Let’s have a little bit of fun. WatchTime, America’s leading watch magazine, featured a quiz on Watches in the Movies in its February issue. The following is an abbreviated version of that quiz, featuring Swiss luxury watches only. Enjoy!
1. Just before he is blown up in Mars Attacks!, Danny DeVito offers a Martian his:
A. Patek Philippe
B. TAG Heuer
C. Rolex
D. Breitling
2. Which brand did James Stewart wear in Alfred Hitchcock’s 1954 Rear Window?
A. Hamilton
B. Tissot
C. Girard-Perregaux
D. Omega
3. The Omega Planet Ocean worn by Daniel Craig in Casino Royale sold at Antiquorum’s Omegamania auction for:
A. SFr 100,100
B. SFr 150,150
C. SFr 200,200
D. SFr 250,250
4. In the 1961 movie Blue Hawaii, Elvis Presley wore a:
A. Hamilton Electra
B. Hamilton Pacer
C. Hamilton Ventura
D. Hamilton V-Matic
5. In 1995’s Batman Forever, Val Kilmer wore a:
A. Seiko LCD
B. Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso
C. Audemars Piguet Royal Oak
D. Patek Philippe Nautilus
6. Which company manufactured the watches worn by Will Smith and Gene Hackman in Enemy of the State ?
A. Rolex
B. TAG Heuer
C. Breitling
D. Omega
7. The Tom Cruise character Jerry Maguire wore a:
A. Rolex
B. TAG Heuer
C. Breitling
D. Omega
8. Everyone knows about the Rolex in Pulp Fiction, but which brand did Harvey Keitel’s character Winston Wolf wear?
A. Rolex
B. Gucci
C. Raymond Weil
D. Cartier
9. In 2012 John Cusack’s character Jackson Curtis trades which watch for a life-saving airplane ride?
A. Rolex GMT
B. Breitling Navitimer
C. Omega Speedmaster
D. IWC Mark XVI
10. In Trading Places, Dan Aykroyd’s character Louis Winthorpe III tries to pawn his watch. After receiving a low-ball offer, he says “No, no, no. This is a _________, the thinnest water-resistant watch in the world. Singularly unique, sculptured in design, hand-crafted in Switzerland and water-resistant to three atmospheres.” The faux watch brand Louis tries to pawn is:
A. Rochefoucauld
B. Reblochon
C. Roche Bobois
D. Philippe Chardonnay
Answers:
1. C
2. B
3. D
4. B
5. C
6. D
7. B
8. B
9. D
10. A
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