Actor's Watch #125 [King Leonidas] Gerard Butler's watch

"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For the 125th installment, we will be looking at Gerard Butler's watch .

Gerard Butler , originally from Scotland, studied law at university and then got a job at a prestigious law firm that counted Queen Elizabeth among its clients. However, he quit after a few years to pursue his dream of acting, and built a career as a stage actor before finally making his breakthrough in the lead role of King Leonidas in the spectacular film " 300" (2007).

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Gerard Butler captivates movie fans around the world with his well-proportioned physique, reminiscent of a Greek sculpture, and in a way that is a little different from Sylvester Stallone or Arnold Schwarzenegger .

This time, we'll take a closer look at the watch he wore in the movie.

Bounty Hunter

THE BOUNTY HUNTER (2010)

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Milo ( Gerard Butler ), a former police officer, is a bounty hunter who earns money by catching fugitives and criminals. One day, he learns that his ex-wife, Nicole ( Jennifer Aniston ), a newspaper reporter, is on the wanted list, and decides to catch her in order to pay off the huge gambling debt he owes her.

After a long search, Milo finds Nicole at a racetrack and pursues her relentlessly, but Nicole uses every trick in the book to escape. Soon Milo is pursued by debt collectors and Nicole is pursued by the mastermind behind the incident she is investigating as a newspaper reporter, and the two reluctantly cooperate to continue their escape...

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The suspense comedy " Bounty Hunter " (2010) is about a slapstick duo, a former bounty hunter and his ex-wife, who are both caught up in a conspiracy after a certain incident. Gerard Butler, who plays a former bounty hunter and police officer in this film, is thought to be wearing an Omega Speedmaster Professional (Ref. 3570.50.00) .

The " Ref. 3570.50 " is known as the " 6th generation " Speedmaster. The early tritium and old buckle specifications have risen in price considerably in recent years, but from the images, there is no sign of fading, and it seems to be a mid- to later Luminova specification. In the movie, Milo is portrayed as a lazy old man who likes gambling, but seeing that he is wearing a hand-wound watch , he may be a surprisingly attentive person. Although it didn't really seem that way.

Hunter Killer Dive

HUNTER KILLER (2018)

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The US Navy submarine "Tampa Bay" is sunk in the Russian Barents Sea and goes missing. The military high command decides to dispatch the nuclear attack submarine "Hunter Killer" captained by Commander Joe Glass ( Gerard Butler ) to the site to investigate the incident.

Meanwhile, in Russia, the Minister of Defense ( Mikhail Gore ) , who is willing to go to war with the U.S. , launches a coup d'état, arresting the moderate president and putting him under house arrest. With the Russian government in the hands of the hawks, the threat of the outbreak of World War III is looming.

Realizing what was happening, the US government orders Captain Glass, leader of the Hunter Killer, to rescue the Russian president in order to resolve the situation.

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Hunter Killer (2018) is a political action film that depicts the life-or-death struggle of a US Navy submarine unit that is ordered to recapture the Russian president in order to prevent the outbreak of World War III. The realistic battle scenes on the submarine were made possible by faithfully recreating the interior of a real, state-of-the-art nuclear submarine with the cooperation of the US military.

The watch worn by Gerard Butler, who plays the captain of the "Hunter Killer" in this film, is an Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean . It looks quite sturdy, so it is likely to be the 46mm " Ref. 232.30.46.21.01.001 ". The 600m water resistance of this watch is sufficient for boarding a submarine. The large size improves visibility and ensures antimagnetic properties on board a ship with many electronic devices, making it a truly military choice that takes practicality into maximum consideration.

Lost Flight

THE PLANE (2023)

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Pilot Brody ( Gerard Butler ) takes off from Singapore on a passenger plane carrying businessmen, influencers, and a criminal named Lewis ( Mike Colter ) who is being escorted, but the plane hits turbulence and makes an emergency landing on Jolo Island in the Philippines. However, the island is known as a terrifying conflict zone illegally occupied by a violent terrorist organization.

Brody gives up on repairing the plane, which is unable to take off or even communicate due to an electrical failure, and searches the island for a means of communication. Meanwhile, terrorists who learn of the plane's emergency landing plot to capture the passengers and demand a ransom.

As the " missing plane " attracts attention from around the world, Brody, as the captain, teams up with murderer Lewis to launch a counterattack against the terrorists, aiming to rescue the passengers who have been taken hostage.

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The action movie " Lost Flight " (2023) depicts the survival of passenger plane captains who make an emergency landing on an island controlled by violent terrorists. Gerard Butler, who plays the powerful captain who joins forces with the murderer he is escorting to defeat the terrorists, is believed to be wearing a Jaeger-LeCoultre Polaris Chronograph WT (Ref. Q905T480) in this film.

This watch is a diver's chronograph equipped with a " world time function " that allows you to instantly check the time zones of 24 major cities around the world by rotating the inner bezel with the crown at the 10 o'clock position. It is the perfect watch for pilots who fly around the world. Since the emergency landing was on an island in the Philippines surrounded by sea, the fact that it is a diver's watch that is waterproof to 100m is also likely to be a plus for survival.

summary

What did you think.

Gerard Butler played Leonidas I, the Spartan King who fought in the Battle of Thermopylae (480 BC) with 300 Spartan soldiers, fought on equal terms with a Persian army said to be more than 200,000 strong, and died a heroic death in the end.

He is one of the rare actors who can show such an overwhelming presence that he is second to none in Hollywood when it comes to playing a " reliable leader " who personally charges into the front lines.

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As a leader who leads the way in the fight on the front lines, the watch he wears is top-notch. It's not a super luxury item, but it seems that he's chosen a high-end watch that is practical and durable to match the character he plays, and that also has a stylish design and presence that will look good on screen.

If you want to see a reliable leader with a good watch mowing down bad guys, check out Gerard Butler's action movies. I also recommend Olympus (2013), in which he plays Secret Service Captain Mike Banning!

Ah, but the watch that Mike Banning wears is a G-SHOCK ...
But hey, G-SHOCK is a good watch too...

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