James Bond Watches Blog

James Bond wore a Seiko Memory-Bank Calendar quartz watch in "Moonraker" (Eon Productions, 1979)

This one’s for those who just want a clean, jewelry-store-type photo of their James Bond watch.

Not that I’m gonna head on in chronological order now with future image releases.

But I would like to note here how far and how fast things were already moving in the quartz revolution. The James Bond watch computer wallpapers last week focused on The Spy Who Loved Me, premiering in 1977. Just two years later, James Bond wore the watch model shown here in Moonraker (1979).

Although the bracelet was different, I actually wore a Seiko Memory-Bank Calendar James Bond watch in college. Not this exact piece, mind you; but still — another personal connection.

In terms of wristwatch technology, more options and greater sophistication in menu navigation. As I wrote for Revolution magazine in 2010, even as James Bond watch capabilities were expanding (well, subject to limits on what could be sold to the general public), case sizes were getting thinner.

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James Bond wore a Seiko LC Quartz digital watch in "The Spy Who Loved Me" (Eon Productions, 1977)

As many of you know, The Spy Who Loved Me was a “coming of age” James Bond movie for me.

The first time that James Bond watches and gadgets faced serious competition from other fronts. Bond girls, and, in this case, Barbara Bach.

Still, the Seiko Quartz LC became a grail watch for me.

Things were changing so quickly back then in the evolution (revolution) of watchmaking that the similar watch owned and worn by Albert R Broccoli just prior to commencing production on The Spy Who Loved Me had already been updated with the DK001 model worn by Roger Moore as James Bond in the movie itself.

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Most current model from all confirmed James Bond watch brands: In a single shot

Confession: I actually completed work on this image around the same time as the James Bond watch group photo referenced here almost 2 months ago.

And it’s my favorite of the pair.

But I like to mix it up a bit. And strive for balance (information permitting) in discussing all known James Bond watch brands — each of which has its own passionate following.

At the same time, 10 days ago it was starting to look like this one would be out-of-date by the time I’d released it. That was when one Omega watch Authorized Dealers posted extensive details on what it said would be “the” Skyfall James Bond watch. That “scoop” was subsequently retracted.

Thus these remain, still, the most current models from among each of the known James Bond watch makers.

Starting with the back row, left:

• Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, Quantum of Solace (2008)
• Seiko quartz Chronograph, A View to a Kill (1985)
• Hamilton Pulsar P2, Live and Let Die (1973)
• Rolex Oyster Perpetual Date, Carte Blanche (2011)
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