Seiko 7549 "tuna" James Bond diver's watch, "For Your Eyes Only"

Image: Seiko S60583, 7549-7009 James Bond watch, reflecting the environs of "For Your Eyes Only," 1981, starring Roger Moore as Agent 007

The second set of exclusive James Bond watch images for this month highlights the “Neptune Diver Seiko.”

Actor Roger Moore actually wore two different Seiko watch models in the 1981 Eon Productions movie, For Your Eyes Only.

Shown here is the Seiko model S60583, case number 7549-7009 quartz diver’s watch. It was worn mission-specific during his technical dive on the sunken St Georges, via Neptune submersible.

Collectors informally — no disrespect intended — refer to it as the “tuna,” given how it looks at first glance.

The composition of this image again reflects an increasing direction we’re looking to take with the James Bond Watch Photos site. That is, uniquely reflecting moods, situations, and props specifically tied to the James Bond movies in which these wristwatch brands and models were worn.

In this case, a wet, sandy sea floor.

A couple of additional interesting trivia items.

  • The Seiko S60583, 7549-7009 set a record for James Bond watch depth resistance, at 600 meters (2000 feet) in 1981. That record was held until tied by the Omega 2900.50.91 Seamaster Planet Ocean worn by actor Daniel Craig as Agent 007 in Casino Royale, 2006.
  • The Seiko S60583, 7549-7009 is the only definitively identified titanium James Bond watch. If speculation that James Bond will wear a titanium Omega in Skyfall turns out to be true, that would only be the second appearance for this material — over 3 decades later.