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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
NOTE
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RELATED PAGES
— Dell Deaton
Updated: April 16, 2024
July 4, 2014
REFERENCE (off-site)
- Ian Fleming: The Man Behind James Bond
1995 / Andrew Lycett / Turner Publishing: Atlanta (page 340).