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Biel Switzerland (13 December 2006)--
Omega, Swiss luxury watchmaker and creator of “the
Bond watch”, has opened its James Bond Exhibition to the public at Cité
du Temps in Geneva, Switzerland. On display until end of January 2007 is
an exclusive selection of photographs, Omega watches worn by members of
the cast, and props used in the filming of Casino Royale,
the 21st and most recent film adventure featuring Ian Fleming’s
legendary British spy. Among the artifacts on display are a number of
personal items — a book of poems, a handkerchief, a letter, keys, a
bottle of perfume—belonging to Vesper Lynd, played by the beautiful
French actress, Eva Green. Additional items of interest to Bond fans
include the inhaler used by Bond’s nemesis, Le Chiffre, an architectural
scale model of the fictional Casino Royale in Montenegro
and, naturally, the Bond watch worn in the film by Daniel Craig, the
British actor playing James Bond for the first time.
In point of fact, Daniel Craig wears two Omega watches in Casino
Royale. The first is a striking black Planet Ocean, the
professional diver’s watch Bond wears before he earns his notorious
“license to kill”. The second is “the Bond watch” familiar from earlier
films in the long-running series, an Omega Seamaster Professional. Also
on view in the Geneva exhibition are producer Barbara Broccoli’s copy of
the Casino Royale screenplay, Bond’s money clip and credit
cards, British passports made out to Bond and Vesper Lynd, short videos
with scenes from the film, and large-scale photographs from the set,
many of which have not previously been released elsewhere.
The Omega James Bond Exhibition is open to the public at Cité du Temps,
the Swatch Group cultural centre in the heart of Geneva, Switzerland.
The historic building at Pont de la Machine 1 has been a city landmark
since the 1840s. Originally constructed to supply water to the city’s
new fountains and recently restructured by the Swatch Group, it has
become a vital source of energy for the arts and culture in Geneva. The
interactive venue accommodates cultural events, conferences, permanent
exhibitions and a broad range of temporary exhibitions.
Celebrating the return of James Bond to the silver screen, Omega has
released two new limited-edition Bond watches: The Omega Seamaster
Planet Ocean Casino Royale, available in a limited edition
of 5,007, and the James Bond Limited Series, an exclusive new Omega
Seamaster Professional featuring the classic blue “Bond” bezel and 007
numerals at the tip of the seconds hand, limited to 10,007 pieces. Among
the first Bond watches to be equipped with the exclusive Omega Co-Axial
Escapement, both models are professional diver’s watches and COSC-certified
chronometers.
Image #1
Omega Casino Royale Exhibition at la Cité du Temps
- Geneva. Photo: Eric Frigère for Omega.
Image #2
Casino Royale First Edition Hardback. Photo: Eric
Frigère for Omega.
Image #3
Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean worn by Daniel Craig during the shooting of
Casino Royale. Photo: Eric Frigère for Omega.
Image #4
Vesper's Personal Items: poem book, letter from "Mum", handkerchief,
bottle of perfume, keys on fob, shell. Photo: Eric Frigère for Omega.
Image #5
M's letter. Bond and Vesper's Passports. Photo: Eric Frigère for
Omega.
Posted by Dell Deaton, April 1, 2008 at 1:26 PM
