James Bond Watches Blog

"Ian Fleming's Own James Bond Watch" display runs through this summer at the National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, PA

On May 4, 2011, the personal Rolex Explorer wristwatch of James Bond author Ian Fleming got its own display on the main exhibit floor of the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania.

This followed its year-long placement as signature piece in the “Bond Watches, James Bond Watches” special exhibit there.

“Ian Fleming’s Own James Bond Watch,” along with two other 007-associated models, by Omega and Seiko, runs through this summer.

Then, starting in August 2012, Ian Fleming’s Rolex Explorer will join George Washington’s pocket watch and a variety of other historical timepieces as part of a new special exhibit at the National Watch & Clock Museum, titled, “Enlisting Time” (sponsored by Gallet).

Although “Ian Fleming’s Own James Bond Watch” was setup barely a year ago, it’s own history has evolved with ongoing updates to the James Bond legacy. For example, when continue reading…

Omega Seamaster James Bond watch, a'la Bond girl

Other than the image of Mrs James Bond Watches a couple’a years back at the National Watch & Clock Museum, I haven’t done that many James Bond watch photos that include people.

I made this one working with a model on an unrelated project about 6 years ago.

The desired effect was that wonderful allure Catrina Murino brought to the Omega brand when traveling on behalf of that watchmaker after Quantum of Solace.

The confident sexiness of a woman wearing a man’s watch.

Or, in the case of a Bond girl: Her man’s watch.

Obviously had to take a bit of care here to avoid crossing the line from tastefully erotic to, um, continue reading…

We’ve all seen those videos where clouds are made to race across the sky on a windless day or an ice cube seems to melt to water in mere seconds.

Time-lapse videos, they’re called. Or, to be more precise: A series of individual still-images, combined in sequence and processed to produce a time-lapse video.

Not much out there in terms of application to wristwatches, however. And none (of which I’m aware) featuring a James Bond watch.

Until now. continue reading…