A MODERN James Bond ROLEX SUBMARINER
Higgins
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So this is for the Watch and Rolex nuts and experts here - so Sir Miles is not welcome 
Someof you know that besides the Octopussy egg, the idea of creating a modern James Bond Rolex is spinning in my head for some time:
As I don't have enough cash to buy the original:
(I know that the GF Sub had ft first...)
and even if, would never wear such an Oldtimer, I have been asking myself, which watch Rolex would do for the contemporary James Bond.
Project X gave a pretty good reply to that question some years ago:
with some room for improvements imo.
Now another Projext X concept just came up and I'd like to hear the expert's opinion about that new baby:
You can read the entire story here:
http://rolexpassionreport.com/13265/the-heritage-submariner-big-crown-fusion-of-modern-and-vintage-for-60th-anniversary-of-the-iconic-steel-rolex-submariner/
Someof you know that besides the Octopussy egg, the idea of creating a modern James Bond Rolex is spinning in my head for some time:
As I don't have enough cash to buy the original:
(I know that the GF Sub had ft first...)and even if, would never wear such an Oldtimer, I have been asking myself, which watch Rolex would do for the contemporary James Bond.
Project X gave a pretty good reply to that question some years ago:
with some room for improvements imo.
Now another Projext X concept just came up and I'd like to hear the expert's opinion about that new baby:
You can read the entire story here:
http://rolexpassionreport.com/13265/the-heritage-submariner-big-crown-fusion-of-modern-and-vintage-for-60th-anniversary-of-the-iconic-steel-rolex-submariner/
President of the 'Misty Eyes Club'.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Comments
If only it had a pearl in the red triangle...
And didn't cost £15000!!!
from this shot you can see, that they only removed the pearl surrounding and straightened the surface a bit.
Is there any information, if the Dr. No Sub - GF Sub had a red triangle or a white one?
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
If you are going to post quality like this in the future, could you please warn the patrons of AJB whom have come to associate your name with horrible watch pictures !
Is that a gash 'woops i got the sun reflecting in the dial' shot, a crappy photoshopped attempt or just a blatent show off 'look heres my stupidly priced rolex.... oh no i managed to get the fezza in the shot, never mind' shot?
some people 8-) all the gear and no idea....
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The Dr No - Thunderball watch had a silver triangle and no minute markers on the bezel.
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
Glad to get reconfirmed that the triangle was white on the Bond Subs.
Now here is my slight critic with the shown almost-perfect watch (if I would try to achieve a modern Bond Sub - which it is not)
- lume aging: I find the lume aging pretty but would not do it if I'd created a modern Bond watch. I assume that when new the Radium lume was slightly green-tinted white but not yellowish.
- whitegold lume surroundings: I would consider having them white-painted or blackened - not sure, if I'd paint all hands white (I love that so much on the Breguet XX and our eyes are not getting any better
- bezel pip: I'd keep the original bezel pearl - if I'd touch it, I'd get it lowered so that it's smooth in the insert
- Bezel insert: I'd corrundum-blast the ceramic bezel to take away the extremely glossy surface - like they did with the Pelagos insert :x
- crown and tube: Though the old Big Crown is beautiful, if destroys the concept imo. Contrary to a >50k 6538, this watch should be worn and the modern tubuses and crowns are so much better than the vintage parts. I can love that Big Crown for what it is - but I'd leave the watch with the original tubus and crown just to make it as ridgid as possible.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
I sort of like the lume aging.
Dont like the red triangle (despite them existing, I guess its not what has become associated with the Sub over the years)
Not sure if its the way they have done it or im simply not used to it but the crown and tube looks a bit strange
So this is a project X design???? Unusual to not see their logo on the watch, its the one thing I don't like about their custom watches, I guess since it is a anniversary kinda thing they obviously can't for a change (or have I missed it)
DG
"People sleep peacefully in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf." Richard Grenier after George Orwell, Washington Times 1993.
As far as I understand, Philippe Stahl had the idea and ProjectX executes it.
Philippe also is behind the HTE watches:
http://www.hillarytenzingedition.com
I also like the lume colouring - but with a modern interpretation of the Connery Sub, I'd prefer to have the lume white.
Dalton - the weak and weepy Bond!
Hmm - think I would rather have 3 "standard" models instead!!