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EXCLUSIVE TO JAMES BOND WATCHES
  • Breitling
    — first appeared in 1965 as a James Bond watch when worn by actor Sean Connery in the EON Productions movie Thunderball, directed by Terence Young
  • Cartier
    — first appeared circa 1959 as a James Bond commemorative watch when Ian Fleming gifted “a slim, attractive” model to Blanche Blackwell in recognition of her contribution to “Quantum of Solace” short story [1]
  • Gruen
    — first appeared in 1962 as a James Bond watch when worn by actor Sean Connery in the EON Productions movie Dr No, directed by Terence Young
  • Hamilton
    — first appeared in 1973 as a James Bond watch when worn by actor Roger Moore in the EON Productions movie Live and Let Die, directed by Guy Hamilton
  • Omega
    — first appeared in 1995 as a James Bond watch when worn by actor Pierce Brosnan in the EON Productions movie GoldenEye, directed by Martin Campbell
  • Panerai.a
    — first appeared (though labeled as “Rolex”) in 1954 via Ian Fleming as a James Bond watch in his novel Live and Let Die, edited by William Plomer and published by Jonathan Cape
  • Rolex
    — first named in 1954 by Ian Fleming as a James Bond watch in his novel Live and Let Die, edited by William Plomer and published by Jonathan Cape
  • Seiko
    — first appeared in 1977 as a James Bond watch when worn by actor Roger Moore in the EON Productions movie The Spy Who Loved Me, directed by Lewis Gilbert
  • Swatch
    — first appeared in 1983 as a James Bond watch when established EON Productions movie constituent Hamilton became part of its founding as a group
  • TAG Heuer
    — first appeared in 1987 as a James Bond watch when worn by actor Timothy Dalton in the EON Productions movie The Living Daylights, directed by John Glen
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— Dell Deaton
Updated: April 16, 2024
July 4, 2014

REFERENCE (off-site)
  1. Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond
    1995 / Andrew Lycett / Turner Publishing: Atlanta (page 340).