|
A stainless steel Rolex Chronograph wristwatch, ref. 6238 was used for the movie On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969).
The actual watch was sold for GBP 23,400.00/USD 41,000.00 at Christies London, 16th December 2003. This watch was purchased by Eon Productions for George Lazenby to wear as Bond when, undercover as genealogist Sir Hilary Bray, he infiltrates Blofeld's research institute, Piz Gloria, in the Swiss Alps. At the end of filming, the wardrobe department sold off some of the costumes and accessories from the film and this watch was purchaed by the production accountant at the time. The watch was supposed to have been redesigned to be a compasss and the red seconds hand was the compass hand to guide James Bond.
Rolex and James Bond have a strong connection. Before Omega started supplying the watches for 007, Bond used a Rolex Submariner in several movies: Dr. No, From Russia With love, Goldfinger, Thunderball, On Her Majesty's Secret Service, Live and Let Die, The Man with the Golden Gun, License to Kill, The Living Daylights.
In the books of Ian Fleming, James Bond wears a Rolex Oyster Perpetual, but not many details are given by Fleming which makes it hard to find an exact description of this watch.
Thanks to Chuck for the alert
Product Code: ga030
More information resources:
 The Rolex Submariner on MI6.co.uk
The Rolex Submariner on Chronocentric.com
Bonding with time: The Wristwatches of James Bond - Part 1 The Rolex Submariner
Official Rolex website
The James Bond Submariner, An Unauthorized History... tip
James M. Dowling's ROLEX Webpage
Related books:
Rolex Wristwatches: An Unauthorized History
 Buy at Amazon.com
 Buy at Amazon.co.uk
Vintage Rolex Sports Models: A Complete Visual Reference & Unauthorized History
Buy at Amazon.com
Buy at Amazon.co.uk
|
