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5 February 2009, 03:05 AM | #1 |
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Thanks for the work on the post. The Sub in Live and Let Die began my love of Rolex.
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5 February 2009, 09:54 AM | #2 |
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Larry, thanks very much for this post. Absolutely fantastic.
I also am a fan of Bond and Submariner. I began my love for Subs when I was 8 or 9 years old and my first and only Rolex is a Subdate which i apreciate for the ruggedness, reliability and precision.
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17 February 2009, 12:25 AM | #3 |
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Excellent post...and you nailed the very reason why I want to get a 5513....the first cinematic watch gadget!
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22 February 2009, 01:40 PM | #4 |
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Funny...I'm watching "The Living Daylights" now, and was doing a search to see what Rolex was in the movie, and Google up-chucks TRF. Go figure!
Excellent read; don't know how I missed this the first time.
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1 April 2009, 07:11 AM | #5 |
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FACT:
Rolex = Bond Bond = Rolex
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31 August 2013, 02:16 AM | #6 |
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Great post
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6 March 2014, 09:46 PM | #7 |
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Fantastic Larry subs are the best of the best
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1 April 2009, 10:34 AM | #8 |
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Very good material.
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29 April 2009, 10:46 AM | #9 |
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Wow, there is so much history of these great watches, thanks , that was excellent
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14 May 2009, 06:03 PM | #10 |
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excellent post!
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17 July 2009, 04:21 PM | #11 |
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New member here...
nice post! |
17 July 2009, 11:09 PM | #12 |
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Great post. I just have one small correction. The strap on Connery's Sub in "Goldfinger" and "Thunderball" isn't a Nato but a nylon regimental.
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18 July 2009, 11:44 AM | #13 |
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Excellent article.
Long live the BOG CROWN! |
26 July 2009, 07:24 AM | #14 |
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The next Bond watch will be the Deepsea!
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7 September 2009, 07:13 AM | #15 |
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Great post regarding cinematic Rolexes, etc. But, what about the books? Did Bond ever wear a Submariner in the books? The only Rolex model I can recall that Ian Fleming specifically cited was the Rolex Oyster Perpetual Chronometer Zephyr.
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7 September 2009, 07:59 AM | #16 |
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I believe in the illustrated comic version of On Her Majesty's secret service it was clear that Bond wore a Rolex Explorer.
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10 January 2010, 04:12 PM | #17 |
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loved reading the post. Thanks
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19 December 2009, 09:20 AM | #18 |
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That 5510 is amazing.
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31 December 2009, 10:03 PM | #19 |
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I remember seeing the watch on those movies as a kid and from then on I always wanted that watch. My first waterprrof watch was made by a company called Clinton. And they came packaged in water.
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31 December 2009, 10:57 PM | #20 |
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I have just read this topic
Thank you ! ! a gold mine, these pics and information |
2 January 2010, 02:58 PM | #21 |
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Thanks for the info! Cool post!
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3 January 2010, 05:06 AM | #22 |
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I'm a Forum newbie, I was looking for a bracelet for my Submariner and stumbled on this site. I'm quite sure Bond in one of Flemming's books used his Rolex as make shift brass knuckles. May have been "On Her Majesties Secret Service".
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3 January 2010, 09:54 AM | #23 |
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I wonder what watch today's "James Bond" hero "Mitch Rapp" wears. Mitch is the character by Vince Flynn and Vince just signed a deal with Hollywood to put today's James Bond on the big screen. Bet there's a product placement watch war in the works!
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i wish i can get my hands on one of those. great post.
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10 January 2010, 03:03 PM | #25 |
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I'm not a big shiny watch guy... normally. I love this watch, and would wear it in a second. So stylish, so simple. What's the definition of "elegance"? A picture of the Bond Submariner Rolex would do. Restrained, simple yet complex, functional.
Maybe it helps that this model comes out of the post-War era of design that I really like - most of my watches and household stuff even comes out of the 1950s and early 1960s - this comes in handy when collecting men's dress watches, which have been consistently undervalued if not outright ignored by collectors. What does one of these babies go for these days? I guess the price is part of the prestige, right? |
18 January 2010, 05:32 AM | #26 |
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Thats some excellent work Larry !
Thanks for putting all this information together :-) JJ |
18 January 2010, 05:49 AM | #27 |
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Larry, I just love your post! Awesome information.
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Fantastic info Larry thanks!!
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12 February 2010, 04:26 AM | #29 |
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It's funny, after watching a few of the Roger Moore era Bond films I'm convinced I would rather have a non-date Sub. They look so very clean.
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22 February 2010, 12:21 AM | #30 |
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Excellent post
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