Watches and Cinema

Watches have been a full-fledged hero of famous «Bondiana» for a long and saved their owners lives more than once. However, usual characters of less heroic films wear real watches, which we often do not pay attention to.

The movie «Absolute power» is Clint Eastwood's debut as director with himself in the main role.
Experienced "bear-hunter" in Eastwood's performance prefers Rolex Day Just in ordinary life, and takes quartz chronograph Swiss Army when doing "business".

If during the first two parts of the movie «Batman» hero managed without watch, in the third part «Batman Forever» main character Bruce Wayne in Val Kilmer's performance added Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso with turning frame to his arsenal.
At the same time, you can find a mini-screen on the back cover of the shell. And negative character (Tommy Lee Jones) wore Oris Big Crown.

All are accustomed to the fact that TAG Heuer watches appear mostly in films on sports theme, especially race: for example, «Le Mans» with Steve McQueen. However, one also can see TAG Heuer Kirium model in a horror film «Bone Daddy» on a hand of chief investigator in Ed O'Neill's performance.

Prior to that, mark again acted as a surprise: look closer to a classic thriller «Cobra» 1986. Sylvester Stallone wears a chronograph of just united TAG Heuer.

However, the movie about military pilots - «Broken Arrow» (1996) has no surprises: John Travolta, an actor and a certified pilot, wears his favorite Breitling Aerospace while acting.

Omega Speedmaster Professional - famous watch in cinema world. They were even written in «Apollo 13» script, as astronauts really wore such watch and it saved lives of the crew: when all devices failed to operate on the board, docking was carried out by mechanical chronometer's indications.

Not only astronauts praised Omega Speedmaster Professional: in a movie «Corrupted», a policeman from China Town in Chow Yun Fat's performance also preferred this model.

The movie «Daylight» with Sylvester Stallone in the title role offers different close-ups of watches. Stallone himself (a former fireman who rescues people from engulfed tunnel in New York) wears Luminor Panerai in this film. Other characters' hands are decorated with TAG Heuer, Seiko, Casio and Bulova.

It is interesting to trace an evolution of watches in «Die Hard» trilogy. In the first film you can only notice Rolex on Holly's wrist, a wife of Bruce Willis hero. In the second film, almost all heroes, both terrorists, and intelligencers check time using TAG Heuer chronographs. And, finally, in the last «Die Hard» Willis himself wears Breitling Chronomat Longitude.

Everyone knows that Audemars Piguet Royal Oak Offshore was one of the sponsors of the movie «Terminator 3: Rise of the machines», and they even released T3 model for Arnold Schwarzenegger's character.
However, «Iron Arni» saves the world with Royal Oak Offshore at hand not for the first time - in 1999 his character wore this model in the movie «End of Days».

In the film «Enemy of the State», telling that the CIA can literally hunt an objectionable citizen through satellite tracking, both main characters wear Omega: «good» Will Smith uses De Ville model (namely this watch was used for a «bug»), «bad» Gene Hackman - Speedmaster Professional.

Officine Panerai - favorite watch of brave heroes. Same Arnold Schwarzenegger wore Luminor Panerai Marina in the movie «Eraser». Moreover, a watch close-up appeared during initial titles.

In 1993, in «Enough» blockbuster (a movie about barmy clerk), Michael Douglas's character wore Lorus watch, a subsidiary brand of Seiko.

And in the movie "The Game" by David Fincher, same Michael Douglas wears gold Cartier Tank with side second hand at around «6 hours», and an inscription on back cover «In honor of your birthday, your father's watch from your mother with love».

Cartier Tank appeared in movies about high society. One of the most memorable appearances on screen - on Audrey Hepburn's wrist in an adventurous movie of 1966, «How to steal a million».

Everyone remembers Alistair MacLean's bestseller «Force 10 from Navarone» and a hit on it, shot in 1978. But few know that heroes of Harrison Ford and Robert Shaw wore Hamilton model.

What does a dispassionate oceanologist performed by Richard Dreyfuss take with him to hunt for a giant shark in the movie «Jaws»? Rolex Submariner.

In a movie «Jerry Maguire» Tom Cruise's character wears a very fashionable at the time model TAG Heuer S / el Chronograph.

The movie «Run, Lola, Run» made actress Franka Potente famous. And by the way, it was funded by Junghans brand name, and the girl was running around Berlin wearing this watch.

Especially for the movie «Men in Black» they produced replicas of classic Hamilton Ventura models with black face. Producer decided that asymmetrical bodies are best combined with mysterious appearance of agents Kay and Jay.

Raymond Weil watches also can be seen in movies, though in rather unusual ones: in a political thriller «Murder in the White House» Alan Alda's character (known on «MESH» series) wears Raymond Weil Parsifal, in addition, the premiere of sports Model Raymond Weil W1 took place in this movie.

In a comedy «Planes, Trains & Automobiles» watch also plays not the minor role. Heroes of Steve Martin and John Candy attempt to exchange watch for a night in a motel: Martin offers Piaget, and Candy - Casio. The latter has to sleep in the yard.

In a classic Alfred Hitchcock's thriller «Rear window» (1954), James Stewart's character oversees neighbors wearing Tissot watch with steel bracelet.

Positive colonel in Kirk Douglas's performance in a political thriller «Seven Days in May» wears the most fashionable model of 1964 in the U.S. - Bulova Accutron Astronaut.

A Nazi researcher from the movie «Seven Years in Tibet» performed by Brad Pitt goes to Dalai Lama with gold Omega chronograph.

I wonder which watch would you take to a journey to another planet. Kurt Russell in «Star Gate» movie took Breitling Sirius.

The movie «The Thomas Crown Affair» causes some bewilderment: Pierce Brosnan's character wears of golden Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso Duo model, which is easy to find in a close-up. However, you can see dial has no logos or labels.

However, in «Vanilla sky» movie with Tom Cruise everything can be seen very clear: main character wears IWC Mark XV.

And finally, a recipe for success from Hollywood: in «Wall Street» movie, Charlie Sheen's character firstly crosses the threshold of a brokerage firm wearing Lorus. And leaves it wearing Cartier.

 


Published: 05/05/2009