Titanic (1997)

Titanic

A present-day treasure hunter searching the wreck of the RMS Titanic for a fabled diamond necklace instead recovers a decades-old nude sketch, drawing an elderly survivor to come forward and tell her story. (Wikipedia) Written and directed by James Cameron, the film stars Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio as the doomed couple at the heart of its 1912 narrative and Bill Paxton as Brock Lovett, whose expedition frames the story. Released in December 1997, it became the first film to gross a billion dollars worldwide and has since passed $2.2 billion across its original run and re-releases.

Watches

Rolex Submariner 1680/8 (Al Giddings)

Worn by Bill Paxton as Brock Lovett. A Sotheby's Important Watches lot, consigned from the original owner, underwater cinematographer Al Giddings, is titled "Screenworn by Bill Paxton in 'Titanic'": an 18k yellow gold Submariner, ref. 1680/8, with a black "nipple dial," accompanied by a signed Titanic poster and business cards from the production. The auction record establishes the specific reference beyond what any frame of the film could confirm on its own. (Sothebys) Montres de Luxe's contemporary coverage also flags Lovett's Rolex Submariner, visible as he pilots the Mir-style submersible searching for the Heart of the Ocean, though it describes the case loosely as two-tone gold and steel rather than the solid 18k gold Sotheby's provenance establishes. (Montres de Luxe) BAMF Style's study of Lovett's expedition wardrobe adds that Cameron himself selected Giddings's watch for Paxton, a 1984 production 40 mm case on the calibre 3035 with a black bezel insert and gold Oyster-style bracelet, and quotes Giddings on its return by post from Fox months after he had finished his part of the film. (BAMF Style)

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Rolex Submariner Date

Worn by Lewis Abernathy as Lewis Bodine. Brock Lovett's partner Lewis Bodine, the expedition's wisecracking technician played by Titanic wreck explorer Lewis Abernathy, wears a stainless-steel Rolex Submariner Date in the present-day framing scenes aboard the research ship: BAMF Style, having established Lovett's gold 1680/8, notes that Bodine and the submersible pilot Anatoly "also wear Rolex Submariner Date watches, though theirs are stainless while the premium gold model is reserved for Brock." The source names the line, not a reference, and no frame examined resolves the bezel or dial generation, so the identification stays at the Submariner Date family. (BAMF Style)

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Rolex Submariner Date

Worn by Anatoly M. Sagalevitch as Anatoly Milkailavich. The Mir submersible pilot Anatoly, played by the real chief pilot of the Mir vehicles that carried Cameron to the wreck, wears a stainless-steel Rolex Submariner Date at the controls in the dive scenes, per BAMF Style's note that Bodine and Anatoly wear steel Submariner Dates while the gold example is Lovett's alone. The line is as far as the source goes; no reference is named and no frame examined resolves one. The credited character spelling follows the film's cast list. (BAMF Style)

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