Accept no substitutes.
Sixty-five years ago today, Ian Lancaster Fleming could have celebrated his birthday in anticipation of creating one of the most phenomenal IPs of all time [1]. Did he? I seriously doubt it. Almost seven weeks prior to that Sunday, he had suffered a major heart attack. He was in litigation over rights to his latest book to feature Agent 007, Thunderball . His six-month option with Harry Saltzman…
Happy New Year! Effective today, a new banner image has been introduced to this site — replacing the launch graphic that premiered on December 25, 2024. The 2026 banner is comprised of seven images, featuring the extact make and model of wristwatch worn by each authentic movie actor when he first appeared on screen as James Bond. Gruen Precision dress watch on aftermarket weave one-piece strap for…
Merry Christmas! Now— while there appears to be consensus that * On Her Majesty s Secret Service is the James Bond story most tied to this blessed season, an irreconcilable divide must be acknowledged when it comes to the question of book [1] versus movie [2]. Irreconcilable when it comes to 007 watches, that is: The Christmastime wristwatch for the novel was an Explorer, on the big screen a…
Some assessments require separation of subject from background noise in order to get at proper understanding — if not admiration. In the case of the 1967 Casino Royale , that might well go almost to the point of extracting actor David Niven from the legitimately produced motion picture in which he played Bond, Sir James Bond . Hardly a random choice, he is consistently cited as having been a top…
In 1990, critics flatly declared that James Bond, after a long life as a popular cultural icon, was finally dead [1]. As today marks the thirtieth anniversary of the 1995 GoldenEye world premier [2], then, there s a rather satisfying air of vindication in the precient words with which Garth Pearce opened his making-of book: James Bond has been impossible to kill [3]. From a James Bond watch…
As Rachel Cormack wrote for Robb Report , it was the timepiece that helped cement Rolex as a maker of impenetrable tool watches [1]. And thus began an important horological thread to the association of that watchmaker to the world of James Bond, via Ian Fleming and his 1954 novel, Live and Let Die . This past Sunday, Sotheby s sold The Companion Oyster worn by the late Mercedes Gleitze [2] during…
This week, gold prices topped $4,000 per ounce for the first time in history [1], now at $4,010.53 as of this writing; its spot hit $4,072.00 during the last twenty-four hours [2]. Presently, only one James Bond watch is offered new in this precious metal: The Canopus Gold Omega James Bond 60th Anniversary Seamaster — with an updated price of $177,700 [3]. That s up 6.99% from what I noted here on…