Worn by: Cary Grant as Captain Cassidy
Reference: Rolex Oyster Perpetual
Brand: Rolex
On Christmas Eve 1941, Captain Cassidy commands the submarine USS Copperfin on a top-secret mission departing San Francisco. After sailing through the Aleutian Islands to pick up meteorologist Lieutenant Raymond, Cassidy receives his sealed orders: infiltrate Tokyo Bay to gather weather intelligence for the upcoming Doolittle Raid—the first American bombing strike on mainland Japan. The diverse crew includes veterans and nervous recruits, with personalities like womanizing Wolf and comic relief cook "Cookie" Wainwright. During the dangerous journey, the crew faces Japanese air attacks while surfaced. In a dramatic sequence based on true events, pharmacist's mate performs an emergency appendectomy on a crew member while submerged in Tokyo Bay, using improvised instruments. Cassidy skillfully navigates the submarine through minefields in the draft of a Japanese cruiser, maintaining absolute silence to avoid detection. Raymond's shore party successfully gathers meteorological data, broadcasting in Japanese to avoid detection. The crew watches parts of the Doolittle Raid through their periscope before slipping out behind an exiting vessel. After recovering Raymond's team, Copperfin engages Japanese forces, sinking an aircraft carrier before being battered by depth charges. In desperation, Cassidy destroys an escort destroyer, enabling the crew's safe return home. The robust Rolex Oyster Perpetual Bubbleback suits the military mission better than Grant's preferred dressy Tank.
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