Uncut Gems (2019)

Uncut Gems

With his debts mounting and angry collectors closing in, a fast-talking New York City jeweler risks everything in hope of staying afloat and alive. Directed by Josh and Benny Safdie and released by A24 in 2019, the film is set in Manhattan's Diamond District, where gambling-addicted dealer Howard Ratner stakes his shop, his marriage and his safety on a rare Ethiopian black opal. Adam Sandler plays Ratner opposite Julia Fox, LaKeith Stanfield, Idina Menzel, Eric Bogosian and Kevin Garnett as himself. (Wikipedia; IMDb)

Watches

Rolex Day-Date

Worn by Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner. Howard Ratner's everyday watch and the piece he wears on the film's poster: a solid 18k yellow gold Day-Date 36 loaded with aftermarket work: a bright red dial, diamond-accented Roman numerals, an oversized diamond bezel that overwhelms the 36mm case, and a fully iced President bracelet. The customisation, not the reference, is the point; it reads as a jeweller advertising his own inventory rather than as a collector's watch, and no on-screen frame establishes a reference number. Production sourced it from a Diamond District store owner who loaned roughly fifteen iced-out Rolexes for the costume tests. (Time+Tide; Oracle of Time)

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