On Screen
The real watch, the real scene. What an actor actually wore, and why it mattered.
Steve McQueen, Le Mans and the Heuer Monaco
How a square, blue-dialled chronograph that few people wanted became the most recognisable watch in racing cinema.
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Marlon Brando's Rolex GMT-Master in Apocalypse Now
The story of the Rolex GMT-Master 1675 that Marlon Brando wore as Colonel Kurtz, why he ripped off the bezel, and how it sold for $1.95 million.
Read the storyThe Casio calculator watch that went back to 1955
Marty McFly's digital watch is a perfect piece of 1985 costume design, and proof that iconic does not have to mean expensive.
Read the storyDaniel Craig's five Omegas, film by film
From Casino Royale to No Time to Die, how Bond's wrist changed with the character, one Seamaster at a time.
Read the storyThe watch on Patrick Bateman's wrist
In a film obsessed with status symbols, the watch says as much about the character as the business cards do.
Read the storyApollo 13 and the Speedmaster that timed the way home
The film, the real mission and the chronograph that NASA had already qualified for spaceflight.
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