Dr Henry Jones Sr costume (pic heavy)

After years of looking around I finally got the proper watch, in this case the sidecar Hunter case watch.

Here's Sarednab's photos showing what is purported to be the correct watch, and my watch. They seem a good match.

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This is gold! I was caught between old school Obi Wan and Henry Jones Snr for an upcoming fancy dress party. (Had to be someone grey-bearded) Henry Jones Snr has won out, partly because, like most Scots men, I am convinced that my Big Tam the Milkman accent is second to none. This thread is full of helpful detail! I reckon I might even win the bottle of whisky which is up for grabs.
 
I thought I'd add another update.

I realised that a cost-effective way to get screen-accurate glasses is to make them myself.

I've looked at hundreds of vintage glasses and come to the conclusion that glasses like Henry's didn't exist in the period.

His glasses are a strange hybrid. The hardware is correct but the bridge is quite small and the lenses are huge.

In the upper-right photo in the collage below the bottom lenses, the tinted ones, are the ordinary adult size of the period. The thing in the 1920s and 1930s was to minimise the glasses by making them rimless and small.

But think about the style of glasses popular in the 1980s! Think of the enormous glasses worn by Barb in Stranger Things. Those are no exaggeration! I can see the Last Crusade costumer thinking "I'm not going to put one of our biggest stars in dorky little glasses". (Remember this was long before stars like Johnny Depp made tiny lenses cool.)

About the bridge, it's smaller than the bridges seen on period adult mens' glasses, rather it's the size seen on period women's or youth's glasses. In the upper-right photo in the collage below the upper bridge is adult size, the one fitted to the lenses is women's/youth's size.

So to get all these odd proportions right meant cobbling together the glasses myself. The temples are from period men's glasses, the bridge from a pair of period women's or youth's glasses, and the lenses are entirely modern.

Happily lenses are super cheap to get! I harvested them from the inexpensive "fashion" glasses sold for under $10 on Ebay etc. I was able to find lenses the right size and very close to the correct shape.

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Beyond the glasses I've added the "shot Dad" cosplay with bloody shirt and un-tied tie, and a "Scottish Dr Jones" in Highland Dress.

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This is gold! I was caught between old school Obi Wan and Henry Jones Snr for an upcoming fancy dress party. (Had to be someone grey-bearded) Henry Jones Snr has won out, partly because, like most Scots men, I am convinced that my Big Tam the Milkman accent is second to none. This thread is full of helpful detail! I reckon I might even win the bottle of whisky which is up for grabs.
Thanks!!

Did you win the whisky??

I wonder what Scots think about Sean Connery's accent. Isn't it a hybrid that he created early in his career when he was cast as James Bond?

As an American I don't even try. It's ironic when there's an Indiana Jones with an English accent and me with an American accent.

About the grey beard thing, I also pretty much stick with "old guys with grey beards" and you're right Old Ben Kenobi and Dr Jones Senior are high on the list.

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