SuperDanX Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 http://www.wristwatchreview.com/2006/04/26...s-fake-daytona/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
By-Tor Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Yeah, this is old news. Lots of (bad) rep Rolexes in the movies actually... Nicholas Cage was wearing one, and also the star of the 24h... Jack Bauer. Awful reps by the way... they should get their stuff from our dealers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scoobs1971 Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 Lots of (bad) rep Rolexes in the movies actually... Nicholas Cage was wearing one, and also the star of the 24h... Jack Bauer. Awful reps by the way... they should get their stuff from our dealers. I love this limited version with days, date and 24h at the subdials! I bet the special Quartz movement makes it a very accurate timepiece. LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I posted a picture of a rolex used in CSI which was also fake. but apparently members here think its not bad at all to have reps in movies (i still dont get how anyone can think that fake guns are the same as rep watches...!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jdkno Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I think in most cases reps are used in movies for practical reasons. For example in an action movie and or tv show. The real actor has to have the watch and so does the stunt man. Chances of breaking a real watch during filming is probably pretty high, also lets say they used real watches and destroyed 5-10 of them during production..the cost could add up pretty quick. Also I would be willing to bet that a decent amount of movie props come up missing on the set, if they were using real $5K watches I wonder how long they would take to walk off the set..... As for using fake guns, most if not all movie guns are real or atleast started out that way. They are modified real guns that are made to chamber and fire only blanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Victoria Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 I think in most cases reps are used in movies for practical reasons. Ahh, a kindred spirit. You might like this thread -- "Prop Watches In the Movies". As for using fake guns, most if not all movie guns are real or atleast started out that way. They are modified real guns that are made to chamber and fire only blanks. So why did Brandon Lee die? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slay Posted February 8, 2008 Report Share Posted February 8, 2008 the point is, fake watches are from a questionable source. its not like rolex sends out "prop" watches that have 21j asian movements. or are you suggestion rolex is producing the low end reps itself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavidoc Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Not all movie guns are "real" ones modified. Only the firing ones or the closeup "hero props" are real guns. All the others (known as stunt props or stunt guns) are resin, rubber, plastic or wooden copies. Watches that are sponsored by makers (like Omega and Casino Royale) do the same thing. They provide real hero watches for the closeups which work and stunt watches which don't (real case, dial and hands but no movement). One was sold at an auction house last year. Rolex also did that for Bond's watches in some movies. Stunt props were used that were real rolex's but with movements removed and dials reworked for his gadgets. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
POTR Posted February 9, 2008 Report Share Posted February 9, 2008 Has no one, other than I, yet considered that "the Bride" is wearing an OBVIOUS rep to represent she is well-traveled, as well comfortable with living with deceit and thin disguise? Ummm... and the "supermagnet-mariner" was a real Rolex, gutted and reworked by the studio... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavidoc Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 Ummm... and the "supermagnet-mariner" was a real Rolex, gutted and reworked by the studio... Yup. That's what I'm saying. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Mentalist Posted February 10, 2008 Report Share Posted February 10, 2008 So why did Brandon Lee die? An empty shell casing lodged in the gun from a previous take was fired out by the blank charge from the subsequent take. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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