included the pair of Nike cleats he wore for Tremendous Bowl XXXIX between the Patriots and Philadelphia Eagles. The footwear bought for $264,000, per Sotheby’s.
Jerseys worn throughout Brady’s time on the College of Michigan, together with one from his 1999 look on the CompUSA Florida Citrus Bowl, went underneath the hammer.
That navy blue Bowl recreation jersey was projected to convey as a lot as 1 / 4 of one million {dollars}, in keeping with the public sale home. Throughout the public sale, it notched $264,000.
Along with the football-related objects, there have been quite a few watches within the “The GOAT Collection: Watches & Treasures from Tom Brady.”
Their manufacturers included Patek Philippe, Audemars Piguet, Rolex, IWC, Richard Mille and Tudor.
One of many watches – a Reference 6241 Daytona Paul Newman “John Player Special” – was anticipated to convey $600,000 to $900,000 at public sale however ended up going for a whopping $1.14 million, in keeping with Sotheby’s.
The public sale home described that Rolex because the “centerpiece” of Brady’s watch assortment. Its case comprises 14 karats of yellow gold.
Solely a “small handful” of the watch are believed to exist, making it a highly-coveted timepiece, in keeping with Sotheby’s.
Brady followers with deep pockets that admired the particular Reference 26730BC Royal Oak Audemars Piguet that the retired NFL quarterback donned throughout Netflix’s “The Roast of Tom Brady” additionally had an opportunity to scoop up the timepiece. The comedy roast, which Netflix aired stay in early Could, notched 22.6 million views by the top of June, in keeping with a September report from the streaming large.
Brady’s customized Royal Oak “replaces standard indices with his name set in calibre-cut and baguette diamonds, with the number seven in Roman numerals symbolizing his seven Super Bowl victories,” in keeping with the watch’s itemizing at Sotheby’s.
Its pre-auction projected sale value was $400,000 to $800,000. Sotheby’s mentioned somebody purchased it for $720,000.
Exterior of watches, Brady was additionally trying to half methods with the intense orange and pink “DunKings” tracksuit set from the hit Tremendous Bowl advert that Dunkin’ aired this 12 months.
Effectively-known actors Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, who additionally appeared within the industrial, have each signed Brady’s tracksuit, in keeping with the public sale home.
Brady’s public sale of the array comes practically two years after he introduced his plans to retire from the NFL. Throughout his profession, Brady performed 20 seasons with the New England Patriots and three with the Buccaneers. Six of his Tremendous Bowl wins have been with the Patriots, one was with Tampa Bay.
“I really thank you guys so much to every single one of you for supporting me,” he mentioned in a social media submit asserting his retirement. “My family, my friends, my teammates, my competitors … I can go on forever. There’s too many. Thank you guys for allowing me to live my absolute dream.”
