Actor's Watch #155 [Seriously?] Patrick Dempsey's watch

"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
For the 155th installment, we will be introducing " Patrick Dempsey's watch ."

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Patrick Dempsey is a handsome actor who gained idol-like popularity through his appearances in many romantic comedies and coming-of-age films from the 1980s and 1990s, such as "Can't Buy Me Love " (1987), in which an unattractive high school boy becomes the boyfriend of the school idol for one month, and " The Mobsters " (1991), which depicts the youth and conflicts of young gangsters set during the Prohibition era.

Although his popularity waned in the late 1990s, he was blessed with many roles in the 2000s and made a comeback as a supporting actor with a sweet look. He is also known as a racing team owner and driver, and has been active in the world of motorsports, including finishing fourth in the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

This time, we would like to take a closer look at the watch worn by Patrick Dempsey in the movie.

Close-distance love

MADE OF HONOR (2008)

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Tom ( Patrick Dempsey ), a playboy college student, and Hannah ( Michelle Monaghan ), a serious art student, had the worst possible first meeting at a college costume party, but as they talked, they grew to like each other and became best friends, able to tell each other anything without hiding anything.

Ten years have passed since then. Tom, now a wealthy man with a successful business, is still a playboy. Hannah works at an art museum. One day, Hannah takes a long trip to Scotland to collect exhibits for the museum. Feeling lonely without his best friend, Tom decides to confess his feelings to her when she returns home, but Hannah tells him that she is engaged to a man she met in Scotland, Colin ( Kevin McKidd ), and is moving to Scotland.

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In the romantic comedy film " Close Contact " (2008), which depicts the struggles of a playboy businessman who falls in love with a serious woman, Patrick Dempsey, who plays a womanizing executive, is wearing a watch that appears to be a JeanRichard Tourbillon TV Screen (Ref. 96016-53-10B-AA4D) .

JeanRichard was founded in 1994 as a diffusion brand of Girard -Perregaux, named after Jean Richard, a 17th century watchmaker who is also known as the father of the Swiss watch industry. JeanRichard's expensive tourbillon models, which have an Italian feel among Swiss watches, are the perfect choice for a wealthy playboy character.

Grey's Anatomy

GREY'S ANATOMY (2005-2023)

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Meredith Grey ( Ellen Pompeo ) and her fellow interns are at Seattle Grace Hospital for the first time. They were medical students until yesterday, but from today they are in a position to take care of people's lives as doctors, and their days of practical training begin.

Meanwhile, Meredith is upset when she finds out that her new boss, brain surgeon Derek Shepherd ( Patrick Dempsey ), is the same man she met at a bar the night before and thought it was just a one-night stand. Despite her troubles with her relationship with Derek, Meredith continues to advance in her career as a medical intern.

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Set in a large hospital in Seattle, the popular TV drama " Grey's Anatomy" (2005-2023) has been running for over 15 years, depicting the growth of young medical interns as they struggle with work and love. Patrick Dempsey, who played the role of a brilliant brain surgeon who becomes the superior of the medical interns and was a regular on the show from 2005 to 2015, wears a Girard-Perregaux WW.TC Financial Chronograph (Ref. 49805-11-255-11A) in the series .

As the name "Financial" suggests, this model is a watch for financial people and investors that displays the time of financial markets around the world. Wearing such a watch may represent the fact that the doctor is also active in stock investment and asset management.

Bridget Jones's Diary: The Last of Us

BRIDGET JONES' BABY (2016)

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Bridget Jones ( Renee Zellweger ) was steadily building her career as a TV producer. However, even though she is in her forties, she is still single. Her former lover, Daniel, died in a plane crash, and Daniel's rival, Mark ( Colin Firth ), has married another woman.

One day, Bridget meets Jack ( Patrick Dempsey ), a dandy businessman, at an outdoor rock festival and ends up in bed with him under the influence of alcohol. A week later, she meets Mark, who is in the middle of divorce mediation, and they hit it off. They also have a relationship. A while later, Bridget realizes that she is pregnant, but...

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" Bridget Jones's Diary " (2001) was a huge hit, depicting the love and troubles of an ordinary woman in her 30s. In its sequel, " Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason " (2016), Patrick Dempsey plays Jack, a dandy businessman who has a relationship with Bridget, who is now in her 40s.

The watch he wears in this film is believed to be the TAG Heuer Monaco Chronograph ACM Black Steel (Ref. CAW211M.FC6324) . The famous black Monaco is the collaboration model with Bamford (Ref. CAW2190.FC6437), but that was released in 2018, whereas this film was released in 2016. Also, since the crown is not visible on the left side of the case in the photo, it is highly likely that this is not the Bamford model with the Caliber 11, but rather the "ACM (Automobile Club of Monaco)" model with a right crown released in 2013.

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What did you think.

Since Patrick Dempsey often plays the role of a "good playboy," the watches he wears in the movies tend to be models that are elegant yet sporty and masculine.

However, off-screen, Patrick Dempsey has many stories that show his honest and down-to-earth personality, such as when he bought 47 bankrupt Tully's Coffee stores for a whopping $9.2 million to protect jobs , and when he said in an interview, "If you pursue something just for the money, you're bound to end up in a miserable situation. I choose my roles based on the satisfaction I get from acting, rather than the salary ." Such contrasts are also a big part of his charm. Serious , eh ?

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Well, my first movie of 2024 is the slasher horror movie " Thanksgiving, " in which a killer appears in a rural town bustling with Thanksgiving and massacres the residents and students. Patrick Dempsey, who plays the sheriff investigating the unidentified killer, gave a very good performance, so I thought I had to write about it in my column right away.

In 2023, he was chosen as the " Sexiest Man in the World " by People magazine, and he was happy about it, saying, "I've only been playing supporting roles recently, so I'm happy!" It's worth keeping an eye on the movies he stars in.

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