Nicknamed after Weaver’s character, the steel and aluminium “Ripley” watch features an asymmetrical design with the crown at 8, and a rectangular bar on the right side of the case, with chrono pushers on either end. Giugiaro even designed the stainless-bodied DMC DeLorean, made famous as the time machine in Back To The Future. A uniquely configured quartz chronograph, it was the brainchild of famed Italian automotive designer Giorgetto Giugiaro, renowned for four-wheeled icons like the Maserati Ghibli, Volkswagen’s Golf and Jetta, the Saab 9000, and the sleek Lotus Esprit, as seen in the James Bond flick The Spy Who Loved Me, modified by Q Branch to transform into a submarine. Sigourney Weaver: Seiko 7A28-7000Īnother great watch worn by a strong female character is the Seiko 7A28-7000 on Sigourney Weaver’s wrist in James Cameron’s masterclass of high-stakes intensity, 1986’s sci-fi thriller Aliens. In fact, the 6542 reference is so closely associated with the character, it’s since been nicknamed the “Pussy Galore”, and is one of the most sought-after vintage GMT-Masters. The Bakelite-bezelled GMT-Master, with its iconic “Pepsi” colourway, was originally designed for Pan Am pilots to keep track of two time zones during transatlantic flights, so it was a perfect choice. As a pilot, it was wholly appropriate for Galore to wear a Rolex GMT-Master, which she does with great style, despite its categorisation as a “men’s watch”. Not the stereotypical “Bond Girl” of those early films, she was easily 007’s equal, and even his ally toward the end of the film. Rising to television fame as Dr Kathy Gale in the British spy drama The Avengers, Blackman found worldwide fame as henchwoman/pilot/judo expert Pussy Galore in 1964’s Goldfinger opposite Sean Connery. We can’t start off a list of strong female characters without a mention of British actress Honor Blackman. What follows is a rundown of some of the best watches worn by women on-screen. There’s no shortage of great timepieces in film and television, from the Rolexes and Omegas of the James Bond films (featuring a slate of deadly accoutrements), to the Speedmaster worn by Tom Hanks in Apollo 13, but what about the wristwear of women on-screen? It’s out there if you’re looking, and there’s a lot to discover, with some real gems amid all the action.Ī Hamilton Flintridge belonging to Marlene Dietrich’s character in 1932’s Shanghai Express was one of the first wrist watches seen on film, and another iconic Hamilton, the “Murph” Khaki Field watch worn by Mackenzie Foy and Jessica Chastain was almost a central character in Christopher Nolan’s sprawling sci-fi epic Interstellar. I/trending 12466 5 of the best watches worn by women on-screen D.C Hannay
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