G-Shock’s creator Kikuo Ibe used to test the watches by dropping them from a multi-storey office block, making it the perfect timepiece for Ethan Hunt, a man known for abseiling down skyscrapers and leaping out of airborne helicopters. And not just any digital watch but a robust, practically invincible Casio G-Shock.Ī robust Casio G-Shock is Ethan Hunt's watch of choice While Mission impossible superstar Tom Cruise is partial to a nice analogue watch off-screen, wearing brands including Panerai, Cartier and Rolex, his character in this film franchise is digital quartz through and through.
Hapless spy Johnny English, played by Rowan Atkinson, wore an IWC like this model Mission:UnShockable We’re not sure its completely true to the character but it would certainly withstand the many high-risk escapades he finds himself in. In Bond spoof Johnny English, Rowan Atkinson plays the titular character, an MI7 spy who is an incompetent, accident-prone buffoon-everything his watch isn’t.Įnglish, at least in the third film of the franchise, Johnny English Strikes Again, wears a no-nonsense IWC Mark XVIII edition. In the sequel, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, TAG Heuer took over watch duties, replacing Bremont's mechanical models with the special edition Connected Modular 45, a battery-powered smart watch. Three Bremont chronographs-the Kingsman Collection-were commissioned for Kingsman: The Secret Service and were worn by characters played by British thespians Colin Firth, Mark Strong and Taron Egerton.Ī limited edition rose gold Bremont chronograph from its Kingsman collection Unlike Bond, however, the lead characters wear British watches, at least in the first film. Like the James Bond franchise, Kingsman is a quintessentially British creation. We take a look at the watches worn by other movie secret agents. But thanks to the wonders of brand product placement they do get to wear some pretty incredible luxury timepieces.
Of course, if you’re James Bond, they can also saw through rope, shoot laser beams and undress women.Īlas most spies in the cinematic world don’t have access to MI6’s Q branch and its ingenious technology.
Every successful movie secret agent needs a watch, whether it’s to be on time for a clandestine meeting, carry out a meticulously planned assassination attempt or meet glamorous femmes fatales in high-rolling casinos.
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