[Jason Bourne] Matt Damon's favorite watch ~Actor's Watch #191~

Around 1992, when Matt Damon was still unknown as an actor, he wrote a screenplay with his childhood friend Ben Affleck, which was made into a film titled "Good Will Hunting" (1997), for which he was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and won the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay.

As you all know, since then he has starred in numerous Hollywood blockbusters and continues to be an undisputed Hollywood star.

"Actor's Watch" focuses on the watches worn by actors active in movies, television, etc.
In this 191st installment, we will introduce Matt Damon's favorite watch .

Rolex

Explorer [Ref.1016]

The World Series of Poker is a global poker tournament that has been held since 1970. In 2019, Japanese player Kazuki Ikeuchi came in second and won 90 million yen in prize money with a participation fee of 160,000 yen, which became a hot topic. Matt Damon participated in the 2007 tournament with his best friend Ben Affleck. The watch he wore at the time was a Rolex Explorer (Ref. 1016).

If there is such a thing as a "poker face" on a wristwatch dial, many people would say that the first to come to mind is the Explorer, a watch for unfazed adventurers that thoroughly eliminates unnecessary decoration and pursues simple beauty and strength.

In the movie "Rounders" (1998), Matt Damon played a professional gambler (rounder) who makes a living by playing poker. Perhaps the results of researching the appropriate clothes, watches, shoes, etc. for the role were reflected in his appearance.

TAG Heuer

Link Chronograph [Ref. CT1111.BA0550 ]

At the 2009 Venice Film Festival, Matt Damon attended the premiere of his film The Informant! (2009), which depicts a real-life corporate crime that occurred in the 1990s. The watch he was wearing in front of the assembled reporters was likely a Tag Heuer Link Chronograph (Ref. CT1111.BA0550).

In fact, this watch was also worn in "The Bourne Identity" (2002), the first film in the Jason Bourne series, which was his big break. It is not known whether he wore a watch that he already had personally, or whether he wore it during filming and liked it, but in any case, there is no doubt that he is very fond of this watch. The Link, which features a unique bracelet designed based on ergonomics to reduce strain on the arm, is known for its excellent wearing comfort.

Van Cleef & Arpels

Midnight Planetarium [Ref. VCARO4J000 ]

Matt Damon was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Actor for his role in the Martian (2015), a science fiction film about the survival of an astronaut stranded on Mars. Unfortunately, he missed out on the award, but the watch he wore at the awards ceremony, dressed in a tuxedo, became a hot topic among watch lovers.

The watch in question is the Van Cleef & Arpels Midnight Planetarium (Ref. VCARO4J000), a complication model that depicts the movement of the solar system on the dial, with natural stones revolving around the sun placed in the center of the aventurine dial, revolving around the planets Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, and Saturn in the same cycle as the actual planets.

The sci-fi film, set on Mars, was nominated for an Academy Award, and the playful choice to represent this is represented by a watch that displays the movements of Mars and other planets.

Piaget

Andy Warhol [ Ref.G0A42236 ]

The Met Gala is a fashion festival held annually at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. This year's Met Gala 2024, which has a theme and dress code based on the novel "The Garden of Time" by British science fiction writer J.G. Ballard , invited many celebrities to wear styles that clash opposing elements such as "past and future," "nature and technology," and "matter and antimatter" in accordance with the theme.

Matt Damon appeared at the Met Gala 2024 dressed in a tuxedo and escorting his wife Luciana Damon. Although it is hard to see in the photo because it is hidden by his sleeve, the watch he was wearing at the time was a Piaget Andy Warhol ( Ref. G0A42236 ), a reproduction model of the watch worn by the darling of contemporary art.

Ballard and Warhol are said to have influenced each other as a novelist and a contemporary artist. The styling of a classic tuxedo combined with a watch beloved by Warhol, a contemporary artist, is a perfect expression of Ballard's "Garden of Time."

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What did you think?

Hollywood filmmakers and Japanese press alike all agree that Matt Damon is a "very nice guy." His down-to-earth personality can be seen in various stories surrounding him, such as when he was staying in a place for a movie shoot and happened to stop by a bartender and they hit it off and started dating their current wife.

Matt Damon's next film is a movie called "RIP" in which he will co-star with his childhood friend Ben Affleck. This film, produced by a production company co-founded by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is one of the films I am personally looking forward to.

Although the details of the plot are still unknown, it will be directed by John Carnahan, known for suspense and action movies such as my favorite "NARC" (2002), "Smokin' Aces" (2006), and "The A-Team" (2010), so I can say that it will definitely be a movie that hits the spot for my tastes. I hope it will be released properly in Japan!

See you later!