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Discussion of the First James Bond Watch, Circa 1951

A sum total of twenty-one words were devoted to the James Bond wristwatch in the 1953 novel, Casino Royale.

It was ten minutes past one by Bond’s watch when, at the high table, the whole pattern of play suddenly altered.

When I last discussed it on my James Bond Watches Blog some fifteen years ago, I put 399 to the subject [1]. Significantly, I thought, was a look to the 1959 Goldfinger by way … continued

En route to launch of JamesBondWatches.com 5.0

With JamesBondWatches.com currently rolling out under a brand new architecture, I was prompted to look back at previous iterations for a count.

  • Version 1.0 (December 9, 2005), posted under my personal domain and referenced the first confirmation that I had seen about Omega returning to provide James Bond watches for Casino Royale [1].
  • Version 2.0 (November 16, 2006), registered jamesbondwatches.com domain name and propagated first dedicated home page [2].
  • Version 3.0 (circa April 3,
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