What?s a movie buff who doesn?t catch the details in every scene" From actors? costumes to the food they?re eating or the drink they?re sipping, from the way they?ve worn their hair to the discrete props in their lair ? the real magic of cinema lies in these often-missed details. Watches in films, however, have no discreteness about them. They?re bold and visible and almost always leaving a mark, in some cases, bigger than the scene itself. Some see these as product placements, while others owe the entire integrity of the scene to the presence of the timepiece. Whatever the justification, one cannot deny how alluring certain watches look on the wrists of some phenomenal cinematic characters.

While it?s quite impossible to call out every happenstance of seeing a watch in every fabled scene, we?ve picked some of the most legendary horological cameos in the history of movies.
Doctor Strange feat. Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual

Quite symbolic, as some would say if the possessor of the Time Stone were to don a watch. And why wouldn?t he need one, with all the moon phases he travels through" Doctor Strange flamboyantly sports the enchanting Jaeger-LeCoultre Master Ultra Thin Perpetual with its perpetual calendar. It makes a stark (pun intended) appearance when the mystical Avenger?s watch winder is set in motion. The watch is a beautiful assemblage of three sub-dials, including a perpetual calendar, that doesn?t seem too far out of character for D...