[The great master of masters] Martin Scorsese's favorite watch ~Actor's Watch #183~

"Killers of the Flower Moon" has been nominated for 10 awards at the 2023 Academy Awards. The bespectacled old man sandwiched between Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio, who are co-starring for the first time in 27 years, is none other than the film's director, Martin Scorsese.

Martin Scorsese, a Hollywood master who has teamed up with De Niro on many masterpieces, such as "Taxi Driver" (1976) and "The King of Comedy" (1983), and with DiCaprio on "Gangs of New York" (2002) and "The Departed" (2006).

"Actor's Watch" focuses on the watches worn by actors active in film and television, and in this 183rd installment, we will be introducing the favorite watch of film director Martin Scorsese.

Rolex

Day Date 36 [Ref.118205]

Beverly Hills, February 2024. This is a scene from the annual luncheon, which is held for actors and production staff nominated for the Academy Awards that year. Director Martin Scorsese, who was nominated for Best Picture and Best Director for "Killers of the Flower Moon," has his hand on Cillian Murphy, who was nominated for Best Actor for "Oppenheimer." He played the lead role of a terrorist in the gun action movie "Free Fire" (2016), which Martin Scorsese executive produced, and they are old friends. They seem to have congratulated each other on their nominations at the luncheon.

The watch that Scorsese was wearing at the time is thought to be a Rolex Day-Date 36 (Ref. 118205). On the Rolex official website, Martin Scorsese appears on a page promoting the partnership between the film industry and Rolex. Rolex is also a sponsor of the Academy Awards, so Scorsese often wears a Rolex at official events related to the Academy Awards.

Submariner [Ref.16610LV]

Next is a shot of Timothée Chalamet, who will be the ambassador for Chanel's men's fragrance "Bleu de Chanel" in 2023, and Martin Scorsese, who directed the campaign video for the product. Timothée Chalamet and Martin Scorsese are talking about something on the subway used for the shoot. The watch he was wearing at the time was a Rolex Green Submariner (Ref. 16610LV).

Director Scorsese often wears a Day-Date at formal events such as the Academy Awards, where he dresses up, but he also wears a Submariner when he is on set, where he wears casual clothes that are easy to move around in. It's impressive how he uses different Rolexes, just like a Rolex enthusiast. The playful choice of a green Submariner instead of a black one is very typical of Martin Scorsese.

Ralph Lauren

Automotive Watch [ Ref.RLR0220701 ]

This is New York in 2013. This is a scene from the premiere of "The Wolf of Wall Street," in which he teamed up with Leonardo DiCaprio. The watch worn by director Martin Scorsese as he answered questions from reporters with a smile was a Ralph Lauren Automotive Watch (Ref. RLR0220701).

The most distinctive feature of this watch is the elm dial, which was inspired by the interior of a 1938 Bugatti Type 57SC Atlantic Coupe, one of only two classic cars in existence in the world, owned by Ralph Lauren.

In "The Wolf of Wall Street," which depicts the crazy investors who are crazy about money games, many ultra-luxury cars such as limousines, Ferraris, and Countachs appear. Perhaps director Scorsese chose this watch, which is derived from a luxury car, to match the movie.

Breitling

Top Time [Ref.2011]

Taxi Driver (1976), a masterpiece of American New Cinema, made the names of Robert De Niro and Martin Scorsese known to the world and was also the breakout film for child actress Jodie Foster. In a behind-the-scenes shot of the three of them standing side by side during filming, the watch worn by director Martin Scorsese is thought to be a Breitling Top Time (Ref. 2011) released in the 1950s or 1960s.

In "The Aviator" (2004), director Scorsese portrayed the life of Howard Hughes, a billionaire businessman and pilot. In the film, there is a scene in which Hughes invests his personal fortune in the development of a new passenger plane in the 1940s. It is known that the few operational Lockheed Constellation passenger planes are currently owned by Breitling. This is probably a coincidence, but it is an episode that makes you feel the connection between Scorsese and Breitling.

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What did you think?

Director Martin Scorsese is known as a Rolex enthusiast, and is featured on the Rolex official website alongside James Cameron. Before I started researching, I thought that I would only find Rolexes, so I was surprised to find out that he wears Ralph Lauren and Breitling watches.

Director Martin Scorsese is 81 years old. However, his creative drive shows no signs of slowing down, and he is currently working on two projects. One of them is a biographical film about the legendary entertainer Frank Sinatra, who was active as a singer and actor from the 1930s and passed away in 1998. It is rumored that Leonardo DiCaprio will play Sinatra.

Although he was a popular singer, Sinatra was always surrounded by dark rumors about his involvement with the mafia. Martin Scorsese has made many masterpieces based on real-life mafia films, such as "Goodfellas" (1990) and "The Irishman" (2019), so expectations are high for this film. However, there are rumors that Sinatra's family members are reluctant to depict his relationship with the mafia, and it is still unclear whether the project will see the light of day.

As a movie fan, I can't help but look forward to this film, and I hope it is completed without any problems.

See you later!