The Watches of Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 Books

The James Bond franchise has become a worldwide sensation and, back in the 1950s when Ian Fleming's original novels were written, the exotic locations and adventures described brought colour to reader's imaginations. Importantly, this writer made the choice to include an awful lot of brands in order to build a world for his characters to inhabit. In this pursuit, watches became a central part of the James Bond character and, in this video, I would like to present the few occasions when watches were actually named for the protagonists and villains to wear.

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Photo Credit (in order of first appearance): United Artists, EON Productions, Danjaq / Dunlop / Wikipedia: Rex Gray from Southern California, CC BY 2.0 / Wikipedia User: MatthiasKabel, CC BY-SA 3.0 / Wikipedia: WLDiffusion, CC BY-SA 4.0 / Rolex SA / Jean-Daniel Meyer / www.rolexmagazine.com / Jonathan Cape / Pat Marriott / Richard Chopping / Schilthornbahn AG / DUKES COLLECTION / Patek Philippe SA / Phillips / Christie's / Tiffany & Co. / Alfred Dunhill Limited / Girard-Perregaux SA

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