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New (Old) James Bond Watch?

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I have to admit that I am over exited about finally getting back my 5513 from service. So I decided to watch 007 - Live and Let Die to prepare myself for the big moment.

While I expected to see nothing but the 5513 and its famous magnet/saw complication, I noticed three scenes in which James is wearing something that definitely is not a Submariner.

A quick research led to no results.
Let's discuss


5513 for reference:
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Unknown watch:
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JwRosenthal
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Obviously, Jane Seymour only fell for the Rolex.
I can only assume he wears the Tissot when assuming his alias of James St.John Smyth....yeah, I grew up on the Moore era bonds. Saw Moonraker in the theater...my first on the big screen.
 
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Guys this is excellent work all round!

I can see now there have been a few articles written about this in the recent past so this seems to be a relatively new spotting. 2 questions then-
1 how do we know it was Roger's own watch?
2 how can the precise model/execution be ascertained-date worn/bracelet design/further screen shots etc?

Having had a quick look it does seem he wore the Tissot very interchangeably with the Rolex on set-both off-camera and during filming, so it underlines it (speculatively still) being his own watch which he preferred to wear when not 'allowed' to wear the Rolex.
Steve
 
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Could you share the links to the articles you mentioned?
 
SteveP
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This is probably the main thread I found so far...
https://twitter.com/philnobilejr/status/1065638537188581376?lang=en

The photos you've found are some goodies. There are plenty more too which I found today so I'm sure we can crack it.. (I may not be able to post the other pics for copyright reasons but happy to share on DM.) A couple in particular show (apparently) the same Tissot at the press event that RM will be the new bond. (so pre-filming obviously) and there is also one from 1975 showing him wearing it too.....
 
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I can only assume he wears the Tissot when assuming his alias of James St.John Smyth....yeah, I grew up on the Moore era bonds. Saw Moonraker in the theater...my first on the big screen.
But you have to say St. John through closed teeth as 'Sinjin'
 
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