"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For the 141st installment, we will be introducing " Donnie Yen's watch ."
Yuen Woo-ping is a leading figure in the Hong Kong film industry, known for directing Drunken Master (1978) starring Jackie Chan, and also for his martial arts instruction in Hollywood films such as The Matrix (1999) and Kill Bill (2003). Donnie Yen was discovered by Yuen and starred in many of his films, leading him to Hollywood in the 2000s. It is no exaggeration to say that he is now the most popular Asian star not only in the Hong Kong film industry, but in Hollywood as well.
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His exploits are not limited to kung fu movies and crime movies. In the Star Wars spinoff Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016), he played the blind monk Chirrut, who is invincible against more than 10 Stormtroopers with just a cane. This earned him the nickname " The Strongest Man in the Universe ."
This time, we would like to take a closer look at the watch worn by Donnie Yen in the movie.
Special ID Special status
SPECIAL ID (2013)
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Hong Kong police officer Ron ( Donnie Yen ) becomes a member of the organization of underworld boss Hong ( Collin Chou ) and continues to conduct dangerous undercover investigations. One day, an incident occurs in which Sonny ( Andy Ong ), who was once Ron's younger brother, steals the gang's drugs and escapes. Ordered by both Hong and the Hong Kong police to capture Sonny, Ron heads to Guangdong Province in mainland China, where Sonny is believed to be hiding.
While ostensibly pursuing Sunny as a member of the underworld, Long now has a "special status" that allows him to work with the Chinese police to solve cases. He teams up with Jing ( Jing Tian ), an elite female detective from mainland China, to track down Sunny.
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Donnie Yen served as producer, action director, and lead actor in the crime action film " Special ID " (2013). This is the final film in Donnie Yen's "modern action trilogy" that incorporates elements of mixed martial arts, following " SPL: Die Quietly " (2005) and " Flash Point " (2007).
The watch worn by Donnie Yen, who plays a detective who is conducting undercover investigations into a criminal organization, in this film is the Roger Dubuis Pulsion Micro-Rotor Chronograph (Ref. RDDBPU0003) . A watch with such a punchy design is perfect for his well-trained arm with a dragon tattoo. It really brings out his "extraordinary aura."
Raging Fire
RAGING FIRE (2021)
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The Hong Kong police drug investigation team raids a drug deal between the Vietnamese and Hong Kong mafias, but is shot dead by a mysterious group of five who suddenly appear and the mafia is killed along with the mafia, and the drugs are stolen. Detective Bong ( Donnie Yen ), who was removed from the investigation due to political pressure, realizes that his former junior officer Ngo ( Nicholas Tse ) may be involved in the case.
In an incident four years ago, five young police officers, including Ngo, were betrayed by the police higher-ups and framed for assault resulting in death. They were found guilty and imprisoned. The true identities of the drug robbers turned out to be five men who vowed to take revenge on the police after their release. Ngo and his friends became vengeful demons and began to provoke the police. Eventually, their anger was directed towards Bon and his family, who had not saved them when they were police officers...
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Benny Chan is a master director known for his work on films such as " Police Force " (2004) starring Jackie Chan. In his final film, the detective action film " Raging Fire " (2021), Donnie Yen plays Bong, a muscular detective with a strong sense of justice.
The watch he wears in this film is a Casio Entisar (Ref. MTD-100D ) . It is a Casio quartz watch for overseas markets that can be purchased for around 10,000 yen. Many of the main characters in this film wear Casio watches, so it may have been a tie-up with Casio, although this has not been made public.
John Wick: Consequences
JOHN WICK: CHAPTER 4 (2023)
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John Wick ( Keanu Reeves ), a legendary assassin who had been living in seclusion, returned to the underworld for revenge after his beloved dog, left behind by his wife after she died of an illness, was killed by the Russian mafia. John Wick singlehandedly destroyed the Russian mafia and achieved his revenge, but because he broke the rules of the world's largest crime organization, the "Supreme Union," he is pursued by assassins from all over the world and his life is targeted.
While fighting the "Top League" for freedom from the underworld, John Wick visits the Continental Hotel in Osaka to ask for the help of his old friend Shimazu ( Hiroyuki Sanada ). However, there he finds his old friend, the blind hitman Caine ( Donnie Yen ), whose daughter has been taken hostage by the Top League.
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The " John Wick " series was produced and directed by Chad Stahelski , who was Keanu Reeves' stuntman in " The Matrix ," and starred his ally Keanu Reeves. In the fourth film, " John Wick: Consequences " (2023), Donnie Yen plays Caine, an old friend of John Wick and a blind hitman who is trying to kill him.
The watch Caine wears in the film is a pocket watch (ref. unknown) made by Carl F. Bucherer, a sponsor of the John Wick series. On the back of the watch is a photo of his daughter, who has been taken hostage by the Prime Alliance and is unable to get close to her.
By the way, here is the watch worn by Keanu Reeves in "John Wick".
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Donnie Yen's main focus in movies is hand-to-hand combat, such as kung fu action. There are few movies in which he wears a watch in the first place, so research was a bit difficult. Nevertheless, the fact that he chose Roger Dubuis for the film he produced shows his commitment to watches.
In the off-shot photos, he is seen wearing a Rolex Yacht-Master II (Ref. 116680) and a Sea-Dweller Deepsea D-Blue (Ref. 116660) , and there is no doubt that he is a lover of luxury watches.
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" Ip Man " (2008) is a kung fu film that depicts the life of a real martial artist known as a master of Wing Chun , a Chinese martial art that Bruce Lee also studied. Donnie Yen, who played the lead role of Ip Man, said, "I can't imagine a role better than Ip Man, so I want this to be my last kung fu film ."
Now that you mention it, " the strongest man in the universe ," Donnie Yen, is also 60 years old. In "John Wick: Consequences," he still showed off his sharp action, but from now on, we can look forward to seeing the "cool" Donnie Yen appearing in human dramas and suspense movies.
On that occasion, it would be great if you could show off a new side of yourself by wearing an elegant dress watch .
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