Actor's Watch #128 [Side-parted Bob] Javier Bardem's watch

"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For the 128th installment, we will be looking at Javier Bardem's watch .

Javier Bardem's eccentric performance as Anton Chigurh , a creepy assassin who wields a compressed air gun for butchery, in the suspense film " No Country for Old Men " (2007) by the masterful Coen brothers, captured the hearts of movie fans, and he became the first Spanish actor to win the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor for this film, joining the ranks of international star actors.

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Javier Bardem is a talented actor with an ethereal talent who has received high praise for his roles in literary works and human dramas, as well as appearing in major action films such as " Skyfall " (2012) and " Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales " (2017), gaining popularity and recognition among a wide range of people.

This time, we would like to take a closer look at the watch he wore in the movie.

Live Fresh

LIVE FLESH (1997)

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Madrid, winter 1970. A pregnant prostitute gives birth to a boy on a bus. Twenty years later, the child, named Victor, has grown into a fine young man ( Liberto Rabal ). One day, Victor falls in love at first sight with Elena ( Francesca Neri ), whom he meets at a club, and shows up at her house, but Elena, who is addicted to drugs, points a gun at him and tries to drive him away. When police officer David ( Javier Bardem ) is called to the scene, his pistol accidentally goes off, hitting David. David is left paralyzed from the waist down, and Victor is thrown in prison.

A few years later, David, who had quit his job as a police officer and become a popular wheelchair basketball player, married Elena after the incident and built a happy family. However, he did not know that Victor, who had served his sentence and been released from prison, was planning revenge against him for putting him in prison...

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Live Flesh (1997), a group drama about five men and women that begins with an accidental gun discharge, is directed by Spanish film genius Pedro Almodovar. The watch worn by Javier Bardem, who plays a former police officer turned wheelchair basketball player who is paralyzed from the waist down, in this film is thought to be the Omega Speedmaster Mark 40 ( Ref. 3513.53 ) .

This watch is one of several models released in 1997 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the Speedmaster . It was not a limited edition, but was produced as part of the regular collection for about 10 years, so there are still many second-hand models on the market, making it a very easy watch to obtain. Among the Speedmasters, this one is known for its vivid red chronograph hands and sub-dial scales. Was it chosen to match the red of the costume? Or is this the characteristic of Spain, the " country of passion "?

Eat, pray, love

EAT, PRAY, LOVE (2010)

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Liz ( Julia Roberts ), a writer, is on holiday in Bali when a fortune teller tells her that she will marry twice in her life and that she will lose everything in a short time, but get it all back. She decides to divorce her husband, with whom she has increasingly become at odds. After returning to Japan and leaving her home, Liz meets handsome actor David ( James Franco ) and begins living in his apartment as they move through a mutually-agreed divorce. However, her "love to forget her husband" does not last long, and she soon leaves David's apartment and sets off on a journey around the world to rediscover herself.

First, Liz visits Italy. After worrying about gaining weight and constantly dieting, she enjoys pasta and pizza and remembers the joy of eating. Next, she visits India, where she finds peace of mind through yoga and meditation, and thinks back to her life with David. Finally, she visits Bali again, where she meets and falls in love with Felipe ( Javier Bardem ), a man who is unable to start a new relationship due to the trauma of his divorce.

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Eat, Pray, Love (2010) is a romantic film based on the autobiographical essay by author Elizabeth Gilbert, which has sold 15 million copies worldwide. Javier Bardem plays a divorced man who falls in love with a female writer played by Julia Roberts. He wears what appears to be an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra ( Ref. 2503.30 ) .

As far as the image shows, there is no horizontal line engraved on the dial, known as the " deck concept ," so it is likely the first Aqua Terra, which was released around 2002 and had a flat dial. The setting in which he falls in love with the heroine is the island of Bali. If you want a watch that combines the dressiness appropriate for a romantic movie with the water resistance appropriate for a resort island, there is no better watch than the Seamaster Aqua Terra.

The Law of Evil

THE COUNSELOR (2013)

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The Counselor ( Michael Fassbinder ), a successful lawyer known as "The Counselor," who is about to marry his girlfriend Lola ( Penélope Cruz ), is invited by his friend Rainer ( Javier Bardem ), who runs a large business venture, to try his hand at drug dealing, which is said to have a 4,000% profit margin, just for the heck of it.

After being introduced to an underworld drug dealer by Rainer, the Counselor immediately gets to work, but during a drug deal in Mexico, an accident occurs when a drug mule is killed by an unknown assailant. The murdered mule's mother happens to be a prisoner for whom the Counselor was handling bail procedures, and so he becomes the object of suspicion and vigilance, and is cornered by the drug cartel...

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A lawyer with status and income steps into the world of evil without much thought. This leads to his life being turned upside down in " The Cop " (2013). With big-name actors such as Cameron Diaz and Brad Pitt in supporting roles, Javier Bardem plays a flashy businessman who tempts the protagonist down the path of evil.

He is wearing Ray -Ban sunglasses, a Versace butterfly shirt, blue pants and a white belt, a fashion that seems like the height of chaos, and is also wearing the flashy Bulgari Diagono Professional GMT ( Ref. DP42G GMT ) . This luxury brand solid gold watch, packed with design elements, exudes the aura of a truly " successful " businessman.

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What did you think.

Javier Bardem, who skillfully plays a wide variety of characters from handsome to eccentric ( more often than not, eccentric ), skillfully wears watches that fit his roles, from basic popular models to flashy solid gold models.

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" No Country for Old Men " is a movie I personally love and rewatch several times a year to enjoy Anton Chigurh's performance. However, I can't help but wonder if it would have been such a masterpiece if Javier Bardem hadn't played the role of Anton Chigurh.

Even in the world of watches, encountering a rare piece or a vintage Rolex is a once-in-a-lifetime experience. It is not uncommon for the purchase of that one piece to change one's life. If there is a piece that is "the one!", you want to grab it as soon as possible without missing the opportunity. The more experienced watch store staff are, the more they have accumulated regrets, saying " If only I had bought that watch at that time... "

I don't want to have any more regrets like that! But I don't have the money!
Seriously, the world is out of control now...

see you!