Alex Man wears a Rolex Day-Date

Wong Kar-wai's debut feature is a hard-edged Hong Kong crime film, not the dreamy art cinema he became known for later. As Tears Go By (1988) follows Wah (Andy Lau), a mid-level gangster torn between his cousin Ngor (Maggie Cheung) and his reckless friend Fly (Jacky Cheung). Alex Man plays Tony, a triad figure on the margins.

Tony has been identified as wearing a yellow-gold Rolex Day-Date, the gold-only top of Rolex's standard range and a familiar shorthand for money in 1980s Hong Kong cinema. The identification rests on a single enthusiast source and is not confirmed in the available stills, so it remains unverified.