Memorable Watch Advertising Modern and Vintage

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Swissmister

·May 15, 2019

While bumbling on the interweb, I saw the ad shown below and knew it had to be shared. Watch advertising has produced thousands of classic ads in print and on screen. Please share your favorites. I suppose if you're Leo you can get away with wearing your Tag like a set of brass knuckles, but how many of you wear your watches on your hands? And this is not meant to bash Tag or any other brand.

The below ad is among my favorites.

 

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boraxman

·May 15, 2019

Would love to snap up a few of those $88 Heuers...Heck would even pay full price at $200!

 

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KeithS

·May 15, 2019

I tore this ad out of a National Geographic when I was kid and have kept it ever since.

 

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Swissmister

·May 15, 2019

I just learned today that there was an 80s Seiko chronograph that was a James Bond watch, too. Does anyone have that ad? That must have been during the Roger Moore days.

Keith, did you keep it because you were determined to have the watch?

 

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KeithS

·May 15, 2019

Swissmister

Keith, did you keep it because you were determined to have the watch?

yessir

 

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Swissmister

·May 15, 2019

When was Vinny Barbarino on active duty? Is that a P-51 Mustang behind him?

 

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queriver

·May 15, 2019

Swissmister

When was Vinny Barbarino on active duty? Is that a P-51 Mustang behind him?

He's a serious pilot. Owned and flew a 707 for many years, eventually donating it to an aviation museum in Australia, flying it across the Pacific.

https://www.qantas.com/au/en/about-...community/our-ambassadors.html#john-travalota

 

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peterkirk01

·May 16, 2019

I have shared this one before but because its so beautiful I just had to show it once again

 

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NickC

·May 16, 2019

I'm sure a lot of you do already but it's worth following @adpatina on Insta for so many great watch ads.

 

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Swissmister

·May 16, 2019

Clooney just seems like such a nice guy. I'm glad he's on Team Omega.

 

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SpeedyPhill

·Jan 11, 2025

Well we all know the 2 Omega "vintage" ads we really can't get out of our minds
(Apollo 11 Buzz Aldrin on the Moon with a second watch "added in" as they didn't spot the watch on his righthand wrist)
(STS-69 spacewalk photo of Gernhardt with a Speedmaster "added in" on his righthand wrist - EVA 1995, September 16)
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wagudc

·Jan 11, 2025

The original trilogy:

This one is great too:

 

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ghce

·Jan 11, 2025

And of course Timex, they sure take a licken but they keep on ticken.

And who could forget