In-Depth: The Watches Of James Bond (And Why They Matter) Exploring the enduring interest in how an action-movie hero tells time. Originally published by Jason Heaton on HODINKEE, December 13th 2019 Bond: “Does it do anything?” Q: “It tells the time.” – Spectre, 2015 The wristwatches of the literary and cinematic James Bond
The timepieces worn by the cinematic James Bond–from the Gruen 510 he sported in Dr. No to the Omega Seamaster around his wrist in Spectre–have been exhaustively chronicled. The watches 007 has worn onscreen include the Breitling, Pulsar (made by Hamilton), Rolex Submariner, Rolex (Pre-Daytona) Chronograph,
"A gentleman's choice of timepiece says as much about him as does his Saville Row suit." - Ian Fleming The relationship between James Bond and his watches is pretty well-known. There's the product partnership with OMEGA that started when Pierce Brosnan took up the mantle, but
In less than one month (October 23rd to be exact), Skyfall, the 23rd movie in the James Bond film series, will make its premiere in London. This release will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the series, which was created in 1962. The 007 agent James Bond,
