Presentation at the 64th Annual NAWCC Convention in Grand Rapids, Michigan
Columbia, Pennsylvania (3/10/2009)— 2009 NAWCC Annual Convention in Grand Rapids, MI, June 10-13, to feature, “Where would James Bond be without his wristwatch?”
For more than half a century, the James Bond character has relied on his wristwatch for everything from tracking enemies to demonstrating his “sheer magnetism” in romance.
When Agent 007′s creator, Ian Fleming, wrote the fantastic stories that started it all in the early 1950s, he often focused on “time” as a means of building tension and engaging his readers. This has remained a constant throughout the EON Productions films, which include famous countdowns to missile launches spelling certain global destruction — if James Bond doesn’t arrive in time to save the day!
“Where would James Bond be without his wristwatch?” is one of the featured presentations at the 64th Annual NAWCC National Convention on June 13, 2009, in Grand Rapids, Michigan. The talk will be given by Dell Deaton, author of the February 2009 WatchTime feature that details his discovery of the original literary-Bond wristwatch.
Dell Deaton is a recognized expert on Ian Fleming and James Bond, and currently serves as Guest Curator for the upcoming National Watch and Clock Collectors Museum exhibit of “Bond Watches, James Bond Watches,” opening in June of 2010.
Examples of James Bond watch models from Breitling, Omega, Rolex, and Seiko will be discussed — and on display throughout the convention. These will include pieces referencing to the movies Thunderball, Live and Let Die, The Spy Who Loved Me, and GoldenEye. Related consumer advertising materials, and licensed product watches related to the films For Your Eyes Only and Casino Royale (2006) will also be shown.
Additionally, a Rolex model produced during the same quarter of 1960 as Ian Fleming’s own Explorer 1016 is scheduled for viewing; unlike the Fleming-Bond watch, however, this Rolex 1016 features its original dial.
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