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This model watch was never worn in a James Bond movie. While perhaps similar at a glance to the Rolex Submariners worn by George Lazenby and Roger Moore during their tenures as Agent 007, the mechanism in this watch is completely different. Its sapphire crystal and dial are also clearly not what we saw in the Bond films of the 1960s and 1970s.
The link below provides complete access to this 4-page report and data.
At Day #21, the watch was switched from its OEM Rolex bracelet to an aftermarket NATO strap, which then provided two layers of material between the caseback and my wrist. This is significant because temperature is one of the factors considered in assessing precision-accuracy.
Note that for any given minute tracked, the second-hand position deviated by as much as three-quarters of a second, revolution after revolution, depending on its position relative to the dial. In other words, this watch could be observed as exactly matching the USNO Master Clock with the second-hand pointing at one number on its dial, and be 0.75 seconds slow (or fast) as it traveled through another position, then exactly matching again as it passed the initial point cited.
Posted by Dell Deaton, May 23, 2008 at 6:59 PM
