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Pete26 · 7 February 2018, 07:33 PM

The facts are known to anyone who has read the original series, Fleming never identified the Rolexes by model. In Thunderball he references a solid gold Rolex. In L&LD the watch was identified as a Rolex. We don't know what model. It's set too early to be a Sub. It's pure conjecture that Fleming referenced his own watch which appears to have been manufactured in 1963. He died in August 64 so it's unlikely he referenced his own Explorer in any of the novels. It's more likely he got the watch after his research.

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7 February 2018, 07:33 PM	#29
Pete26 Banned Join Date: Oct 2005 Real Name: Peter Location: Australia Posts: 603	The facts are known to anyone who has read the original series, Fleming never identified the Rolexes by model. In Thunderball he references a solid gold Rolex. In L&LD the watch was identified as a Rolex. We don't know what model. It's set too early to be a Sub. It's pure conjecture that Fleming referenced his own watch which appears to have been manufactured in 1963. He died in August 64 so it's unlikely he referenced his own Explorer in any of the novels. It's more likely he got the watch after his research. Sent from my SM-J120ZN using Tapatalk