Just picked up a copy of "Watch Time: America's #1 Watch Magazine" April 2016, because the cover lists an article on "James Bond and his Beauties." Now, I'm no expert when it comes to Bond watches but I do happen to know that 1965's Bond film was called 'Thunderball', not "Fireball" as the article states which tends to sour my opinion of the whole piece, I'm afraid. However, I do have a question for our Bond watch experts here, under 1962, it says that Connery wore a Rolex Submariner. It then makes mention of a 6358 which "...film buffs believe that this model was one of Sean Connery's personal possessions." Unless I am mis-reading it, I believe that the author is saying that the watch Bond wore in Dr No was Connery's watch but I thought I'd read before that the watch was actually Terence Young's and he'd strapped it onto Connery's wrist on-set. Is that a true story or a legend?
Was Cubbys wasnt it? And doesnt DC now own it allegedly?
I think you're right Welshboy, it was Cubby's not Young's. Never heard before that it was Connery's though (if I'm reading the article correctly) and considering Connery's moderate success at the time, I find it hard to imagine that he would have been sporting one when Dr No started filming.
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It was Cubby's. DC's 6538 was given to him by Barbara and Michael, but it isn't THE watch. DC's has a later dial and different bezel compared to the screen used one.
Watching SPECTRE last night I noticed Bond drives off at the end in the DB5 with a black strapped wrist watch see below. Did we ever identify this one? Sorry been away for a while just catching up on the Bond front. I am guessing this would be watch no 3 for this film and maybe Omega.
Looks like black leather band, white face and maybe multiple dial or hands
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I took my Omega in for servicing the other day, so have been wearing this Rotary I've not worn for a while. It originally came on a black leather strap, which started to disintegrate for some reason, so I got a cheap brown strap from Amazon that I thought made it a bit less "dressy".
I've treated myself with this neat set - now I don't have to use my expensive Rolex Springbar tool when the neighbour asks me to shorten her Tommy Hilfiger watch bracelet
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A very nice watch, congrats -{
I myself have been recently enlarging mine and Mrs coops omega collection. It is spring after all and everything grows in spring....even my watch collection
That is not quite true, I know a guy that has one real one and a plastic one he fell out of a tree when we were kids and crushed one, he went on to have kids
That is not quite true, I know a guy that has one real one and a plastic one he fell out of a tree when we were kids and crushed one, he went on to have kids
Quite right, my best friend who lives in Spain found a lump in one within a week they had removed the offending ball and put in a prosthetic one, he's had two kids since. Not sure if he watches porn on a Wednesday tho
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That is not quite true, I know a guy that has one real one and a plastic one he fell out of a tree when we were kids and crushed one, he went on to have kids
Quite right, my best friend who lives in Spain found a lump in one within a week they had removed the offending ball and put in a prosthetic one, he's had two kids since. Not sure if he watches porn on a Wednesday tho
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Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Was this the deleted scene in which he sold that watch to fund 3 months of spartan living on the beach?
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I think you're right Welshboy, it was Cubby's not Young's. Never heard before that it was Connery's though (if I'm reading the article correctly) and considering Connery's moderate success at the time, I find it hard to imagine that he would have been sporting one when Dr No started filming.
Looks like black leather band, white face and maybe multiple dial or hands
Cheers
I've treated myself with this neat set - now I don't have to use my expensive Rolex Springbar tool when the neighbour asks me to shorten her Tommy Hilfiger watch bracelet
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
It is!
How do I know?
Because I know
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I myself have been recently enlarging mine and Mrs coops omega collection. It is spring after all and everything grows in spring....even my watch collection
That is not quite true, I know a guy that has one real one and a plastic one
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Well you know what they say about why balls are like martinis....
1 isn't enough and 3 is quite too many. -{ -{
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