Craig's Screen Watches

CB0012 · July 2017

Wife and kids away for the holiday so took advantage of a Craig marathon and pondered something about his watches.

Even though Q doesn't "issue" a watch on screen until Spectre, it's easy to assume all the Seamsters would in some form be issued as well.

However with the brief appearance of the vintage Omega at the end of Spectre you could assume that as more of a personal watch of Bond's. Along those lines would you think the Aqua Terra is a personal watch or something approved from Q Branch?

Chriscoop · July 2017

I've always taken it that all the watches are personal up to the SM300 issued in Spectre. The aqua terra would definitely be a personal choice, it also first appears in sf after his planet ocean disappears ( or he sold it) in Turkey. It seems to me that after bonds return to London he must have had a shopping trip, unless he got his possessions out of storage of course.

Asp9mm · July 2017

Chriscoop wrote:

I've always taken it that all the watches are personal up to the SM300 issued in Spectre. The aqua terra would definitely be a personal choice, it also first appears in sf after his planet ocean disappears ( or he sold it) in Turkey. It seems to me that after bonds return to London he must have had a shopping trip, unless he got his possessions out of storage of course.

Yeah, pretty much this.

CB0012 · July 2017

My thoughts as well however forgive me as I completely overlooked the fact that he's wearing the Aqua Terra before being cleared by M and then visiting Q Branch in Skyfall.

Nonetheless, he made a very nice choice.

Chriscoop · July 2017

Yes that blue dial does look good on the aqua terra and goes well with the suits and casual attire, but is definitely a dressier watch than the planet oceans. I'm still undecided whether the SM300 on black and grey nato works with a suit, I know connery wore the Rolex on a nylon strap but that was regiment colours ( though not RN) In Casino Royale bond swaps out his rubber strapped po in favour of the dressier smp when he's wearing more formal attire, which IMHO is the correct thing to do. Maybe if the SM300 hadn't have been issued by q branch bond would not have worn it with his suits?

CB0012 · July 2017

Chriscoop wrote:

Yes that blue dial does look good on the aqua terra and goes well with the suits and casual attire, but is definitely a dressier watch than the planet oceans. I'm still undecided whether the SM300 on black and grey nato works with a suit, I know connery wore the Rolex on a nylon strap but that was regiment colours ( though not RN) In Casino Royale bond swaps out his rubber strapped po in favour of the dressier smp when he's wearing more formal attire, which IMHO is the correct thing to do. Maybe if the SM300 hadn't have been issued by q branch bond would not have worn it with his suits?

To that point now that I think of it even though the SM300 was given to him by Q, its not nessesarily "issued" as it wasn't for a specific mission as JB was working in the shadows at that point in the film. So I assume he could have changed it but with the "loud alarm" he obviously decided to keep it for its function rather than style. I always assumed if he was on an actual mission that whatever watch he would be wearing would be issued in some form or fashion based on the circumstances hence the PO and SM300 in CR.

FWIW I think the NATO was pulled off nicely with a suit but not quite so with the dinner jacket.

Chriscoop · July 2017

CB0012 wrote:

Chriscoop wrote:

Yes that blue dial does look good on the aqua terra and goes well with the suits and casual attire, but is definitely a dressier watch than the planet oceans. I'm still undecided whether the SM300 on black and grey nato works with a suit, I know connery wore the Rolex on a nylon strap but that was regiment colours ( though not RN) In Casino Royale bond swaps out his rubber strapped po in favour of the dressier smp when he's wearing more formal attire, which IMHO is the correct thing to do. Maybe if the SM300 hadn't have been issued by q branch bond would not have worn it with his suits?

To that point now that I think of it even though the SM300 was given to him by Q, its not nessesarily "issued" as it wasn't for a specific mission as JB was working in the shadows at that point in the film. So I assume he could have changed it but with the "loud alarm" he obviously decided to keep it for its function rather than style. I always assumed if he was on an actual mission that whatever watch he would be wearing would be issued in some form or fashion based on the circumstances hence the PO and SM300 in CR.

FWIW I think the NATO was pulled off nicely with a suit but not quite so with the dinner jacket.

The SM300 is a handsome watch, I love mine, but I've yet to wear it with a suit, I do wear my standard SM300 on its bracelet with a suit but tend to reach for either an aqua terra or my deville that's on a similar strap to the vintage omega bond wears in the db5 scene at the end of Spectre.
I got the impression that the watch q gave bond was standard issue, and even though bond had been stood down he was still on active service.

Bond44 · July 2017

I agree the Spectre SM300 should have been switched to bracelet when worn with a DJ.

The SMP and PO are both popular with Armed Forces though not issued. Wth some units having special commissions of both (with the PO having lineage to the original SM300) it is plausible he could have got them that way. I know a lot of people with that combo a blue and black faced pair covering all the bases (formal, casual and sport).

The only one that stood out to me was the AT as a more personal choice.

And of course the Spectre 300 was issued.

Cheers :007)

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