Why do actors wear fake watches in movies instead of real ones? You are quite observant. There is a script supervising job in your future. The word is “continuity.” The everyday word on the set is “matching.” Matching is the demon of filmmaking.
If all else went perfectly on take seventeen, but a “practical” watch found its way onto James Bond’s wrist, and then they broke for lunch between close-ups, the time would not match once they were back, and you can bet future audiences will catch it. Audiences will still be laughing about the time warp 100 years from now.
That problem is solved by fake watches. Fake watches can also have non-glare crystals so props can forget about squirting dulling spray on a watch before every take. Lastly, a fake Rolex can be had for a few bucks. If it gets wrecked in an action scene, or left at the last location, props will be ready with a replacement.
When Peter Sellers said “My wutch has “stupped” in the Pink Panther, he, the actor, may have just noticed that props had given him a stopped watch!
Oops! I am corrected! This is Peter Sellers, but in “The Party” 1968. I have posted the Pink Panther Strikes Again shot in Comments.
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