Tim Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 Snicker. From a TimeZone FAQ on Rolex watches: "24", the TV show, first season Jack Bauer, the character played by Kiefer Sutherland, wears a Submariner. The watch is a fake (or, in this case, a "prop")--it has the wrong bezel, weak Cyclops magnification, wrong date font, and other problems. This might be a fun thread. Many manufacturers highlight movies and shows where their watches have been spotted. Maybe we ought to start the same thing for reps! /Tim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rl350z Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 kill bill. check out the scene where uma thurman was checkin deh time daytona was FAKE! cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TeeJay Posted March 11, 2007 Report Share Posted March 11, 2007 This wasn't really something I considered until watching Coronation Street afew weeks ago, and I noticed that the actor who plays Les Battersby was wearing an Omega. From the quick glances, it's hard to tell which model it is, but my guess is the 2531.80 or 2541.80. He tends to wear it with the case on the inside of the wrist, so it is mainly the bracelet and clasp which are visible, but the markings on the clasp (and the deployment buttons) are a noticeable, as is the vaguely blue color of the face/dial. Just a quick glance on the TV, and that made me wonder... Is it the actor's own watch and the costume department simply let him wear it, (or don't even realize what he is wearing) or is it a costume prop and supposed to be a replica? (as Les Battersby could not afford a gen Omega) This got me thinking further... In an episode of The A Team, there was a close up of the Bad Guy's watch (Gold DayDate) It was clearly a rep, because the second hand ticked. Given that the character owned a casino, he would have been easily able to afford a genuine Rolex, so this was obviously a case of suspension of disbelief for a prop. In a flashback in an episode of Highlander, an Immortal army captain in Thailand pulled a two tone Submariner from his pocket to try and bribe a raped girl not to report his underling's misconduct. His buddy was shocked at the watch, and the captain's reply was "It came off the back of a truck" Clearly, this watch was also meant to be genuine, but it was not seen in enough detail to be certain. (I suspect, unless it belonged to one of the crew, that it was a rep) Then there is the man himself, James Bond. In Tomorrow Never Dies, Bond pics up an Omega from a Chinese Armory. As this was a secret service issue, although the prop itself was most likely genuine, would it have been meant to be a genuine Omega, or, would it have been meant to be an Asian rep? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 also in the latest season of 24 Curtis Manning is seen wearing a Panerai, but i was unable to identify the model and now with him being dead i don't think we will find out, but I'm 99% sure that it was a rep! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pugwash Posted March 13, 2007 Report Share Posted March 13, 2007 kill bill. check out the scene where uma thurman was checkin deh time daytona was FAKE! cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dieselpower Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Not only a fke, but a BAD one! 0/10 Uma and Quentin tut tut tut. Dieselpower. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
longshot Posted March 14, 2007 Report Share Posted March 14, 2007 Not only a fke, but a BAD one! 0/10 Uma and Quentin tut tut tut. Dieselpower. but, uh, err it's uma thurman. she is totally forgiven in my book Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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