It is one of the coolest examples of a classic watch being used in a movie. The opening scene shows Ryan Gosling taking a call in an empty hotel above Los Angeles. He instructs the person on the other end that they will have a certain amount of time and then he will leave. He’s basically laying out the parameters for his getaway driver detail.
So Gosling pulls up outside a building in a somewhat industrial area. He then takes the watch off of his waist and puts it on the steering wheel. This begins the countdown.