"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
In this 62nd installment, we will be introducing some of the "super" expensive watches that appeared in movies.
" Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides " (2011) cost about 46.9 billion yen, and " Avengers: Endgame " (2019) cost about 44 billion yen. Hollywood movies don't skimp on production costs, but even so, it's rare for a watch that's so expensive it can be called "super expensive" to appear in the film.
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Many of the big blockbusters that make big box office revenue are action movies, and the intense action can lead to contractual issues if the watch breaks or is damaged, so there is probably no need to take such a risk by using an extremely expensive watch as a prop. Still, the good thing about the Internet is that you can find a lot of different ones if you look.
This time, we will be introducing some extremely expensive watches that will make you think, "Surprisingly, they are works of art like this?"
JUNO
JUNO (2007)
Juno ( Elliot Page ), a 16-year-old high school girl, finds herself unexpectedly pregnant. After struggling with whether to give birth or have an abortion, Juno decides to give birth and begins to search for foster parents with the help of her best friend Leah. Juno decides to foster Mark ( Jason Bateman ), a composer who lives in an upscale residential area, and Vanessa, seeing them as the "perfect couple." However, while Vanessa wants a child, Mark has not yet decided to have one. When Juno finds out, she begins to worry about whether she should make Mark a foster parent...
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"Juno " is a heartwarming comedy film that depicts the struggles of Juno, a cynical high school girl who loves punk rock, who becomes pregnant. The expensive watch worn in this film is played by Jason Bateman , who is known for his voice acting in " Hancock " (2008) with Will Smith and Pixar's CG animation feature film " Zootopia " (2016), and plays Mark, a composer chosen by the heroine Juno as the adoptive father of her baby.
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In this movie, he is wearing a watch that appears to be a Rolex Daytona (Ref. 6263) . This hand-wound Daytona features a black-eyed panda sub-dial and a plastic bezel, and depending on the condition, it will not go below 10 million yen. Mark, played by Bateman, lives in an upscale residential area and is the husband of the "perfect couple" whose heroine Juno is considering putting her child up for adoption. He has some really great hobbies.
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By the way, this hand-wound Daytona seems to be Jason Bateman's personal favorite, and he is often photographed wearing it in private and off-shots. Although "Juno" was released in over 2,400 theaters, won an Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, and ultimately grossed over $200 million, it was originally a low-budget film by a new director that was released in only seven theaters. It is thought that the watches worn by the characters were provided by the actors' personal belongings.
PARKER
PARKER (2013)
One day, Parker ( Jason Statham ), a genius professional robber, pulls off a successful robbery with four new companions, but they betray him, stealing a large sum of money and leaving him with serious injuries that leave him near death. Parker survives and flies to Palm Beach, where they are hiding out, to begin searching for them and get revenge. He then meets a woman there and learns that the four are planning a new robbery, so he waits for an opportunity to get revenge...
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The original work is the " Parker " series written by the late best-selling crime novelist Donald E. Westlake under the pseudonym " Richard Stark ." In the original work, Parker was portrayed as a ruthless, cold-hearted, and violent man, but the way he was transformed into a stoic, modern anti-hero was due to the skill of Taylor Hackford , a skilled director known for films such as " The Boys " (1982).
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The main character of this film, Parker, a professional robber, is played by Jason Statham , as you know. The watch he wears in this film is thought to be the Richard Mille Felipe Massa Big Date Chronograph (Ref. RM011) . Depending on the market and exchange rate, this watch would be worth over 40 million yen if new. This alone shows how skilled a robber Parker is. Parker's motto is "I only kill bad guys. I only steal dirty money. I do my work perfectly and beautifully." So it can be said that the Richard Mille, which boasts strength, high precision, and perfect beauty, loved by the wealthy and top athletes around the world, is the perfect watch for him.
Moebius
M Ö BIUS (2013)
Moise ( Jean Dujardin ), a spy for the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB), was investigating the money laundering allegations of Russian businessman Rostovsky ( Tim Roth ) in Monaco. Moise hires Alice ( Cécile de France ), a female dealer working at the bank run by Rostovsky, as an informant, and the two eventually fall in love. However, Alice's true identity is that of a female spy employed by the CIA, the enemy organization of the FSB...
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Set in the international city of Monaco, this film depicts the intertwining of love and betrayal between spies and was a big hit in France, where it debuted at number two on the charts. The expensive watch worn in this film is worn by Jean Dujardin, a renowned French actor who won the Best Actor award at the 84th Academy Awards in 2011.
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The watch he wears in the film is the FP Journe Octa Calendrier . It is known as the world's first watch with a power reserve of over 120 hours and an annual calendar, and is also a high-priced item priced at over 30 million yen. FP Journe is a watch brand from Geneva, Switzerland, but its founder and watchmaker , François-Paul Journe , is French and born in Marseille. The film and the watch are also mentioned on the FP Journe official website, so it is likely that FP Journe went out of their way to sponsor the film industry in France, the founder's home country.
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What did you think?
What's interesting about movies is that super expensive watches don't appear in lavish blockbusters, but rather in independent films with limited budgets, B-grade action movies, and European films that place an emphasis on costumes and props.
If you want to see super expensive watches at the cinema, it seems that you should check out smaller but carefully made films rather than blockbusters. That's why I'm planning to go see the long-awaited new independent films " Annette " and " Sparks Brothers " this week. Stay tuned to see if there are any interesting watches!
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