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"Keeping Up Appearances" (1 reply)

SuperScope96 — Thu, 23 May 2013 07:16:48 -0400

Greetings,
I'm new to this site, although a seasoned WIS, I've always the read forums and threads here to answer my most difficult watches-in-movies questions. Well, here's my first case:
In the hysterical "britcom" "Keeping Up Appearances", only one watch is featured regularly through the entire few-year run of the show; it's worn by the late Geoffrey Hughes who plays an ironically intellectual yet lower-class "bum". From the few clear, yet low-quality shots (all old British shows have nasty video quality), I can only tell that he's wearing an analogue watch; It looks like one of the early Luminox-style watches, but they didn't exist at the time of the start of the show. It would most likely be a cheap watch, if the costume department had some common sense. I can't post any pictures from my phone, but if you search for an image on google; you can't miss the watch in his portraits.

Thanks in advance;
SuperScope96

Watch in Arrow episode 3 (3 replies)

tonym — Fri, 24 May 2013 13:33:07 -0400

Can anyone identify the watch worn by the Lone Gunman in episode 3 of Arrow? The only view of it is when he is tatooing his last victims name on his arm and I think it may be a Breitling Super Avenger in Titanium

Introduction (1 reply)

WilliamCabrera — Mon, 06 May 2013 17:10:47 -0400

Hi there everyone!! I am a newbie here and a yet another watch freak .Just want to say hello and join this forum

Movie where watch stopped and predicted suicide (3 replies)

trkeen — Mon, 06 May 2013 02:01:29 -0400

Does anyone remember a movie that dates to the 90's or earlier where the plot is a man (I believe a cop or detective) who's watch stops. He takes it into a watch maker and comes back to pick it up and the watch maker says that the watch is fine but it won't work and for him to get it out of his shop before it infects the other watches. It must be posessed or something. I believe that the plot is the guy is being framed for a murder. I remember at the end of the movie he is sitting on the side of his bed with a gun to his head and just as he pulls the trigger to commit suicide he looks at the clock on the nightstand and see's the time. It's the same time that his watch had been stopped on for weeks. He then jerks his head only getting grazed by the bullet. When he comes to his watch is working again.

Emergency! TV Series (1 reply)

Fifty Fathoms — Sat, 26 Jan 2013 14:56:23 -0500

I was watching a re-run of one of my favorite TV shows from the 70s, Emergency! and noticed that one of the main characters was wearing a pretty cool watch. John Gage had on what looked to be a two register chronograph, but I couldn't tell exactly what it was...does anyone know what it is?

For those of you who aren't familiar with the show, it told the story of two L.A. County fire department paramedics, John Gage and Roy deSoto. Pretty cool and pretty realistic for the time.

Respectfully,
Fifty Fathoms

Updates from the comments 2012-08-17 >>> (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Fri, 17 Aug 2012 12:25:27 -0400

Here is a round of posts updated from comments posted on the Watches in Movies site.

- Seems it is a pair of Rolex for Ryan Gosling in Crazy, Stupid, Love

- Is Rhodey wearing a Breitling in Iron Man? Take a look for yourself!

- The EMT Officer is wearing a Timex, and could Michael Douglas' watch be an Omega DeVille? Weigh in on Don't Say a Word

- Could the watch from Sands of Iwo Jima be a Longines?

- Gunmaster12 thinks Gene Hackman's watch from The Conversation is an 18k gold IWC.

- Robert Patrick is wearing a Suunto (but which model?) and is Ryan Reynolds' Rolex a counterfeit? Take a look at Safe House to decide.

- And it is a Citizen Stars & Stripes in Exam

- Mat filled in the model (Storm Navigator) for the funky watch from Tremors 3

That's a wrap for now. Keep the comments coming!

The watches in "Community" TV Series - does anyone care to share? (n/t) (no replies)

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Bourne Legacy (7 replies)

Kratos2010 — Fri, 03 May 2013 23:40:01 -0400

Long time lurker, first time poster...

This was driving me crazy, but I think I finally identified the watch in the upcoming Bourne Legacy movie (Aaron Cross this time, not Jason Bourne).

I believe he's wearing an IWC "Top Gun" Chronograph. I was shocked at the price. I guess spies get paid really well. :-P

House Special Swan Song (1 reply)

wtgyusza — Sat, 16 Jun 2012 09:04:24 -0400

Hi All,

this is my first topic. I opened this as I would like to know what kind of watches are these. Can anyone tell me please?

Thank you!

Guadalcanal Diaries (no replies)

cordes123 — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:50:55 -0500

Fairly close to the beginning of the movie "Guadalcanal Diaries" they show the soldiers on deck of the ships waiting for the landing. In two different scenes they show soldiers looking at their watches. I think it is the second scene that the soldier is wearing a Gruen watch. However, it's the other watch that I'm really interested in and cannot find out what kind of watch it is. Has anyone seen this and do you know what kind of watch it is? Thanks.

Twitter really can bring us together. :-) (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 14:50:24 -0500

Ok, it's simple, I know. But I had a short exchange with Mike Wolfe of American Pickers to verify his choice of watch in a recent episode. Read the full story here, if you're interested.

Owen Wilson & Jack Black - The Big Year (1 reply)

JP — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 02:39:07 -0500

Owen Wilson - Rolex GMT II
Jack Black - Casio G-Shock

Leonard Hofstadter (Big Bang Theory) (5 replies)

bigbandito — Sat, 15 Sep 2012 08:38:59 -0400

What is Leonard Hofstadter wearing? Some have positied as Suunto x-lander - I dunno. Maybe x-lander with negative display? Anybody know?

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Movie "The American"= Speedmaster Commercial (2 replies)

pumpkin2001 — Mon, 17 Oct 2011 18:48:55 -0400

George Clooney wears an Omega SM throughout the movie on a black leather strap that fits way to loose.

He even uses the watch to time another spy on how long it takes her to assemble a rifle.

Phil

And another one - what is Castle wearing in the new season? (no replies)

Catalin — Wed, 28 Sep 2011 02:47:47 -0400

At some point Nathan Fillion hinted on how his character Castle was in need of a wristwatch but it is not clear what is happening there ...

There is a new TV series called 'Pan Am' taking place around the 60s ... (2 replies)

Catalin — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 10:32:30 -0400

There is a new TV series taking place around the 60s - it is called Pan Am - but I have some doubts that they have the 'right' watches - I believe the pilot of the plane really had a very big diver-style modern watch ???

Short interview for "The Independent" >>> (2 replies)

Jittery Jim — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 01:45:40 -0500

I was approached by Anna Leach at The Independent recently regarding a short interview for a story she was writing regarding collecting things on the internet. That story was published yesterday, here is my exerpt:

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James Enloe has a blog where he collects pictures of characters in movies wearing wristwatches, a screengrab of Clint Eastwood's Rolex being a typical entry. Enloe notes that Eastwood's GMT Master "Root Beer" Rolex has made a cameo in (at least) Firefox, Tightrope and In The Line of Fire. It's a collection that couldn't exist without the internet. Or at least without the watch community as empowered by the internet.

"The watch community, that's the juice behind the blog," James says of WatchesinMovies.info "I receive about a half a dozen submissions a week from viewers who see a watch in a movie and take the time to grab a screenshot and send it my way."

You can read the full article here: Curating online: Hobbies for the hipsters

New posts for the week of July 10th, 2011 >> (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Sun, 17 Jul 2011 16:35:31 -0400

The Cheap Detective (1978)
- Unknown Vintage

The Incredible Hulk (2008)
- Polar FS1

British Isles: A Natural History (2004)
- Omega Seamaster

Community (2009-)
- Concord C1 Chronograph

The International (2009)
- Unknown chronograph and Hanhart stopwatch

Deadly 60
- Suunto Observer

Fringe (2008-)
- Victorinox

Superbike GP (2011)
- Panerai

The Other Guys (2010)
- Ball Trainmaster Cleveland Express

Crossplot (1969)
- Unknown

Hi JJ, did you see the movie 127 Hours? James Franco is wearing a cool Sunnto Vector. (n/t) (2 replies)

JP — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:38:36 -0400

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New posts for the week of July 3rd, 2011 >> (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 11:51:41 -0400

Updated: The Recruit (2003)
- Added an unknown watch worn by Bridget Moynahan

Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol (2011)
- Rolex Sub

Jurassic Park III (2001)
- Unknown

The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- Another unidentified watch

Amelia (2009)
- Longines & Hamilton

Catch and Release (2006)
- Unidentified

Tremors 3: Back to Perfection (2001)
- Fictional "Storm" watch

Jack Bauer on "24" (2 replies)

DJM — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 15:54:38 -0400

So my wife and I just started watching "24" on Netflix (I know, we're a TAD behind the times :D). Of course, I noticed Jack Bauer's black sub-like watch and had to look it up on Jim's site. It was ID'd on the site as a fake Rolex, so I'm curious what gave it away as a fake. I just finished watching an episode that gave an extremely good (for a TV show) close-up of the watch, and while it was clearly marked "Rolex" I wonder how someone could tell it's fake from such a quick and low-quality image like that.

Thanks guys!

Dan

Watches in Movies - Watch Giveaway Winner!! (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 19:13:45 -0400

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New posts for the week of June 26th, 2011 >>> (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 15:31:28 -0400

Here's the activity for the last week of the month, it was a bit slow, but still some good updates.

Unsolved History (2002-0
- Vintage Doxa

Green Lantern (2011)
- Hamilton Khaki King Chronograph

The Tourist (2010)
- Ladies Kent

Updated: Source Code (2011)
- Added an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean

New posts for the week of June 19th, 2011 >> (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 11:26:28 -0400

Fairly busy week with several new entries and a few updates. Take a gander below. :-)

V (2009-)
- Momentum

Updated: Faster (2010)
- Added a Seiko 6309

Jurassic Park (1993)
- Three unknown watches

Lois and Clark: the New Adventures of Superman
- Ebel

Source Code (2011)
- Victorinox

Insomnia (2002)
- TAG Heuer Link

Unknown (2011)
- Rolex DSSD

Updated: Eureka (2006-)
- Added a Luminox

Night Train (2009)
- Unknown

Updated: The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- Added Owen Wilson's Rolex

RIP Ryan Dunn :-( >>>>> (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Mon, 20 Jun 2011 19:29:11 -0400

Damn shame. I've been watching Dunn since the late 90's with CKY and later Jackass, he was always my favorite of that crew. It was nice to see him doing some things outside of the Jackass umbrella with the not-yet-released "Living Will" and G4's Proving Ground. He was apparently a Breitling fan from the two images I have, one back in the earlier part of the decade and the other from this year.

RIP, Ryan, your humor (and beard) will be missed.

New posts for the week of June 12th, 2011 >>> (1 reply)

Jittery Jim — Tue, 27 Sep 2011 05:24:26 -0400

Slower week last week, a couple of new posts and an update for you.

We Own the Night (2007)
- Unknown

Guns at Batasi (1964)
- Unknown Chronograph

Updated: The Town (2010)
- Added a Rolex GMT Master

Big Wednesday (1978)
- Seiko 6105

New posts for the week of June 5, 2011 >>>> (no replies)

Jittery Jim — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:35:17 -0400

Taxi Driver (1976)
- Unknown watch

How to Steal a Million (1966)
- Ladies Cartier

The Limey (1999)
- A Rolex with some unknown pieces

The Hunt for Red October (1990)
- Unidentified watch

Made of Honor (2008)
- JeanRichard Tourbillon

Crazy/Beautiful (2001)
- Unknown watch brand

Hawaii Five-0 (2010-)
- ~~Luminox~~ Kobold

Midnight Bayou (2009)
- Elgin Pocket Watch, Casio AMW320D-9EV and an Unknown

Holmes on Homes (2001-2008)
- Nixon 51-30

"The International" (2009) with Clive Owen in the main role shows a sniper >>> (1 reply)

Reto — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:36:22 -0400

preparing for the kill of Mister Calvini in Milan. For less then a second, you can see his wrist watch. The scene is where he fires one bullet on a shooting range with gloves on. That shell is later used to frame another shooter who is killed by the police (cover up of the real sniper).

The watch looks to be a Titanium satin brushed "monster", at least 15 mm high. I watched it on cable (CNN Asia) and our current TV setup is not capable of producing crips screen captures. But if you have the DVD, you would be able to that the side picture of the watch easily.

Invisible man's watch.. (1 reply)

wodo — Thu, 16 Jun 2011 15:36:48 -0400

There was a tv serie where a man wore a digi watch and allow him to become invisible by pressing a button subjectsmiley02! I don't remember well what watch it was..

New posts for the week of May 29, 2011 >>> (1 reply)

Jittery Jim — Thu, 09 Jun 2011 02:13:55 -0400

As a new feature I will be summarizing the additions and updates to the site each week. This way if I miss a Twitter post or Facebook message they will all also be available here. :-)

Faster (2010)
- Panerai

Scrooged (1988)
- Audemars Piguet

The Monkees (1966-1968)
- A pair of unidentified watches

The Odd Couple (1968)
- Two unknown vintage pieces

The Great Escape (1963)
- Unknown military-style watch

G4's Proving Ground (2011)
- Not sure, but probably a Breitling

The Green Hornet (2011)
- Hamilton Ventura

Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels (1998)
- Unknowns