The Talented Mr. Ripley (1999)

The Talented Mr. Ripley

Anthony Minghella's sun-drenched identity thriller. In late 1950s New York, a young underachiever named Tom Ripley is sent to Italy to retrieve Dickie Greenleaf, a rich and spoiled millionaire playboy. But when the errand fails, Ripley takes extreme measures. (IMDb)

Watches

Swanson quartz watch

Worn by Jude Law as Dickie Greenleaf. Against every expectation, the playboy heir wears a cheap Swanson quartz on mesh rather than a Rolex, and a quartz watch in the 1950s is its own little anachronism.

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Hamilton Ardmore

Worn by Matt Damon as Tom Ripley. Hamilton's own historical film-credit page separately lists Matt Damon's Tom Ripley as wearing an Ardmore, without specifying which execution. A leather-strap watch is plainly visible on Ripley's left wrist as he reads a letter walking through a Mongibello alley; small size and motion blur leave the case and dial unresolvable, so the model identification rests on Hamilton's own placement credit rather than frame resolution. (Hamilton) Montres de Luxe independently identifies the same Ardmore. (Montres de Luxe)

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