New York City USA-1976: Man Shows Digital Wrist Watch With Time 1:59

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Year1976
Decade1970s
LocationNew York City, New York, United States
Duration5s
Price$149 USD
Collection1976 New York City

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Man Shows Digital Wrist Watch With Time 1:59 — Clip Details

Close-up of a man's wrist wearing a vintage 1970s digital wristwatch displaying 1:59, captured on grainy 8mm home movie film. The silver-cased watch with a black strap features a retro rectangular digital display, showing the time in bright green numerals. The footage exhibits classic Super 8 film characteristics including vertical scratches, color fading, and a soft focus, evoking a nostalgic 1976 Americana aesthetic. The shot remains steady, focusing on the timepiece against a blue background.

Licensing & Technical Details

Original Format: 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie
Resolution: 4K restored master (MP4)
License: Direct license: commercial and editorial use
Delivery: Instant Digital Download
Duration: 5s
Price: $149 USD
Clip ID: 121095330

Rights & Clearance

$149 · Commercial Direct license: commercial and editorial use. $149 flat from Stockfilm. Royalty-free worldwide license for commercial and editorial use, delivered as the restored 4K master.

Editorial use is the safest path. For commercial use, a clearance review is recommended for the flags below.

People visible: Yes
Minors visible: No
Logos / trademarks: No
Audible music: No

Flags come from automated catalog metadata, not a legal opinion. The source is an original 8mm / Super 8 Home Movie reel. For high-stakes commercial use, request a full rights review.

Source & Documentation

Source reel: Reel record not linked for this clip
Date: 1976 Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Date evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual or technical evidence; no reel-level note is linked.
Location: New York City, New York, United States Estimated (Catalog estimate from the footage and file metadata; not independently confirmed.)
Location evidence: Catalog estimate based on source metadata and visual evidence such as signage, landmarks, or terrain; no reel-level note is linked.
Licensing route: Direct license available from Stockfilm

Confidence labels are defined on Archive Integrity. Fields without a recorded value are shown as not recorded rather than assumed.

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Archive Intelligence

Archive brief fit: This clip supports 1970s technology, timekeeping, and everyday-object requests for documentary inserts, museum media, education programs, or commercial editorial sequences.
Period detail: The visible digital wristwatch, metal case, dark strap, and soft 8mm color rendering are consistent with the supplied 1976 home-movie metadata.
Home-movie behavior: The footage has the unstaged feel of someone holding a wrist toward the camera to show a new or notable personal device.
What appears in frame: The frames show a man's wrist, a silver digital wristwatch, a dark watch strap, a rectangular time display reading about 1:59, a blue background, and contact-sheet frame borders.
Film character: The 8mm scan shows pronounced grain, soft focus, color shift, vertical scratches, and slight exposure variation that give the object study a physical home-movie texture.
Edit role: An editor could use this as a close-up insert, technology cutaway, time-passing transition, or memory beat within a 1970s sequence.
Historical context: The clip visually situates a digital wristwatch as an everyday personal object in 1970s home-movie footage without identifying a brand or specific event.
Research note: A wrist and arm are visible, so likeness review may be relevant even without a visible face, while copyright, brand, and property clearance should be assessed separately from the supplied rights flags.
Research search match: Useful search phrases include 1970s digital wristwatch, 8mm close-up watch, vintage time display, man showing watch, and home movie technology object.
Archive pairing path: Pair first with other shots from the same reel, then with 1976 New York City material, and then with broader 1970s technology, timekeeping, or everyday Americana footage.

Still Frames From This Clip

Close-up from 1976 8mm home-movie footage showing a man's wrist with a silver digital wristwatch against a blue background. — Digital wristwatch held toward the camera.

A silver-cased digital wristwatch on a man's wrist appears in soft 8mm focus, with the display framed near the center. — Soft close-up of the digital watch face.

Close-up of a 1970s digital wristwatch on a man's wrist, with the rectangular display appearing to read about 1:59. — Watch display showing about 1:59.

End frame of the 8mm close-up showing a silver digital wristwatch and dark strap on a man's wrist, with film scratches visible over the blue background. — Final close-up of the wristwatch.

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