"Actor's Watch" focuses on watches worn by actors in movies, television, etc.
In this 85th installment, we will be looking at watches worn by scientists and doctors in movies .
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In movies, TV dramas, and other fictional characters, scientists and doctors are often portrayed as eccentric characters who are slightly different from the average person. They are specialists in science and mathematics, and live in an environment surrounded by electronic devices, which could be considered the nemesis of wristwatches. What kind of watches would these eccentric characters choose?
In this edition of "Actor's Watch," we'll take a closer look at the watches worn by such scientists and doctors in movies.
Back to the Future
BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)
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"Back to the Future" (1985) is one of the biggest hits among time travel movies, combining elements of romance, school and science fiction, in which high school student Marty ( Michael J. Fox ), who goes back 30 years in time through a time machine experiment, struggles to play the role of Cupid to bring together his father and mother in their younger days. The plot of the movie is introduced in "#83 Wristwatches that appeared in science fiction movies with a time theme", so please take a look.
☞ Read #83 Watches that appeared in science fiction movies with the theme of "time"
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In the 83rd installment of "Actor's Watch," we introduced the watch (Casio CA-50) worn by high school student Marty, played by Michael J. Fox. This time, let's take a look at the wrist of his best friend, Doc ( Christopher Lloyd ), the old scientist who invented the DeLorean-type time machine. The watch he wears is the Seiko Runners Time Trainer (Ref. A826) . It's a digital stopwatch, but with a switch at the end of the included cable, you can operate the watch from a short distance away. In modern times, it's similar to the feeling of "operating a smartwatch with a smartphone connected via Bluetooth." At the time, I imagine it was quite futuristic.
Ironman
IRON MAN (2008)
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Tony Stark ( Robert Downey Jr. ) inherited the weapons manufacturing company founded by his father and grew it into one of the largest companies in the world. One day, he was attacked by terrorists and was seriously injured and near death, and was captured by a terrorist organization. However, he pretended to comply with the terrorists' demands for weapons development, developed a steel armor, and escaped wearing it.
Tony takes this incident as an opportunity to announce his withdrawal from the military industry, but he secretly develops a cutting-edge armor and begins fighting terrorist organizations as the mysterious hero " Iron Man ."
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" Iron Man " (2008) depicts the exploits of Tony Stark, the CEO of a huge military corporation and a weapons developer with a genius scientific ability. In this film, Robert Downey Jr., who plays Tony Stark, wears a Bvlgari Diagono Phase de Lune (Ref. DG42BGLDMP ) on his wrist.
This watch, released in 2008, the same year as the release of this film, was limited to 350 pieces worldwide. It is a complication watch that displays the day of the week, date, and moon phase with three retrograde hands. It is Diagono's top-of-the-line model, with a solid pink gold case. This watch, which combines an elegant design with a complex mechanism, seems to represent Tony Stark's dual nature as a businessman and a scientist.
Ghost Busters
GHOSTBUSTERS (2016)
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Erin ( Kristen Wiig ), who taught physics at a university, was fired from her university after it was discovered that she had been researching paranormal phenomena in the past. Erin and her old friend Abby ( Melissa McCarthy ), a professor of psychic phenomena, and her co-researcher Holtzman ( Kate McKinnon ) established the "Paranormal Research Institute" to prove the existence of ghosts. They called themselves the " Ghostbusters " and set out to exterminate the ghosts that inhabit the streets of New York.
However, at that time, they were unaware that a conspiracy was being hatched by someone to unleash countless evil spirits that had been gathered and plunge New York into the depths of fear.
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It's been 32 years since the blockbuster Ghostbusters (1984). In the 2016 Ghostbusters reboot, Kate McKinnon plays Jillian Holtzmann, a physicist in charge of developing anti-ghost weapons, wearing a cheap but sturdy Montres Carlos (Ref. MC35011) fashion watch with a strong presence.
McKinnon is a comedian from the popular American show " Saturday Night Live ." This watch is massive yet cute like a toy, and is a perfect representation of the character of Holtzmann, a mad scientist who is always in high spirits and screams as he beats up ghosts.
X-Men: Dark Phoenix
DARK PHENIX (2019)
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The X-Men , an organization made up of mutants with supernatural powers, coexisted with humans and maintained peace in the world. However, one day, Jean Grey ( Sophie Turner ), a female mutant with psychokinesis, was hit by a solar flare during a spaceship rescue mission, and awakened her dark personality, the Dark Phoenix .
Jean loses control of her powers and goes berserk. Will the X-Men be able to fight the Dark Phoenix, who has become a threat to destroy humanity, and the mysterious forces that have appeared to harness her powers?
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The New X-Men series tells the story of how the existence of mutants with special abilities becomes known to human society. In the final film, X-Men: Dark Phoenix (2019), James McAvoy , who plays Professor X, a telepath who can read and control other people's minds, wears a Rolex Milgauss (Ref. 116400GV ) .
Professor X is the founder of the X-Men, a mentor to mutants who wish to coexist with humanity, and a scientist who developed devices to enhance special abilities and to detect and track mutants. The Rolex Milgauss is a perfect watch for him, as he is surrounded by development equipment that likely emits strong magnetic fields. However, the Milgauss has not yet been revived in the 1990s, the setting of the story (it was revived in 2007), so unfortunately the time period is not consistent.
Jurassic World: The New Ruler
JURASSIC WORLD:DOMINION (2022)
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Dinosaurs were rescued from the eruption of Isla Nublar, where Jurassic World was located, and released into human society. Four years have passed since then, and the dinosaurs continue to breed all over the world, while humans live in fear of being attacked by dinosaurs.
Owen ( Chris Pratt ), a dinosaur conservationist, lives in a remote mountain cabin and raises Maisie, the girl who released dinosaurs into the world, as if she were his own daughter. However, one day, Maisie and the baby Velociraptor he trained in Jurassic World are kidnapped by poachers. Owen follows the poachers to Malta, where dinosaurs are traded illegally, and there he becomes embroiled in a conspiracy hatched by a biotechnology company called Biosyn .
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The "Jurassic World" series depicts the coexistence of humans and dinosaurs regenerated through cloning technology. The final film in the series, " Jurassic World: The New Ruler " (2022), is the conclusion to the "Jurassic Park" series. Dr. Ian Malcolm, who also appeared in the first film in the series, " Jurassic Park " (1993) , will appear again in this film. Jeff Goldblum, who played the role of the doctor, is wearing a "MAD Paris" custom model of the Rolex Milgauss (Ref. 116400GV) on his wrist.
Dr. Malcolm is a world-renowned mathematician and a leading authority on chaos theory. Although he is a bit argumentative, he is a friendly womanizer who talks to anyone and has a very human character. So, the custom Milgauss, which is not only antimagnetic but also fashionable and has a black LDC coating , is definitely the watch he would have chosen.
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What did you think.
The Milgauss almost never appears in films of other genres, but by simply specifying that it is a "wristwatch worn by a scientist," I was able to find two in recent films.
It is no exaggeration to say that in Hollywood, the Milgauss is synonymous with luxury watches worn by scientists .
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On the other hand, Rolex is often seen on screen. Few scientists wearing Submariners or GMT Masters appear in the film, and the watches' "indoor" vibe seems to accentuate the character of the wearer.
Well, now we are hoping that other highly antimagnetic watches such as the IWC Ingenieur and the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 15,000 Gauss will take notice. From now on, we will be unable to take our eyes off the wrists of the scientists in their white coats who appear in the film.
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