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Originally Posted by Bananas
Yep just messing, sticking up for us smaller watch wearers.
All great info Dell, think I might try and read it. You ain't got a spare signed copy you could send us?  |
Unfortunately, no.
The first
Carte Blanche I read, however, is personally signed by Jeffery Deaver. And, at that, on May 26, the day the book was first released to the public (UK edition). Next Tuesday, I'll receive a first-day issue US edition when I attend the Simon & Schuster launch party in New York.
Rest assured, they all read the same - including the same watch references!
As a researcher, I'll also confess it was a bit of a challenge to start my work with a "special" copy. Normally, my books are extensively highlighted in yellow, marked in the margins with notes. And I'm really starting to like various eBook formats: Reading them on either my Kindle 3 or iPad 2, it's beyond value-added to make, organize, and keep records for review with those technologies!
As for the smaller-case watch wearers, believe me, I hear that a lot from James Bond-related collectors. Many have told me that they've chosen some of the vintage Seikos, as opposed to any of the recent Rolex or Omega divers, for just that reason.
Roger Moore wore a Seiko Quartz analogue SPD094 as James Bond in the Eon Productions 007 film,
A View to a Kill (1985)
Again: This category expansion for James Bond Rolex watches is all to the good. And it doesn't take a thing away from the folks who'd rather have larger watches, old or new, this brand or that.
Choice!