"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
In this 137th installment, we will be introducing " Edward Norton's Watch ."
The suspense film " The Man Who Was True " (1996) starring Richard Gere. Edward Norton beat out over 2,000 auditions to land the role. His performance as a murder suspect with multiple personalities in this film, his film debut, was highly praised, and he began his career as a film actor, while also establishing himself as one of Hollywood's leading actors.
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Edward Norton studied Japanese during his university years and worked with his grandfather, James Routh , an urban development expert, on the construction of the Osaka aquarium Kaiyukan. He is also fluent in Japanese, and is well-known among Japanese movie fans as a Japanophile star who always greets people with " Okini! " when he comes to Japan to promote a new movie.
This time, we would like to take a closer look at the watch worn by Edward Norton in the film.
Fight Club
FIGHT CLUB (1999)
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"I" ( Edward Norton ), a busy recall investigator for a major automobile company, lives a life of luxury in a luxury condominium, surrounded by Scandinavian furniture, tableware, and designer clothes. One day, on a business trip, "I" meets Tyler Durden ( Brad Pitt ), a man who claims to be a soap salesman. "I" receives a business card from Tyler, who boasts that he can make not only soap but also bombs. When "I" returns home from his business trip, he finds that his condominium has been blown to pieces in an explosion.
Having lost his home, furniture and clothes, "I" reunites with Tyler through his business card. He begs him to let him stay at his house. His answer is, "If you hit me as hard as you can, I'll let you stay." After a late-night fight in a parking lot, "I" feels an intense sense of fulfillment and begins living with Tyler in a strange sort of cohabitation. "I" and Tyler often enjoy fist-fights in the city. Soon, men from the city start to gather there too. It doesn't take long for this to become a secret organization of men who enjoy one-on-one fights, known as " Fight Club ."
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"Fight Club " (1999), an anarchic and violent suspense movie in which director David Fincher of " Seven " (1995) teams up again with Brad Pitt . Edward Norton plays an elite businessman who receives training in fist fighting from Brad Pitt's violent Tyler Durden. Although there is no scene in which the watch he wears is clearly visible in the movie, movie and watch fans say it is a Hamilton Jazzmaster (Ref. unknown/reference image) .
The film was released in 1999, during a transitional period when the trend in wristwatches was beginning to shift from quartz to mechanical. As the character is a salaryman who is sensitive to trends and likes small luxuries, and buys his furniture from IKEA , it would make sense for him to wear a reasonably priced mechanical watch that is ahead of the trend. Of course, there is a chance that it could be quartz.
The Incredible Hulk
THE INCREDIBLE HULK (2008)
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Dr. Bruce Banner ( Edward Norton ), a genius physicist, was working on a re-creation experiment of the "Superman Serum" that gave birth to the superhero "Captain America". Eventually, he administered the experimental serum to himself, but the experiment failed. He transformed into a green giant with great power, " Hulk ", lost his sanity, and became a man pursued by the military.
As his heart rate increases, he involuntarily transforms into a titan, and while studying under a Brazilian martial artist ( Rickson Gracie ) he learns to control his emotions, all the while searching for a way to return his body to normal. However, one day he is attacked and cornered by an elite military unit, and transforms into the Hulk, wiping out the unit. The only surviving member of the unit, Blonsky ( Tim Roth ), takes a sample of Bruce's blood and chooses to transform into a titan himself in order to counter the mighty Hulk's powers...
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The Hulk is a giant green creature with superhuman strength, who is well known for his appearance in the Avengers (2012) series. In The Incredible Hulk (2008), which depicts the birth of the Hulk, Edward Norton, who plays Dr. Bruce, the man who transforms into the Hulk, wears a Polar heart rate watch (Ref. unknown) .
Founded in 1977, Polar is still known as a leading manufacturer of heart rate monitors for athletes. In the film, they are clearly seen in the scene where Dr. Bruce, who is learning how to control his anger from Rickson Gracie , checks his heart rate.
Motherless Brooklyn
MOTHERLESS BROOKLYN (2019)
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New York in the late 1950s. Lionel ( Edward Norton ), who lived in an orphanage, is taken in by private detective Frank ( Bruce Willis ) and begins working as an apprentice detective. Lionel's tic disorder causes him to always blurt out words he doesn't mean, but he uses his extraordinary memory to complete his detective work.
One day, Frank, the man who raised Lionel as a detective, is shot to death by an unknown assailant. With few clues and the investigation proving difficult, Lionel puts on Frank's hat and coat and searches for the truth behind his death. Eventually, he finds himself immersed in a huge conspiracy hidden behind New York's urban development plan...
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" Motherless Brooklyn " (2019), a hard-boiled detective film set in New York about 10 years after the end of World War II, directed, written, produced and starring Edward Norton. Edward Norton plays Lionel, a detective who suffers from a neurological disorder but has an outstanding memory that gets to the truth of the case. In this film, he wears a La Marck three-hand watch (Ref. unknown) .
La Marque was a popular American watch manufacturer from the 1940s to the 1960s. This vintage watch reflects his upbringing, which was not exactly wealthy, having been raised in an orphanage, and is in keeping with the historical context.
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Even in his private life, there are hardly any photos of Edward Norton wearing a luxury watch such as a Rolex or Patek Philippe , and in his movies he only wears ordinary watches. This is not a very interesting column for a luxury watch specialty store (lol). Sorry about that.
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Now, speaking of Edward Norton 's latest work, it is " Asteroid City " (2023) directed by Wes Anderson, which has been featured in this column several times. In the movie, he plays a screenwriter called "the legendary playwright", but I haven't looked into it in detail to avoid spoilers, so please forgive me.
In Wes Anderson's films, attractive watches also appear, such as the director's close friend Owen Wilson wearing a Rolex watch. I'm planning to watch the film at the cinema soon, so I'll let you know if I see any interesting watches on display.
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