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Old 1 April 2009, 10:34 AM   #31
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Old 24 April 2009, 12:45 PM   #32
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Awesome info...........
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Old 29 April 2009, 10:46 AM   #33
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Wow, there is so much history of these great watches, thanks , that was excellent
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Old 14 May 2009, 06:03 PM   #34
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excellent post!
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Old 17 July 2009, 04:21 PM   #35
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Old 17 July 2009, 11:09 PM   #36
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Great post. I just have one small correction. The strap on Connery's Sub in "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" isn't a Nato but a nylon regimental.
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Old 18 July 2009, 11:44 AM   #37
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Excellent article.

Long live the BOG CROWN!
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Old 26 July 2009, 07:24 AM   #38
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The next Bond watch will be the Deepsea!
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Old 26 July 2009, 09:58 PM   #39
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Thanks for the post. Great info
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Old 7 September 2009, 07:13 AM   #40
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Great post regarding cinematic Rolexes, etc. But, what about the books? Did Bond ever wear a Submariner in the books? The only Rolex model I can recall that Ian Fleming specifically cited was the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometer Zephyr.
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Old 7 September 2009, 07:59 AM   #41
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Great post regarding cinematic Rolexes, etc. But, what about the books? Did Bond ever wear a Submariner in the books? The only Rolex model I can recall that Ian Fleming specifically cited was the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometer Zephyr.
I believe in the illustrated comic version of On Her Majesty's secret service it was clear that Bond wore a Rolex Explorer.
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Old 19 December 2009, 09:20 AM   #42
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That 5510 is amazing.
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Old 31 December 2009, 10:03 PM   #43
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I remember seeing the watch on those movies as a kid and from then on I always wanted that watch. My first waterprrof watch was made by a company called Clinton. And they came packaged in water.
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Old 31 December 2009, 10:57 PM   #44
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I have just read this topic

Thank you ! !
a gold mine, these pics and information
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Old 2 January 2010, 01:37 PM   #45
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Thanks, Larry.....fantastic info; but you did leave out one Bond film.....the one made in 1983 starring Connery - Never Say Never Again.

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You're right, I did omit that one..

It is a film that was a remake, some 15+ years after Connery said he would not play Bond again (hence the title), and not an original Ian Fleming title.... But it was a Bond Spy thriller and deserves mention..
Yep, a remake of Thunderball. Great comparo, Larry. I really enjoyed reading it.
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Old 2 January 2010, 02:58 PM   #46
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Thanks for the info! Cool post!
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Old 3 January 2010, 05:06 AM   #47
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I'm a Forum newbie, I was looking for a bracelet for my Submariner and stumbled on this site. I'm quite sure Bond in one of Flemming's books used his Rolex as make shift brass knuckles. May have been "On Her Majesties Secret Service".
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Old 3 January 2010, 09:54 AM   #48
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I wonder what watch today's "James Bond" hero "Mitch Rapp" wears. Mitch is the character by Vince Flynn and Vince just signed a deal with Hollywood to put today's James Bond on the big screen. Bet there's a product placement watch war in the works!

Great article! Best regards, Brian
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Old 4 January 2010, 11:46 AM   #49
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In case you missed it!

Here's a shot of my 6538 Bond Submariner that was refurbished by Bob Ridley. It has now been a year since I added my first post on this site, and I am now wearing the watch daily. Love it, love the watch, love the history!

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Old 10 January 2010, 02:46 PM   #50
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i wish i can get my hands on one of those. great post.
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Old 10 January 2010, 03:03 PM   #51
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I'm not a big shiny watch guy... normally. I love this watch, and would wear it in a second. So stylish, so simple. What's the definition of "elegance"? A picture of the Bond Submariner Rolex would do. Restrained, simple yet complex, functional.

Maybe it helps that this model comes out of the post-War era of design that I really like - most of my watches and household stuff even comes out of the 1950s and early 1960s - this comes in handy when collecting men's dress watches, which have been consistently undervalued if not outright ignored by collectors.

What does one of these babies go for these days? I guess the price is part of the prestige, right?
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Old 10 January 2010, 04:12 PM   #52
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loved reading the post. Thanks
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Old 18 January 2010, 05:32 AM   #53
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Thats some excellent work Larry !

Thanks for putting all this information together :-)

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Old 18 January 2010, 05:49 AM   #54
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Larry, I just love your post! Awesome information.
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Old 11 February 2010, 03:30 PM   #55
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Now I know why I liked the SUb so much, it was calling to me all those years on film.
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Old 11 February 2010, 07:56 PM   #56
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Fantastic info Larry thanks!!
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Old 12 February 2010, 04:26 AM   #57
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It's funny, after watching a few of the Roger Moore era Bond films I'm convinced I would rather have a non-date Sub. They look so very clean.
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Old 22 February 2010, 12:21 AM   #58
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Old 3 March 2010, 07:14 AM   #59
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Outstanding thread on Bond and the Submariner! Unfortunately, the only Bond watch I have is the "For Your Eyes Only" Seiko which I went out and bought right after seeing that movie when it first came out.
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Old 13 March 2010, 05:18 AM   #60
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Funny...I'm watching "The Living Daylights" now, and was doing a search to see what Rolex was in the movie, and Google up-chucks TRF. Go figure!

Excellent read; don't know how I missed this the first time.
Not sure that anyone has ever shown evidence that a Rolex of any kind was worn by the James Bond character (Timothy Dalton) in The Living Daylights; personally, I've seen a lot that indicates he did not.

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I believe in the illustrated comic version of On Her Majesty's secret service it was clear that Bond wore a Rolex Explorer.


Trouble with the comic strip illustration for On Her Majesty's Secret Service is that it came after the death of Ian Fleming. So this is simply a case of what John McLusky solely thought the watch should look like (which is why he drew what we know to have been a Rolex 1016 Explorer with a date window!).
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