These are wristwatches that celebrated other referents or stimulated inquiry.
Makers named may or may not claim any given designation here, nor, for that matter, even reference a “James Bond” connection. In a number of instances, the watchmaker had not in whole or part historically been connected to the commemorated subject matter. Some are officially licensed; some are not.
EXCLUSIVE TO JAMES BOND WATCHES
- 1959/ Cartier “Quantum of Solace” Gift [1]
— A commercial wristwatch purchased by Ian Fleming, who gifted it to Blanche Blackwell. He credited her as having told him a story at Goldeneye, upon which “Quantum of Solace” was based, “‘in order to take his mind off his troubles.'”
- 1967/ Rolex “You Only Live Twice” Gift
— A commercial wristwatch personalized by the producers ….
- 2002/Omega “40 Years of James Bond” Series
— Limited production wristwatches sold to the public ….
- 2006/ Omega “Casino Royale” Series
— Limited production wristwatches sold to the public ….
- 2008/ Omega “Quantum of Solace” Series
— Limited production wristwatches sold to the public ….
- 2012/Omega “James Bond, 50 Years” Series
— Limited production wristwatches sold to the public ….
- 2012/ Omega “Skyfall” Series
— Limited production wristwatches sold to the public ….
- 2014/ Omega “Goldfinger 50th” One-Off
— A unique 18k yellow-gold wristwatch sold at auction ….
- 2021/ Rolex Two-Tone Explorer
— Regular production wristwatches launched for sale to the public [2,3] on the sixty-year anniversary of the nexus between James Bond in literature and motion pictures.
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- Processing (blog) category: “Commemorative”
— Dell Deaton
Last updated: April 1, 2024
Published: December 14, 2005
OFF-SITE REFERENCES
- Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond
1995 / Andrew Lycett, page 340 (Turner Publishing: Atlanta). - “A Week on the Wrist: The Two-Tone Rolex Explorer Ref 124273”
September 29, 2021 / Stephen Pulvirent / Hodinkee (accessed April 1, 2024). - “Hands-On With The New Rolex Explorer 36mm 124270 & 124273”
October 19, 2021 / Ariel Adams / A Blog to Watch (accessed April 1, 2024).