James Bond Watches

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JamesBondWatches.com™ Decommissions Latest Displays at Museum of Time

Last week, I was in Columbia, Pennsylvania to remove all wristwatches, historical artifacts, and related materials from the “James Bond Originals” kiosk and James Bond Wore the Quartz Revolution™ gallery [1] that I had curated at the National Watch & Clock Museum [2].

This should be a good thing.

As touched upon during a recent local Fox43 WPMT news segment [3], the “Museum of Time” is preparing to undertake a major reimagining … continued

“James Bond Watch Photos 2.0” Now Live (in Beta)

On February 3, 2011, I registered JamesBondWatchPhotos.com™ as its own URL [1].

The original concept was to consolidate a mix of my own photographs and public domain distributions under a single reference umbrella that users could access from their desktops and mobile devices. Content was hosted through the same provider as this primary website, as well as its companion blog [2,3]. Part-and-parcel of that was limitation on maximum image size — but that wasn’t a … continued

Discussion of the First James Bond Watch, Circa 1951

A sum total of twenty-one words were devoted to the James Bond wristwatch in the 1953 novel, Casino Royale.

It was ten minutes past one by Bond’s watch when, at the high table, the whole pattern of play suddenly altered.

When I last discussed it on my James Bond Watches Blog some fifteen years ago, I put 399 to the subject [1]. Significantly, I thought, was a look to the 1959 Goldfinger by way … continued

And– just why are James Bond watches important?

Over the last few days, I’ve been updating in tandem each of the worn “Brands” pages on James Bond Watches. For most of them, this meant doing a deep dive on histories; wherever practical, I looked to the watchmakers themselves for foundations.

Little if any of this touched upon “James Bond” per se. And yet, at the same time, I would not have been looking at any of that content had there not been … continued

“On My Wrist”

One of the most common questions that I was asked about the “Bond Watches, James Bond Watches” opening at the National Watch & Clock Museum in 2010 was about the wristwatch I had chosen to wear for the occasion that night [1].

It was a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date Submariner reference worn by Timothy Dalton as James Bond in Licence to Kill.

Although I owned a 1016 Explorer, I felt like I’d appear to … continued

re “Under Construction” Status

Rather than simply disappearing large sections (if not the entirety) of this site in order to work through larger organization and taxonomy issues, I’ve elected to add an “Under Construction” page. That was done earlier this week.

First and foremost, I want to avoid having anyone get the wrong impression from visiting a work-in-progress. Due to the established history and utilization of James Bond Watches content, it has already been captured en route to Version continued

Premiums for Omega Watches with Special “James Bond” Affiliations

While updating the “Casino Royale” Limited page earlier today, I noted that that watch, new from an Authorized Dealer, was priced in 2006 at $3,650 (MSRP).

In case you forgot to ask— the standard (read, ‘not Limited Series’) Omega Planet Ocean, in either size, runs $3,300 (MSRP) on the rubber strap …. So we’re talking about a $350 premium for the James Bond 007 Casino Royale watch affiliation ….

The “Casino Royale” differed from its … continued