Mark Hubit Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 Is it just me or do Director of Photography men and cameramen like to wear Rolex watches? Is this a right of passage sort of thing? -Mark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Phil Rhodes Posted August 24, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted August 24, 2011 No, it's a "look at me, I'm so successful I can afford to waste money on man-jewellery. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Adrian Sierkowski Posted August 24, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted August 24, 2011 Could also be a gift; never know. Generally, when I had working watches, which is no longer, I preferred a Timex Indiglo watch, something water proof with a nylon band and lightweight and cheap enough so that when it eventually broke on set, I wouldn't be out a few grand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member John Sprung Posted August 24, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted August 24, 2011 Who needs watches? Just look at the time code on the slate.... -- J.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Borowski Posted August 24, 2011 Share Posted August 24, 2011 I have certain watch requirements: Will not spontaneously emit light, preferably windable, must make a mechanical clicking noise in the dark or somehow tell time without the need for illumination. Pocket watch or an older wristwatch seem to be the only devices that fit my needs. Smartphones not so much. Those damned things are dangerous, lighting up for no reason! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member David Mullen ASC Posted August 24, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted August 24, 2011 I wear a beat-up, scratched Seiko watch that was my high school graduation present from my parents. I think it annoyed some of my crew enough to buy me a nicer watch as a wrap gift, but I only wear that on special occasions because I'd hate to scratch that up on a film set. And my old watch has sentimental value. Every time I think of getting nicer clothes, etc. to wear to work, I think about how mad I'll be when I ruin it, because film sets are naturally rough places to be for clothing, shoes, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Keith Walters Posted August 26, 2011 Premium Member Share Posted August 26, 2011 I used to have a beautiful 70s era rolled-gold "Electronic" watch I found when cleaning out a garage. I forget the brand, but it said it was Swiss made, a brand I could find no trace of on the Internet. It used a large type of alkaline button cell which is apparently no longer made, but I managed to modify the battery compartment to take a more modern smaller type (LR44 or something). This watch did not use a quartz crystal, like most "transistor" watches/clocks of that era, it was basically a standard escapement wired up as low-frequency electronic oscillator. The really odd thing about this was its accuracy: The time just didn't drift; it was far more accurate than any quartz watch I've ever owned! Unfortunately it began to show its age. First of all the time setting knob fell off and wouldn't go back in again. When the time came to change the battery (every 8 months or so, I would set an alarm clock to go off a couple of minutes before the time shown on the watch, so I could slip the new battery at the right moment to start it off again with the right time! Then one day I dropped it on a granite benchtop and it's never worked since. My current watch is a much newer quartz model I found in the same box of junk. It works well, but has nowhere near the class of the other one :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Millar Posted August 26, 2011 Share Posted August 26, 2011 I have certain watch requirements: Will not spontaneously emit light, preferably windable, must make a mechanical clicking noise in the dark or somehow tell time without the need for illumination. Pocket watch or an older wristwatch seem to be the only devices that fit my needs. Smartphones not so much. Those damned things are dangerous, lighting up for no reason! I use music in the darkroom ... with a bit of effort you can make play lists to any duration, and such as music is you know what 'time' it is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Hong Posted August 28, 2011 Share Posted August 28, 2011 No, it's a "look at me, I'm so successful I can afford to waste money on man-jewellery. If you really know about watches you'd know that Rolex is not a big deal. I'd rather Patek Philippe.. They have some of the most exclusive watches in the world Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mohan Sandhu Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I use music in the darkroom ... with a bit of effort you can make play lists to any duration, and such as music is you know what 'time' it is I used to time my print development by listening to only 30 second long songs in the darkroom, it was a very short playlist (mainly hardcore punk), nearly drove me mad after many dozen plays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Borowski Posted September 7, 2011 Share Posted September 7, 2011 I'll stick with a watch that ticks. Why not just use a darkroom timer in the darkroom? Anyway, music can become distracting in there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I wear a beat-up, scratched Seiko watch that was my high school graduation present from my parents. What's this!! Your parents DIDN'T buy you a Rolex for graduation??!! Didn't they KNOW you were gonna become a cinematographer? I'd have a word with them. Tell them you need one for work. :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 I have certain watch requirements:...preferably windable, must make a mechanical clicking noise in the dark..... The sound guys must love that. :rolleyes: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Borowski Posted September 8, 2011 Share Posted September 8, 2011 Umm, since you generally have to hold a watch up to your ear to hear it ticking, I think I'll be safe :blink: You been around too much auto race fuel lately Steve? :-p Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
James Steven Beverly Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 (edited) Umm, since you generally have to hold a watch up to your ear to hear it ticking, I think I'll be safe :blink: You been around too much auto race fuel lately Steve? :-p No, just too much stress lately BUT I'll survive it. I hope you know, I was just messing with you, 'course, that does bring up the question of unless you're holding a wrist up to your ear the entire time you're shooting, how do you figure out what time it is? B) Edited September 9, 2011 by James Steven Beverly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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