Dr No
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Wrist Scan Favorite Films and Scenes . . .
. . . is live! Let's share some of our favorites along with the watch currently on our wrist.
As noted earlier, my favorite scene from any film is when Hardy Kruger acknowledges he's only a model airplane designer in Flight of the Phoenix. An outstanding movie that reveals layers of brilliant film-making by director Robert Aldrich on repeated viewing; his ability to develop characters is uncanny. Jimmy Stewart's and Richard Attenborough's reaction to Kruger's admission is so realistic that disbelief is suspended, making it an especially compelling scene.
Who can forget the first time they saw this?
I was in a cold sweat at first, then emotionally drained and recharged. The Deer Hunter was so overwhelmingly powerful that I saw it four times within three months during its initial release in 1978.
Can't get enough of this scene from Shane.
Or this one from Hombre.
Or these . . .
. . . from JFK.
I still think Alec Guinness is the best actor ever.
I could watch any film with James Mason.
Or Peter O'Toole.
Or, amazingly enough, Eugene Pallette.
Please share your favorites . . .
. . . along with the watch . . .
. . . currently on your wrist.
Art
Wrist Scan Favorite Films and Scenes . . .
. . . is live! Let's share some of our favorites along with the watch currently on our wrist. As noted earlier, my favorite scene from any film is when Hardy Kruger acknowledges he's only a model airplane designer in Flight of the Phoenix. An outstanding ...
Ha! I knew it all along, Bill! You really are . .
. . . James Bond! You've got his watch! Don't deny it . . . Dr No knows all!
Now that’s dedication of a completely different level, Bill!
Finding the stills from movies displaying the chosen watch 🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻
Here's what is currently on my wrist
and my watch/movie selection. The Thomas Crown Affair With Pierce Brosnan is one of my favorite movies, if it is on I'll watch it. In the movie he wore a Reverso which was featured often, if I remember correctly the logo had been removed. But to those of ...
Interestingly enough, Steve McQueen, . . .
. . . in the original Thomas Crown Affair , also wore a shaped watch. I wonder if the director of the later version with Brosnan was aware of that. Cool TAG! Thanks for sharing, Thomas. ...
Shaped watches are a hallmark of a gentleman 😁
Not that there’s anything wrong with a round watch 😉
Hello Thomas! A nice Tag/Heuer you choose for your weekend. The film you choose is a classic as its previous version with Steve Mc Queen and Faye Dunaway.
Both films are favorite of mine too, though I have an special fondness for the first version though Brosnan played it so well. Hagwe, Abel
Yes, if it is on I will watch it, don't quite know
what it is about that movie for me. I have it on disc and used to take it to the office and play it in the background while working once in a while.
Magnum’s Rolex
Good evening Dr No. Like many of a certain age, a favourite bit of escapism as a teenager was Magnum PI. In “Home From the Sea” our hero is knocked of his surf ski and ends up having to tread water for a whole episode! The watch on his wrist however GOT m...
Tom Selleck is one of the more underrated actors . . .
. . . of recent times. Believe it or not, Steve McQueen was slated to do Quigley Down Under . . . . . . but Selleck made it his own magnum opus . Art
Apologies Dr No 🤦🏻♂️.
Just realising my post was off topic being TV rather than Cinema. Been a long week. 😀
No worries, Kurt . . .
. . . these days, it's hard to tell where cinema ends . . . . . . and television begins. ...
Someday I'll post a photo of myself in the driver's seat of my cousin Vic's 308 . . .
. . . and we'll all have a good laugh!
Vic's 308 is a '79, last of the carbureted engines . . .
. . . and will check if it's a Targa.
Hi Dr No. Among the many secuencies the cinema has gifted us I’ve chosen the unforgettable poker game
played in “The sting”. Paul Newman and Robert Shaw epic duel. The sting Now the watch. Great weekend. ...
Saw . . .
. . . The Sting when it was released in '73, never since. Thanks for clip! I'd forgotten that scene . . .
Also saw . . .
. . . Apocalypse Now when it was released, but only bits and pieces since on cable TV. It's a strenuous film to watch beginning to end. A masterpiece, to be sure, with several memorable scenes, foremost being . . . . . . Duvall's. Art
Fun theme!
Thanks Dr. No. Bill beat me to the punch with the classic Sub / lighter scene. I will do the honors for the more recent Bond: ...
Coincidentally, I was at the LA Omega boutique last night . . .
. . . for the introduction of the latest Bond Seamaster. How can anyone go wrong with the greatest film franchise ever, much less the most identifiable movie watch ever? ...
This anniversary edition …
Is a great Seamaster with many superb design detail and an excellent movement.
There were more bullets exchanged in that scene . . .
. . . from Heat than in most war films. 😱
I like lists
Good to be in the cinema Art. We all have favorite scenes in movies, actresses, actors, and directors. An open door with Bond fans, the ones who plays Bond are the favorites. I am not a real Bond follower, as i let say like more to watch the deer hunter. ...
There are a gazillion movies that I love; and a tri-gazillion that I can watch again and again.
Here are three of my favorites: As for the watch I’m wearing: However, given my choices of movies, perhaps these are more appropriate: By the way, Arthur-I hadn’t participated in Wristscan since Halloween, 2021-until a couple weeks ago. Your themes seem t...
Kristjan…
I’m sorry to have to inform you that pterodactyls are extinct everywhere but on Instagram. How they survived there is beyond me.
Carol Reed's . . .
. . . The Third Man has the most poignant ending . . . . . . of any film in my experience other than Last Holiday . I get the chills every time.
Regarding the ending…
Graham Greene wrote the screenplay, and a novella to help himself set the tone. In the novella and original screenplay Anna and Holly walk off together, arm in arm. And that’s the way Greene and producer David Selznick wanted the movie to end. Carol Reed ...
How nice you decided to return to WS dear Mike!! Great choices all the watches you share here. And great films as well though In a Lonely Place I have not viewed. I will search for it...
... as I´m fond of Bogart films. That GP rattraopante is fabulous! Hagwe, Abel
The Third Man …
The book by Graham Greene was a fine piece of work and a classic film that is now part of social history. Good choice and nice shot to accompany it.
Ok, here I need to chip-in: the movie "Lagerfeld Confidential" from 2007 ......
...... where - in the opening scene - we are at home with Karl and he gets ready for the day and choses the rings etc to wear for the day. With the black Audemars Piguet Royal Oak ref. 5402 on his wrist. Cheers, HSTE Here below the link (click "Auf YouTub...
I enjoy a good documentary too, S . . .
. . . especially . . . . . . The Man Who Skied Down Everest. Coincidentally, a photo taken by yours truly ended up in a documentary. Fast-forward to 23' 52". I originally posted that photo of Miguel on WPS ten years ago. When Miguel passed away his son as...
I loved Cary Grant and James Mason in North by Northwest.
But Eva Marie Saint was better! Here's a scene from another Hitchcock classic, Dial M for Murder, where Ray Milland's character has tried to murder his wife, acted by the sublime Grace Kelly, but it has backfired and the police inspector, played by John W...
I suppose yesterday being St Patrick's . . .
. . . had nothing whatsoever to do with your choice of wristwear.
Top Gun ! …
Hello Art and friends ! This week on WristScan my choice is the classic Top Gun, what a great film from recent times and a winner at the Oscars this year. Only one watch could make the it to Mav’s wrist … Hey Goose, let’s go ! .. Mav, bogies three coming ...
Thank you for your kind words dear friend …
I absolutely loved your photos, especially the ones from Apocalypse Now, a film that still resonates me. ...
My big pleasure dear Captain!! I´m happy you liked my pictures. I know we share the love for Apocalypse Now film. And your picture inspired me to make my own version...
... honoring this amazing classic movie. Thank you for your kind comments, Hagwe! Abel
Haven't seen . . .
. . . Top Gun: Maverick yet, but I can already tell . . . . . . it's my kinda movie! 👍
Moderator's note to all participants: Abel's entry . . .
. . . can be located in the introductory thread. Apparently he was celebrating St Patrick's Day a little too seriously and consequently replied in the wrong thread. I had one too many yesterday, too. ...
Ha ha ha!! Surely our dear Art made me laugh so loud. My wife was near me and ask me why I was laughing so much and I showed her Art´s post and laughed so much too.
I finally decided to re post in the right place my post after my head cleared. Lol!! Have a nice weekend dear friend. Cheers! Abel
Although a fan of the speedy prior to this movie, The American, for me remains the best movie with this watch, and one of my all time favourite films.
Photos from the movie itself, but pulled from photos from Hondinki article, 'Watching Movies George Clooney Shows Off His Omega Speedmaster In 'The American'' (2022). Below was my favourite watch scene in the movie. And a shot of my own with its bracelet ...
I've never seen . . .
. . . The American , but your second frame reminds me of this scene . . . . . . from Day of the Jackal. "More Campari?" Priceless!
I like it! I would however say that this scene to be more akin to this one in 'The American',
The American - Movie Clip - Mathilde
Whoever directed . . .
. . . The American likely studied The Day of the Jackal closely. Thanks for sharing the clip!
Hello dear Art and friends! My head has recovered from the St. Patrick celebration and I double checked I´m in the correct thread now...
... and following the saying... "what happens in a pub, stays in a pub" I will re-post here my answer to our dear Art theme for this edition of WS. Hello dear Art: a great theme you choose. I´m very fond of cinema and the films you brought to your opening...
Great theme Art !
All the classics - and associated watch spotting in Apocalypse Now , Bond and Top Gun seem to have been taken , so thought would post some recent movies that I loved ( or rather their linked watches ) 🙂 Benedict Cumberbatch sports a Jaeger Le Coulture Ult...
Thanks Abel !
Guaranteed that you will have a great time if you watch the whole movie , it’s one of the funniest comedies in recent times 🙂
It's remarkable how often directors will cut away for a few frames . . .
. . . to a watch or clock to denote time. My favorite film of all time, Black Narcissus , has a few brief images . . . . . . of a pocket watch, if memory serves correct.
One of the greats
From Powell and Pressburger ! Following just after Stairway to Heaven and before the Red Shoes if I’m not wrong 🤔. This was an extraordinarily productive time in their careers where they fired off one marvel after another though I believe Powell kept at i...
Again a great weekend fun, dear Dr. No!
All the movies listed by the participants are great exemples of art, as are the presented watches. My contribution will be the choice of Batman aka Bruce Wayne in Christopher Nolan’s great trilogy. . With a bit of champagne to enjoy the Sunday sun. ...
Dear Abel, thank you so much for your kind words.
After I found your post I enjoyed your wonderful selection of watches and movies. A great mix of classic, art and history.
Christian Bale is some kinda actor . . .
. . . and should've won the Academy Award . . . . . . for his portrayal of Dick Cheney. Art
Difficult one for me…
Since the children arrived the amount of movies watched dropped into low single digits annually 🤷🏻♂️ Let’s see - some of the oldies would still work, like: But this only works if you are fluent in some of the former Yugoslav languages 🤷🏻♂️ Also enjoyed ...
