Sylvester Stallone and "Panerai" and "Richard Mille" ~Actor's Watch #6~

*Source: https://thelogicalindian.com/story-feed/get-inspired/inspirational-success-story-of-sylvester-stallone-rags-to-riches/

"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
In this sixth installment, we will take a closer look at the wrist of Sylvester Stallone , the muscular action star who represented the 80s.

Sylvester Stallone, who rose to international stardom in 1976 with the huge success of "Rocky," a film he wrote and starred in himself, is known as an actor who is a huge fan of watches, and has been photographed in his private life wearing many expensive watches, including jeweled Rolex models and Patek Philippe Nautilus watches.

*Source: https://superwatchman.com/sylvester-stallone-rolex-day-date-yellow-gold-ruby-bezel/

Now, let's take a closer look at what watches Stallone, a watch enthusiast, has chosen to wear in the films he stars in.

Stallone and Panerai

The first watch that comes to mind when thinking of Stallone to wear in the film is the Panerai Ref. PAM5218-201/A Luminor Pre-Vendome .

*Source: https://www.panerai.com/

In the 1996 disaster movie "Daylight," Stallone plays an emergency medical technician who is wearing an equally bulky watch on his muscular arms, which sparked a buzz around the world with people asking, "What is that ridiculously huge watch?"

*Source: https://perezcope.com/2020/03/30/an-exceptionally-rare-luminor-submersible-sly-tech-panerai/

Panerai is now known to all watch enthusiasts, but it was originally a "military secret" product supplied to the Italian military and other organizations, and was not allowed to be sold to the general public until the military contract ended in 1993. Therefore, when the movie was released in 1996, it was still a "rare" brand whose existence was known only to a select few watch enthusiasts.

Around 1995, before Panerai became famous, Stallone encountered a Panerai watch in Rome, Italy. He fell in love with the sturdy, huge case, which he had never seen before, at first sight and ordered an original model. This was the "Ref. PAM5218-201/A Luminor," also known as the "Pre-Vendome," which he wore in the film "Daylight."

*Source: https://www.forbes.com/

This movie was the catalyst for Panerai to make a huge breakthrough around the world as "the watch that Stallone fell in love with," and it created a huge sensation in the watch industry with the "big and thick" boom .

It is fair to say that Stallone and Panerai played a leading role in moving away from an era in which "thinness and lightness" was a sign of technological skill, and "elegance" was what was sought above all in a watch, to an era in which luxury watches are also expected to have "presence," "impact," and "strength."

Since then, Stallone and Panerai's close relationship has continued to the present day, with several models being released, including the ``PAM00196 Daylight Luminor Chronograph'' , named after the movie's title, and the ``Slytech'' model, which incorporates Stallone's input and bears his nickname ``Sly' '.

*Source: https://www.sothebys.com/en/buy/auction/2019/watches-online-7/panerai-luminor-chronograph-daylight-reference-pam

Stallone also wrote, directed and starred in the recent "Expendables" series.
Stallone continues to play the role of a leading Panerai star in the film industry, with several Panerai watches featured, including the PAM00332 Luminor 1950 Rattrapante Regatta 2009 and the PAM00382 Luminor Submersible 1950 3 Days Bronzo .

*Source: http://www.mitteleuropa.ihostfull.com/filmlocations_expendables_02.html?i=1

In December 2020, the Pre-Vendome Luminor that Stallone actually wore in the movie "Daylight" was put up for auction at Phillips, where it was sold for the high price of $214,200 (approximately 22.3 million yen) .

*Source: https://www.panerai.com/

Stallone and Richard Mille

In the popular action series "The Expendables 3" released in 2014, it was a hot topic that Stallone, who wrote and starred in the film, was wearing a watch that was not a Panerai.
The watch in question is the Richard Mille RM032 Automatic Chronograph Diver .
This is a rugged military watch equipped with an annual calendar function and a striking red color.

*Source: https://blog.dupontregistry.com/watches/five-of-sylvester-stallones-personal-watches-heading-to-auction/

The choice of this watch suggests that Stallone attaches various meanings to the watches of his characters, such as the irony that a member of the fighting unit known as the "Expendables" who would become expendable after their death would be wearing a Richard Mille watch, the complete opposite of expendable, and the fact that this one-of-a-kind special piece with incredible robustness represents the character of a "fighter who can survive in any extreme condition."

*Source: http://oceanictime.blogspot.com/2014/08/expendables-3-watches.html

Stallone also collaborated with Richard Mille, co-developing
The RM 25-01 Adventure Tourbillon Chronograph is equipped with a compass and spirit level, making it truly the ultimate mechanical outdoor watch .

*Source: https://www.richardmille.com/

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Stallone's "heritage" feel

The film "The Expendables" took on the difficult mission of reviving the legacy of "80s action movies" in the present and passing it on to the next generation, and was a success as a new generation of entertainment. In the watch industry, it can be said to have been made using a "heritage" approach, which uses the latest technology to revive historical watch designs and styles in the present day.

The "Ref. PAM5218-201/A Luminor Pre-Vendôme" worn in "Daylight" and which became the foundation of the big and thick watch boom, is also a watch that was originally a reproduction (heritage) of an early model by Panerai, which was founded in 1860. I think it can be said that Stallone has always been good at reviving past heritage and making it trendy.

In order to revive the 80s action movie that he made and is so proud of into a film that can be enjoyed by both old fans and young movie fans today, perhaps he took inspiration from the techniques and sensibilities of the "heritage" trend in the world of watches, which he loves. Am I the only one who thinks so?

summary

As with the 007 series, trends in the watch industry can influence the world of film, and as with Panerai in this case, it is also possible for a watch's use in a film to change trends in the watch industry.

If you want to keep up with trends in the watch industry, be sure to take a look at the watches worn by people in movies and on TV.

Maybe you'll find your next great watch!

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