Spectre watch !

[Syed117]

I'll never understand the fascination that rolex fans have with bond.

He's a fictional character and the movies of that day are laughable. Not to say that some of them aren't enjoyable, they are. But that character is just ridiculous.

Even the Pierce Brosnan bond movies are mediocre at best.

Omega paid the most to be the watch that bond currently wears. I have no issues with that at all. Not sure why that needs to be called out when rolex spends more on marketing that any other watch company in the world.

Also, I don't think the black Bay should be compared to the new seamaster 300. The black Bay is not on the same level when it comes to any tangible aspect of a watch.

[DCheeta]

Originally Posted by AF_Rob

HA!!! That Diet Coke story will never die!

Can somebody please point me towards the thread containing this Diet Coke business? I've read a thousand references to it but I somehow missed the original thread, and I feel so left out!

As for Commander Bond, he's a fictional character so he never actually wore anything. However, I think that the purest interpretation would be Bond wearing an Explorer I.

[AF_Rob]

Originally Posted by DCheeta

Can somebody please point me towards the thread containing this Diet Coke business? I've read a thousand references to it but I somehow missed the original thread, and I feel so left out!

As for Commander Bond, he's a fictional character so he never actually wore anything. However, I think that the purest interpretation would be Bond wearing an Explorer I.

I cant remember the name of the thread since it was a while ago... Someone on the forum got bent out of shape because he was offered a Diet Coke and it wasn't poured into a glass. There is more to the story, but that's all I can really remember. He was pretty unreasonable from what I recall which is what made it memorable for me.

[Birky101]

This is my Bond watch
In fact my only watch !!!

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[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by capote

Sigh

x2

or maybe an Apple watch....

The Seamaster was perfect and Omega paid for the advertising.

but who cares, why does it matter what "James Bond" wears, it's just a movie.
What watch did Ferris Bueller wear.

I mean just think about how many watches people own in this forum and how tastes evolve....why on earth would James Bond an international spy with an unlimited budget wear the same watch foreverrrr, isn't it plausible that he might have more than one brand, more than one watch or flipped it, or that the "James Bond 007" is just a call sign designator and/or that it's a different dude now....no, it must be a RRRRRolexxxx foreverrrr. :(

[themaninblack]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

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or maybe an Apple watch....

The Seamaster was perfect and Omega paid for the advertising.

but who cares, why does it matter what "James Bond" wears, it's just a movie.
What watch did Ferris Bueller wear.

What watch did Harry Palmer wear? Far cooler and more interesting than James Bond.

[HogwldFLTR]

Originally Posted by Rashid.bk

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or maybe an Apple watch....

The Seamaster was perfect and Omega paid for the advertising.

but who cares, why does it matter what "James Bond" wears, it's just a movie.
What watch did Ferris Bueller wear.

I mean just think about how many watches people own in this forum and how tastes evolve....why on earth would James Bond an international spy with an unlimited budget wear the same watch foreverrrr, isn't it plausible that he might have more than one brand, more than one watch or flipped it, or that the "James Bond 007" is just a call sign designator and/or that it's a different dude now....no, it must be a RRRRRolexxxx foreverrrr. :(

I agree completely; why with all the technology available today would Bond choose a plain analog watch. I know our fascination with the mechanical marvels but I'd hardly expect a 2015 version of what was an exceptional watch in the early 1960s to be an acceptable choice, Omega or Rolex. Truthfully the Breitling Emergency would seem more in keeping.

No way an Apple would work considering their frail land only nature.

[jeffgo888]

Originally Posted by Rajk76

I recently re-watched Casino Royale a few weeks back and that scene on the train when Vesper asks Bond if he wearing a Rolex, and he responds with an Omega just felt weird (no offence to Omega owner's at all), just a shame it was not the other way around!

I am as much as an Omega as a Rolex groupie.
Mentioning Omega was fine...they both quality.
What i thought was overboard, was wearing 2 TYPES of Omegas in the film?..:)
I thought that was somehow absurd...
Could have jus stuck with the Seamaster and it would have been fine...

[Desibaba]

In Casino Royale there was a lot of Sony product placement as well. Although I seriously doubt I have ever made a purchase like that just because I saw it in a movie. I'm sure there is a reason why these companies spend a fortune to show their stuff in a movie. Although there are more real world villains that have been photographed wearing Rolex. From Fidel Castro to the current leader of ISIS .

[DaytonaOriginal]

Omega paid their way all up to the moon...

[Rashid.bk]

Originally Posted by jeffgo888

I am as much as an Omega as a Rolex groupie.
Mentioning Omega was fine...they both quality.
What i thought was overboard, was wearing 2 TYPES of Omegas in the film?..:)
I thought that was somehow absurd...
Could have jus stuck with the Seamaster and it would have been fine...

Really,....even though you yourself have four watches in your signature line, of different brands. So James Bond whom I'm sure can get whatever watch he desires to fit the scenario he's cooking up can only wear "one" watch, foreverrrrr. Now that's overboard imo...
Although we sit and watch the movie for two hours or so, the real life movie adventure happens over days, weeks and even months. Isn't it plausible that like many here who post in the WRUW a different watch day to day that 007 could do the same.

Originally Posted by DaytonaOriginal

Omega paid their way all up to the moon...

This statement is pure rubbish. To begin, the NASA space program in the sixties was not a movie. Omega did not "pay" their way to the moon, The Speedmaster was specifically selected by NASA from a group of watch manufacturers for passing it's testing requirements favourably. The brands that were chosen were initially chosen from the wrists of pilots(who would become astronauts) themselves, these brands were then solicited to provide bids and a watch for testing. Of course there's books written on the details but that's the gist.

We've gone from brand snobbery and obsession to just fabricating facts.

[Rolex fan 61]

He would wear a CWC SBS watch not Rolex or omega

[brandrea]

James Bond is the quintessential Renaissance man. I think he'd wear whatever watch suits his purpose best. I could see that being Rolex, Omega, Tudor etc.

[CRM114]

Originally Posted by DaytonaOriginal

Omega paid their way all up to the moon...

Actually, the American taxpayer paid Omega's way to the moon, but thanks for the laugh for coming up with one of the sillier space/moon landing conspiracy theories. Wow, if NASA was for sale especially to foreign advertisers, Reebok and Adidas really missed the boat when it came to paying off whoever in the Agency was was doing the selecting for moon boots.

[jeffgo888]

[QUOTE=Rashid.bk;6207103]Really,....even though you yourself have four watches in your signature line, of different brands. So James Bond whom I'm sure can get whatever watch he desires to fit the scenario he's cooking up can only wear "one" watch, foreverrrrr. Now that's overboard imo...
Although we sit and watch the movie for two hours or so, the real life movie adventure happens over days, weeks and even months. Isn't it plausible that like many here who post in the WRUW a different watch day to day that 007 could do the same.

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@ Rashid:
Im sure he can wear 10 watches in one movie that spans days or weeks or months, but once again, you miss the point.
The point is, would the message by OMEGA , that BOND is wearing their watches, BE MORE significant if he wore 3 difft kinds of OMEGAS, than just one model, for example, the Speedy or the SMPc ?

It is a movie, and I get the point, Omega wants to maximize dollars, sure I get that. But they could have easily conveyed the message across as " Hey BOND only needs to wear ONE OMEGA to handle ALL the situations he encounters, whether casino table, or driving down a mountain, or swimming or scuba, etc etc ". that message , IN my opinion, would have been more significant, than switching.

I have NOT watched any older COnnery Bond movies, but from my understanding, he only wore the SUB model. ONLY ONE model. He didnt switch to an Explorer midway through the movie, did he? If he did, then I stand corrected. If he didn't , then that is my point.

And as to my collection, your entitled to your opinion on whether my collection of 4 or 5 or 6 is overboard, but that is your opinion and does not in any way affect or influence whether I will get 2 or 3 more Rolexes in my collection. The only opinion that matters on whether I get more, is my own opinion...:)

[CRM114]

Meanwhile, over on the Hamilton Forums there's Bondophiles still going ga-ga over the Pulsar P2 2900 because it was in a movie.

[breitlings]

Originally Posted by jeffgo888

I have NOT watched any older COnnery Bond movies, but from my understanding, he only wore the SUB model. ONLY ONE model. He didnt switch to an Explorer midway through the movie, did he? If he did, then I stand corrected. If he didn't , then that is my point.

Not true, in fact Connery's bond once wore a Breitling modified Top-Time that in the story was also a Geiger counter.

They later found the watch in the trunk of a car that was just auctioned.

[themaninblack]

And of course the watch worn by murdered Air Force pilot Major Derval is a Breitling Navitimer, which Bond later returns to Derval's sister as proof of Largo's fiendishness. This is clear evidence that the Bond producers recognise Breitling as the ultimate pilots watch just like the US post office delivering all of the mail addressed to Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street to Kris Kringle proved to the Court that the old guy was indeed Santa.

[terrywoods]

Wonder what percentage of Omega owners buy them due to James Bond product placement got to be lot.

[SpaceWanderer]

Originally Posted by themaninblack

And of course the watch worn by murdered Air Force pilot Major Derval is a Breitling Navitimer, which Bond later returns to Derval's sister as proof of Largo's fiendishness. This is clear evidence that the Bond producers recognise Breitling as the ultimate pilots watch just like the US post office delivering all of the mail addressed to Santa Claus in Miracle on 34th Street to Kris Kringle proved to the Court that the old guy was indeed Santa.

In the book Thunderball the pilot that stole the Vulcan was wearing a Rolex. And the name of Spectre's plot to steal the nukes? Omega.

[CRM114]

How can there be all this talk of Bond movies and pilots and Rolex watches and no mention yet of the most famous of all?: The Bond girl Pussy Galore and her GMT Master in Goldfinger.

I mean, the 6542 is nicknamed for her, and the best nickname ever. How lame is Kermit or Smurf next to that?