Accept no substitutes.

The movie GoldenEye (1995) premiered three decades ago this coming November.

After a then-unprecedented six-year absense between releases [1], Pierce Brosnan [2] stepped into the role of James Bond and *Omega* stepped up to become the latest James Bond watchmaker [3-4]. Four films later, Mr Brosnan was out. My own memory of the time is that neither this separation nor the consequent termination of his work as brand ambassador for Omega had gone on a … continued

Eleven days ago, Amazon MGM Studios [1] struck a deal with producers Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson [2-3] to assume total creative control of “the James Bond franchise” [4]. As covered by Variety, in “2022, Amazon bought MGM for $8.5 billion, acquiring a vast catalog with more than 4,000 films and 17,000 TV shows alongside the rights to distribute all of the James Bond films.

Further reporting indicates that Amazon “invested an additional … continued

In 2018, United Kingdom auction house Fellows listed a rather interesting watch with James Bond movie provenance [1-2].

Auctions of screen-worn James Bond watches are hardly uncommon, of course [3]. In the case of this Rolex 5513 Submariner associated with Licence to Kill, however, it made no claim to have been worn by actor Timothy Dalton as Agent 007. Rather, it was on the wrist of stunt double Rodney Pincott — and included documentation … continued