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Brad Pitt\u2019s got a busy year ahead when it comes to his big-screen appearances. He\u2019s got David Fincher’s The Adventures of Cliff Booth, the follow-up to Quentin Tarantino’s Once Upon a Time in Hollywood (confusing, right?). There\u2019s also an indie film by way of A24 called The Riders, an Edward Berger-directed adaptation of Tim Winton\u2019s novel. But the film we\u2019re looking forward to most is Heart of the Beast, which will see Pitt thrown into the Alaskan wilderness in a role unlike any he\u2019s played before.<\/p>\n
Set for release in September, the film stars the actor as James Belmont, a retired US Army Special Forces officer stranded in the middle of nowhere with his military working dog, Odin, following a plane crash. Directed by David Ayer, the survival thriller sees Pitt decked out in actual military gear\u2014and credit where credit\u2019s due, costume designer Amanda Neale deserves a gong for her services in providing the rugged survival kit worn by Pitt\u2019s character. It\u2019s in the finer details, too, that Neale gets it exactly right.<\/p>\n
Earlier this week, the brilliant Instagram account and website Watches of Espionage spotted that Pitt\u2019s watch in the film is, appropriately, a Rolex Submariner no-date reference 14060\u2014one of the last classic Submariners to come with a traditional aluminum bezel insert and drilled lugs. The specific two-line \u201cSWISS MADE\u201d 14060M variant was produced from around 2001 to 2007, while the wider 14060\/14060M family continued until 2012.<\/p>\n
Ayer explained to Watches of Espionage that the choice of model is a nod to an actual SEAL Team Six\/DEVGRU assaulter. Will Chesney wore a similar Submariner on Operation Neptune Spear, the successful 2011 raid that killed Osama bin Laden. He even had a dog. Now, that\u2019s what you call some excellent background research. After all, Ayer is a US Navy veteran himself, so he knows a thing or two. Sadly, the exact screen-worn watch doesn\u2019t appear to be up for grabs, but similar 14060s are out there on the vintage market.<\/p>\n