Hi,

Just found this Forum.

I deal in Movie and TV Screen worn items and I live in Vancouver .

I have some unique MAC items including a Watch that MACGYVER wore in the later years of the Series..

Kinda unique because the story goes that Props liked the look of the watch but it had a white face so they had to paint it black to be more screen friendly.

Here it is...




I bought this from a Crew member...

Just thought I would share..

*oops..doesn't look like it is showing..If anyone has a tip how to make the photos appear I would appreciate it *such a newb..

This post has been edited by Rockatteer on 26 August 2010 - 06:09 PM

First off welcome to the boards glad to see another fan of MacGyver hear.

Second to get photo's to show up on hear you have to hit the edit button, hit the

IMG on the top and then put the photobucket address in the little long box.

hope that helps you out.

Thanks for the welcome and the tip..
Still not working for me...

It says "Can't place "dynamic pages" in IMG tags..????

Welcome to the site sunnyweebles.

I've fixed up the images so they show, hit the edit button on your post and you'll see the image codes and how it works.


That watch is a Seiko S23204J. but it's not the same as the one you have posted.

Compare


Notice the date window at the 12 o'clock position also the joins where the strap attaches to the case is different as are the markings on the bezel

I guess they may have had several versions of the watch?

I don't mean to rain on your parade or anything. I'm just a bit of a stickler for accuracy.

Nice to have you here to share your stuff with us. Do you have anything else?

>>I'm just a bit of a stickler for accuracy<<

Says the man who spells "Zlotoff" as "Zlutoff"! (just teasing you, man.)

Accuracy of information.

Thanks for fixing that I just couldn't get it to work (nube)

No rain on my parade..
They did likely create a few different versions of the WATCH...

I don't know anything about Seiko watches in general but my info is the "black face" was custom made...

According to my source the Prop department were sticklers and wanted the "look" to be perfect so I assume there were a few different "guinea pigs" watches used....

Most unique Prop items have back ups just in case the original is lost or damaged .
I am not sure about the differences in the 2 watches..

The strap on my watch is likely not original according to the memory of the Crew member..

It may not be identical to this watch you have shown but I am absolutely sure it is from Macgyver..

I haven't seen the eps in the later years to confirnm when it was worn but I have no reason to believe it wasn't..

I have a lot of interesting items directly from this Crew member...
Leather Crew Jacket..Unique Macgyver Tote bag...Lapel pins...Parking signs..Baseball Caps..shirts..

You are welcome to PM me if you want a link to check them out..

The watch was the most unique item for sure...

Thanks for the info.

I have a feeling I'm going ot have to be watching those later episodes ot pick out which watch was worn in which episode now.

Yes..It would be fun to spot it for sure..I don't think I have the eagle eyes such as some of you guys to get such great screen shots...
Hopefully I will get some other props from my source.

I am actually amazed that I don't find more MACGYVER stuff since it filmed for so long in Vancouver.

Sadly I suspect that many of the Props and trinkets were just thrown away.

The Producers didn't have the foresight to keep the treasures unlike the producers of shows like STARGATE and LOST who have made millions selling their Props and key items from their shows..

I am curious about something regarding Macgyver...

Do the denizens of "MagGyverland" like the Saturday Night Magruber Parody or dislike it passionately?
Just curious..

Something else just occurred to me about that watch. It might have been a watch they used for RDA's stuntman to wear.

Personally, I think MacGruber sucks. And it's NOT because I'm averse to anyone making fun of MacGyver. In fact, I'd love to see a good parody of MacGyver, poking fun at all the stupid things in the show (and yes, even as fans, we have to admit MacGyver did have some stupid moments.) But the fact is, MacGruber relies mainly on toilet humor, and doesn't take advantage of the material from the show that supposedly inspired it. It just seems like a wasted opportunity to me.
There was a MacGyver parody in MAD Magazine many years ago, and it did a MUCH better job of parodying the series. If MacGruber was done more like that, I'd respect it. As it stands now, though, it's just bad.