Need to know James Bond’s Skyfall Omega watch ID — now?
Last Friday the thirteenth must have been a happy one for James Bond fans, considering the number of Tweets and eMails I’ve gotten with requests to identify the Skyfall wristwatch — based on this movie...
View ArticleJames Bond watch history, highlights of the last decade: Part 5
On May 4, 2011, the personal Rolex Explorer wristwatch of James Bond author Ian Fleming got its own display on the main exhibit floor of the National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania....
View ArticleOmega news: James Bond prop exhibit at Westfield Stratford boutique
On the heals of its February 15, 2012, announcement of “The James Bond 007 50th Anniversary Collector’s Piece” watch, Omega held a press conference to open a brief exhibit of props from Eon Productions...
View ArticleAnalysis: Christie’s Skyfall James Bond watch sale
The recent Christie’s auction of a screen-worn Omega James Bond watch from the upcoming movie Skyfall calls for closer scrutiny and perspective here. As I pointed out in my James Bond Watches...
View ArticleInfographic: Gadget stats on James Bond watches
Exclusive new infographic — Highlights from summary data for appearances of Q-Branch gadgets on James Bond watches over the last 50 years of the movie franchise. Starting with Dr No in 1962, through...
View Article“The Time When James Bond Did Not Wear a Wristwatch,” part 4
At the risk of pun, I’ve for years suggested that one of the keys to the ‘timeless’ nature of James Bond stories is the way in which they fundamentally pit hero against the clock. ‘Thrillers,’ as 007...
View ArticleOmega opens James Bond 2½-week exhibition in Berlin
Naomie Harris opens Omega’s James Bond exhibition in Berlin’s luxury department store Kadewe Berlin (10/29/2015)— As Moneypenny, she has been the woman at James Bond’s side in both Skyfall and SPECTRE....
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