The Sheriff in Town (2017)
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Kim Hyung-ju directs this South Korean crime comedy (Korean: 보안관), his feature debut. Former detective Dae-ho (Lee Sung-min), forced off the force after an overzealous operation, has retreated to his hometown near Busan and self-appointed himself neighborhood "sheriff," running informal patrols with volunteers including his brother-in-law Duk-man (Kim Sung-kyun). When slick Seoul businessman Jong-jin (Cho Jin-woong) moves into town pitching a beachfront resort development, Dae-ho grows suspicious of him and starts investigating. The film opened May 3, 2017. (IMDb, Wikipedia)
Watches
- Breitling Chronomat
- Worn by Cho Jin-woong as Jong-jin. Korean watch specialist Torino, writing in Timeforum's long-running "매체속의 시계들" (Watches in Media) series, credits Jong-jin with a "new-generation case" Breitling Chronomat: "조진웅씨는 저렇게 크로노멧신형을." No reference is given. (Timeforum)
- Rolex (unidentified model)
- Worn by Lee Sung-min as Dae-ho. In a plot-relevant gift scene, Jong-jin gives Dae-ho a gold-cased Rolex to replace the G-Shock he had been wearing, a gesture whose significance the film keeps deliberately spoiler-light. Torino: "이성민씨가 지샥을 차고 있자 로렉스 금통을 주는군요. 내용은 스포가 될까봐 빼겠습니다." No family or model is named; the close-up shows a fluted bezel and a three-piece "President"-style bracelet, but no source narrows the identification further. (Timeforum)
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