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11 June 2009, 07:46 AM | #1 |
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Rolex in Star trek
I was just watching a re-run of the original 60s Star Trek episode from season 2, titled "Assignment Earth". This has agent Gary Seven in it, and the black cat, Isis. There are several scenes where you get a close-up of his wristwatch, and I'm fairly certain it is a Rolex Submariner of that period, which would be 1967 or maybe '68. You see a lot of Rolex mentions in the old movies, but I think this one may be a first for the original Star Trek series. You can see the episodes online in their full-length format, about 50 minutes each, at www.CBS.com/ Check it out and let me know if you agree. Enjoy! |
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I noticed it too. I believe it's a "root beer" GMT Master. I think I'm spending too much time watching TV.......
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I am normally a bit of a WIS when it comes to wrist watches in the movies (TV), and as a confermed - out of the closit trecker, i am surprised i never noticed any wrist watch in Star trek, let alone a Rolex!
Great find, I was watching Roadhouse last night, and i am sure most of the watches worn in this film were Rolex too, at least they had a president bracelet on most of them, and some looked to be Day Dates.?
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A GMT Master with Red and Blue Bezel.
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Gary 7, Rolex GMT
Just saw the GMT - Coke, I think - when Gary 7 is breaking out of the containment field with his little precursor to Doctor Who's electronic screwdriver. And when I google ... sure enough, this thread come up.
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Wow. Eight year old thread.
Star Trek really has some longevity. |
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One of my favorite original Star Trek episodes.
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Barbara Babcock, playing the therianthropic cat Isis, does steal the show away from Terri Garr.
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Trekkies. Weren't the original Star Trek episodes based on a timeframe somewhere around the 23rd century?
A few questions arise. (1) What was some guy doing wearing a 250-300 year old Rolex GMT on the Starship Enterprise? Was he the ultimate WIS? (2) Being 'out of town', where did he go for periodic RSC servicing? (3) Given the presumed technological advances of that era, shouldn't he be wearing something a bit more advanced? Even an Apple watch would have been obsolete by then. A Rolex on the Starship Enterprise might make for an interesting print advertisement. Calling Captain Kirk. |
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Also it turns out that the woman in the photo, Isis in human form, was not played by Barbara Babcock. That's April Tatro, better known as a contortionist than an actress. Babcock did the voice for the Beta Five computer and the meows and other cat sounds made by Isis when she was in cat form. There's a fan page about how they discovered this and the call sheets to prove it if you search for "Isis actress from assignment earth". As for service, piece of cake. They had several undercover agents on earth, and they weren't time travelers. They would have had the Rolexes serviced by one of their agents in a major city with a watchmaker. Now my question is, is this GMT a 1575 or 1675? And why is Star Trek the original series filming such a pricey watch? Usually they had a shoestring budget. Is this Robert Lansing's own watch? Did they rent one, and if so why was it important for Gary Seven to rock a Rolex? |
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While that was a lot of money in those days, the price of gold being $35/oz., it wouldn't be a lot for successful actor or producer, or director. Sean Connery wore a producer's Sub in the famous Bond movie, so I would guess that the GMT was owned either by the actor or someone on the set. Just by reading the synopsis of the story, it seems to me that the GMT would have been the perfect watch the character as described.
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Holy necro. Who resurrected this thread from 2009?
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One of my favorite episodes.
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Time traveler.
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Perhaps that Rolex was a family heirloom, passed down through the generations... for 300 years.
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Speaking of Star Trek, did any of you catch The Orville last night? The critics hated it, but most viewers seemed to enjoy it.
There are so many little things that are a rip off of ST, but it's all done is a very funny way, IMO. I really enjoyed it and hope the show doesn't get canceled. I hate to say it, but The Orville seems like it will be much more enjoyable than ST Discovery (which looks awful!!!). |
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Star Trek = a pioneering concept. Star Trek: The Next Generation = perfection. The subsequent variants were more along the lines of 'taking it to the bank' although I did enjoy Star Trek: Voyageur from time to time.
As far as Seth MacFarlane is concerned, he's made a killing on farcical representations (i.e. Ted, A Million Ways to Die in the West and now Orville). Sometimes he has a way of extending the satirical/comedic element a bit too much but who am I to say? |
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Would a self-winding watch wind itself enough to keep going in zero-gravity space? Discuss.
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