Jackie Chan watches (as in wristwatches)

[GeneChing]

and i don't even wear a watch.

'Jackie Chan' timepiece unveiled at SIHH 2012 (http://www.plushasia.com/media_photo/15797#)
RICHARD MILLE

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RM 057 Dragon-Jackie Chan

Richard Mille celebrates the year of the dragon with a watch that not only pays tribute to the legendary creature, but also his personal friend, international kungfu superstar Jackie Chan. On the front of the RM 057, a dragon grips the tourbillon bridge in one of its claws, while on the back on the black onyx base plate, a round engraved Jackie Chan signature rotates once every 60 seconds in time with the tourbillon's rotation. Limited edition of 36 pieces in 18K red gold or white gold with a red gold dragon.

[GeneChing]

$1.7 million :eek:

3 Feb 2012
Richard Mille RM 057 Dragon-Jackie Chan Watch (http://luxatic.com/richard-mille-rm-057-dragon-jackie-chan-watch/)

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Another celebration of “the year of the dragon” (lasting between January 23rd 2012 and February 9th 2013) among our pages comes as Richard Mille’s RM 057 Dragon – Jackie Chan. As the name says, the watch is dedicated to the activity of the kung fu – fighter Jackie Chan, personal friend to the creator.

The timepiece follows the RM 056, a gadget whose cost is more than mind-boggling – $1.7 million – and boasts an engraving in the shape of a golden dragon with colored scales that grip the tourbillion bridge in one of its claws and a movement base-plate made of unspoiled Black Onyx.

The watch also sports Jackie Chan’s signature engraved in the Black Onyx base-plate, rotating every 60 seconds following the tourbillion, for a touch of exquisiteness.

After September 2011, when Richard Mille presented the RMJC tourbillion for the JC foundation, we’ve now presented another proof of friendship the two share. This time, it’s available in 18k red or white gold with a red dragon and only 36 units.
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[GeneChing]

Hollywood’s Watch-U-Want makes its mark in world of timepieces (http://www.miamiherald.com/2014/04/06/4040730/hollywoods-watch-u-want-makes.html)

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WATCH FOR LUXURY: Among the high-end watches the company sells is this pre-owned Richard Mille “Flyback Chrono,” which carries a $79,995 price tag and has a warranty and a titanium case. WATCH-U-WANT

WATCH-U-WANT

Company headquarters: Hollywood

CEO: O.J. Whatley

President: Shannon Beck

Incorporated: 2001

Employees: 21

Annual revenues: $15 million

Watch brands sold: Panerai, Audemars Piguet, Bell & Ross, Blancpain, Breitling, Bulgari, Cartier, Chopard, Corum, Dewitt, Franck Muller, Girard-Perregaux, Hublot, IWC, Jaeger-LeCoultre, Omega, Patek Philippe, Richard Mille, Roger Dubuis, Rolex, Ulysse Nardin, Vacheron, Zenith

Contact information: 954-961-1445; www.watchuwant.com; eBay ID: watch-u-want


BY SIOBHAN MORRISSEY
SPECIAL TO THE MIAMI HERALD
O.J. Whatley owes a lot to Tom Sawyer and Becky Thatcher. They helped him purchase his first Rolex and eventually led to his founding Watch-U-Want, a Hollywood company that bills itself as the “largest purchaser and reseller of the highest quality preowned luxury watches and timepieces worldwide.”

“He is one of the main big boys,” says Joe Accar of Accar Limited, the Miami-based jeweler who buys from and sells to Watch-U-Want more than $100,000 worth of watches every year.

What began as a bedroom business for Whatley in 1999 has expanded to a company with 21 employees, including an in-house certified master watchmaker to make repairs, a quality control department dedicated to ensuring the watches are clean and in good working order, and a photographer who highlights the assets of each watch for the company’s predominantly internet clientele. According to Whatley, his sales team racks up $15 million in annual revenue and has a client list that includes celebrities and CEOs, including Doc McGhee, who managed KISS, Bon Jovi and Mötley Crüe.

It all started when O.J. — whose initials stand for Orin Judd — appeared on Wheel of Fortune back in 1989, back when he was a freshman at the University of Miami. The clue was “Fictional Characters.” It took him a little more than two minutes and seven spins to identify the Mark Twain characters and figure out the puzzle.

“You didn’t make it a secret when you figured out what it was,” Pat Sajak said, laughing at Whatley’s fist pumps and whoop. “You went mildly bananas out here. But that’s good. You deserve to.”

Whatley had just won $2,400 in cash and a $4,500 gift certificate to a Beverly Hills jewelry store, where he later purchased two stainless steel Rolex Submariner watches — one for himself, the other for his father, Bob. Each Rolex cost $2,100 at the time.

“Interestingly enough, I could sell that watch right now for five grand,” Whatley said. “Which is really interesting, because at the time, I could have bought the Tag Heuer Sports Elegance Link Watch for the same kind of money, around $2,100. And that watch today is worth about 500 bucks.” The Sports Elegance had a band that looked like a jigsaw puzzle and was considered the “Holy Grail” for college students to own, he said, “but instead I got the Rolex, because I just felt like it was a cooler watch, less fashion and more like a watch that I could have for the rest of my life.”

While fully aware of his Rolex watch’s value as a commodity, he maintains that it retains far greater sentimental value. As a buyer of luxury watches for the past quarter century, Whatley is well aware that watches not only mark time, but also the special occasions in life.

Both he and his father still own their Wheel of Fortune watches, and Bob loves to look down at his as he tells strangers how his son eventually went on to win another $10,000 — and the game. He was a hairsbreadth away from driving away in a red convertible BMW — if only he could fill in the remaining blanks on the bonus puzzle:

D-A-_ D-R-E-A-_ -_ N-_ .

While Wheel of Fortune helped him purchase his first serious watches, Whatley says he was always interested in watches, even as a young boy.

“I remember growing up, I used to love the Star Wars watches — the R2D2, the Darth Vader helmet, the CP3O,” he says. “I wore them as necklaces. When I was 12, my mom got me a Casio Tone Watch that played Happy Birthday and Hang Down Your Head Tom Dooley. There was like 13 songs it played. This was right about the time that you had the calculator watches, but the calculator watches were a little ****y for me. So, I wanted the Casio Tone Watch.”

Whatley remains on the hunt for the coolest watches, as is evident from the company store room and vault. He specializes in sports watches in the $2,500 to $12,500 range, with $8,500 being the sweet spot. Of course, if you want to splurge, there are more expensive models available. There’s the DeWitt “Jackie Chan” watch for $79,995 (only five made, and it comes in 18-karat white gold, with a red skeleton dial, retails for $265,000); an Audemars Piguet Jules Audemars “Star Wheel 2 Faces” pocket watch for $114,995 (has a platinum case and from an edition of 50); or the Audemars Piguet AP Royal Oak Tourbillon Chronograph for $139,995 (a bargain, considering it retails for $225,600). continued next post

[GeneChing]

These watches are super cool, but I'd prefer a James Bond one, like with a hidden garrote like the one in From Russia With Love or a micro-saw like in Live and Let Die.


10/08/2014 @ 9:00AM
Richard Mille Produces Another Jackie Chan High-Luxury Watch With The RM 57-01 Phoenix And Dragon (http://www.forbes.com/sites/arieladams/2014/10/08/richard-mille-produces-another-jackie-chan-high-luxury-watch-with-the-rm-57-01-phoenix-and-dragon/)

With what is perhaps their third collaboration with Hong Kong legend and martial arts actor Jackie Chan, Richard Mille releases a new limited edition watch that features the images of both a Phoenix And Dragon. What collectors might consider humorous is that, at this point, Richard Mille doesn’t even offer a particular reason why the new RM 57-01 Phoenix And Dragon watch is being produced, or why Jackie Chan’s name is associated with it. These are facts we consider curious, given the reality that when a watch company demands a price of over $500,000 for a single item, there is often at least a good story to go with it.

Richard Mille has been fortunate as a brand to do what many consider impossible these days – that is, to succeed in the ultra-high-luxury segment with a product that feels new, but also luxurious, as well as exclusive. Richard Mille timepieces can be acquired for sums under $100,000, but as a brand, their comfort zone is in the $500,000 plus range. So few brands have been able to explain their prices so nonchalantly, and yet been so successful among the world’s elite watch customers when it comes to demanding top dollar for their mechanical and artistic novelties.

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Inspired by the “no expense saved” world of Formula 1 racing, Richard Mille treats his timepieces like race cars, in that they must be extravagant, memorable, and complicated. This philosophy has helped the brand win a number of fans, including internet company start-up stars to celebrities. In Asia, Richard Mille has earned the respect and attention of the young and wealthy, with an iconic case-shape and modern exteriors. Moreover, many of the Richard Mille timepieces intended for Asian consumers are rich with symbolism, and include imagery often in the form of animals which are hand-engraved and placed in the dial.

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While previous Richard Mille Jackie Chan timepieces have emphasized the strong image of the dragon, this new RM 57-01 watch ups the ante by focusing on both the dragon and the phoenix – two mythical beasts with strong symbolic meaning in Chinese culture. The hand-engraved solid gold creatures on the dial appear to be woven into the contemporary-looking mechanical movement visible through the dial, which also offers an off-center display for the time above the tourbillon. Not only does the aesthetic of the watch movement itself suggest wealth and power, but so do the fantasy animal images – at least the suggestion exists for those people who are part of the correctly receptive culture.

Richard Mille rarely misses an opportunity to cater to a particular market or place when it comes to the design of limited edition watches. Other examples include watch colors meant to resemble a nation’s flag or sports team. Having said that, perhaps Richard Mille’s most elaborate customization work gets shipped to Asia, where craftsmanship can more easily be designed with an element of kitsch and playfulness.

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At least the watch is good enough for Mr. Jackie Chan. The RM 57-01 watch measures 42.7mm wide by 50mm long and 14.1mm thick. Richard Mille will actually produce two limited edition versions, with one in 18k rose gold and the other in 18k white gold. Jackie Chan’s name is applied to the rear of the case, as well as his logo on the movement plate itself.

Speaking of movements, inside the Richard Mille RM 57-01 Phoenix And Dragon Jackie Chan watch is a Swiss-made manually wound in-house Richard Mille tourbillon-based mechanical movement, known as the caliber RM-5701. According to Richard Mille, much of the movement is produced from titanium as well as platinum. Even certain elements of the movement are hand-painted.

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We know that Jackie Chan is a big watch lover, but he also quite likes Richard Mille. So what is it about Richard Mille that has helped the brand succeed in Asian markets such as China? In many ways, the Richard Mille brand has been the poster child of modern Chinese wealth. New money in China has to a degree been typified by energy, experimentation, and enthusiasm, when it comes to spending and showing off their wealth. For a generation of people fresh to the promise of luxury intricacy and design, the exclusive and bold nature of Richard Mille products act as a symbol of the personal and cultural pride inherent in each one. The opposite of a Richard Mille would be a timepiece that is both understated and aesthetically conservative. Richard Mille offers wrist statements for those people seeking loud voices on their wrists.

Richard Mille will produce just 15 pieces total, in either 18k red gold or white gold at pre-tax prices starting at €576,033.

Ariel Adams is the founder and editor of the watch review site aBlogtoWatch.com.



Although don't get me wrong. I'd still luv a Jackie watch like this. ;)

[GeneChing]

I just copied out this indie Jackie Chan watches (as in wristwatches) (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?71579-Jackie-Chan-watches-(as-in-wristwatches)) thread from Jackie Chan's franchises (http://www.kungfumagazine.com/forum/showthread.php?56745-Jackie-Chan-s-franchises) because the holiday gift giving season is coming and who's your favorite publisher? :cool:


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When You’re Jackie Chan, You Wear Watches Named After Yourself (https://www.gq.com/story/watches-of-the-week-11-2-19?intcid=inline_amp)
Quite possibly the most high-wattage edition of watches of the week yet.
BY CAM WOLF
November 2, 2019

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Welcome to Watches of the Week, where we'll track the rarest, wildest, and most covetable watches spotted on celebrities.

Jackie Chan’s legacy is so powerful that people keep trying to make ridiculous things to capture the essence of a man who's acted in 141 movies, according to IMDB. A 2017 GQ profile lists a couple items of note from his stuntman campus: the half-Chan, half-horse statue made out of parts from past movie sets graced by the actor; a “legitimately ****ing incredible painting” of Chan doing kung fu on the edge of a canyon; a 1,000 year-old-tree he received from some guy for some thing—Chan can’t remember. But maybe nothing gets as close to honoring the sprawling legend of Jackie Chan than the Richard Mille watch that bears his name. The RM 57-03 pits a dragon and phoenix—both made out of gold—against one another inside the case, while a tourbillon whirs in the center. According to Richard Mille, the Phoenix is “the king of the birds,” while dragons are “the mounts of heavenly deities.” Jackie Chan is Jackie Chan—that’s good enough. That’s why he gets a special-made Richard Mille made out of titanium with a dial featuring two of the sky’s most mythical beasts. This week’s roundup of celebrity watches is chock full of other heavy hitters, too, like Drake, Diddy, and Roger Federer.

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Jackie Chan’s Richard Mille RM 57
Today, I am reorienting my entire life around a single goal: meeting Jackie Chan. A good chunk of that aforementioned GQ story revolves around Chan’s generosity. Johnny Knoxville—yes, that Johnny Knoxville—filmed a movie with Chan, and says the actor would give him a jacket just because he complimented it. One day, I will meet Chan, tell him I love his watch, and wait eagerly for my reward. Until then, I’ll appreciate Richard Mille’s propensity to work with unconventional subjects. Collaborating with adventurers, race car drivers, and accomplished divers is cool, but it doesn’t open you up to the sort of inspiration that results in a design featuring a dueling phoenix and dragon.

This article goes on to discuss other celebrity watches, but it's only Jackie's that publishers desire. ;)