James Bond’s on-screen watches range from early Rolex Submariners and a Gruen dress watch to Roger Moore-era digital Seiko and Pulsar watches and Daniel Craig-era Omega Seamasters. This film-by-film guide covers the 25 authorized EON films from Dr. No (1962) through No Time to Die (2021), while flagging disputed identifications rather than treating the list as an uncontested count.
Specialist inventories are a useful record, but some entries remain under investigation, and sources disagree on certain references. The table focuses on supported identifications attributed to Bond; gadget functions are described separately from the underlying watch.
James Bond watches by film
| Film | Year | Supported watch identification | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dr. No | 1962 | Gruen Precision 510; Rolex Submariner | The specialist inventory identifies the Rolex as ref. 6538; WatchTime gives ref. 6358. The exact reference is disputed. |
| From Russia with Love | 1963 | Gruen Precision 510; Rolex Submariner ref. 6538 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| Goldfinger | 1964 | Gruen Precision 510; Rolex Submariner ref. 6538 | The strap styling does not establish a different watch reference. |
| Thunderball | 1965 | Breitling Top Time ref. 2002.3/N; Gruen Precision 510; Rolex Submariner ref. 6538 | The Breitling is associated with a Q gadget. Its fictional function is distinct from the underlying watch. |
| You Only Live Twice | 1967 | Gruen Precision 510 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| On Her Majesty’s Secret Service | 1969 | Rolex Submariner ref. 5513; Rolex chronograph ref. 6238 | The inventory lists two references; that does not mean every named prop entry is an additional Bond model. |
| Diamonds Are Forever | 1971 | Gruen Precision 510; Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| Live and Let Die | 1973 | Rolex Submariner ref. 5513; Pulsar II model 2900 | The Rolex is associated with a gadget; the Pulsar is a digital watch. |
| The Man with the Golden Gun | 1974 | Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| The Spy Who Loved Me | 1977 | Seiko Quartz LC DK001, ref. 0674-5009 | Other possible watches remain under investigation; the dossier does not support presenting a Rolex GMT-Master as a confirmed entry. |
| Moonraker | 1979 | Seiko Quartz LC Memory-Bank Calendar SFX003, ref. M354-5019 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| For Your Eyes Only | 1981 | Seiko 7549-7009 Professional Diver’s 600m; Seiko H357-5040 Alarm-Chronograph | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| Octopussy | 1983 | Seiko G757-5020 Sports 100 | Other possible watches remain under investigation. |
| A View to a Kill | 1985 | Seiko 6923-8080; Seiko 7A28-7020 chronograph; Seiko H558-5000 diver | These are the supported identifications in the specialist inventory. |
| The Living Daylights | 1987 | Cartier Santos Carrée ref. 2961; TAG Heuer Professional Night-Dive ref. 980.031 | WatchTime independently notes the Night-Dive identification. |
| Licence to Kill | 1989 | Rolex Submariner, ref. 168000 or 16610 | The specialist inventory says both references may have appeared as if they were one watch; preserve the ambiguity. |
| GoldenEye | 1995 | Omega Seamaster Professional 300m ref. 2541.80 | A quartz model, also identified by WatchTime. |
| Tomorrow Never Dies | 1997 | Omega Seamaster Professional 300m ref. 2531.80 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| The World Is Not Enough | 1999 | Omega Seamaster Professional 300m ref. 2531.80 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| Die Another Day | 2002 | Omega Seamaster Professional 300m ref. 2531.80 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| Casino Royale | 2006 | Omega Seamaster Diver 300M ref. 2220.80; Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean ref. 2900.50.91 | OMEGA identifies the Diver 300M as a model worn in the film. |
| Quantum of Solace | 2008 | Omega Seamaster Professional ref. 2201.50 | Specialist-inventory identification. |
| Skyfall | 2012 | Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M | The specialist inventory says watches are under investigation; OMEGA identifies the Planet Ocean 600M as the film model. |
| SPECTRE | 2015 | Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra ref. 231.10.42.21.03.003; Seamaster Heritage 300 ref. 233.32.41.21.01.001 | Other possible watches remain under investigation. |
| No Time to Die | 2021 | Omega Seamaster Professional ref. 210.90.42.20.01.001 | Other possible watches remain under investigation. |
How to read the list
“Complete” is a matter of scope, not a settled count. The table follows the authorized EON sequence and records supported protagonist-watch identifications. It does not count every background appearance, another character’s watch, or every separate prop as a new Bond model.
A watch can be a real model with a fictional gadget function. In Thunderball the Breitling Top Time is associated with a Q gadget; in Live and Let Die the Rolex Submariner is modified for the story. Those plot features do not make an ordinary retail watch identical to a screen-used prop.
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How Bond’s watches changed
Early films pair the Rolex Submariner with the Gruen Precision 510. The Moore era brings digital and quartz watches, including the Pulsar II and several Seikos. Dalton’s films include a TAG Heuer Professional Night-Dive and a Rolex Submariner whose reference is uncertain. Omega’s recurring Bond association begins with the Seamaster 2541.80 in GoldenEye; later Craig-era entries include the Seamaster Diver 300M and Planet Ocean.
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Non-EON films
Casino Royale (1967) is separately classified from the 25-film EON sequence; the specialist inventory identifies a Sicura Submarine 200. Never Say Never Again (1983) is also outside that sequence. Its watches remain under investigation in the specialist inventory, so no model is asserted here.
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How many watches did James Bond wear in the official films?
There is no universally accepted total. Counts depend on whether a list separates multiple props, includes brief appearances, or treats uncertain identifications as confirmed. This guide uses the supported film-by-film identifications in the dossier.
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What was James Bond’s first watch?
For Dr. No, the specialist inventory identifies a Gruen Precision 510 and a Rolex Submariner ref. 6538. WatchTime gives a different Submariner reference, 6358, so the exact reference is disputed.
Which digital watch did Bond wear in Live and Let Die?
The specialist inventory identifies the Pulsar II model 2900. Bond is also associated with a Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 in that film.
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Which Omega did Bond wear in GoldenEye?
The identified watch is the quartz Omega Seamaster Professional 300m ref. 2541.80. WatchTime also identifies that reference for the film.
Is the Licence to Kill Submariner reference certain?
No. The specialist inventory gives refs. 168000 and 16610 as competing identifications, noting that both may have appeared as if they were the same watch.
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Bond’s watch history is best understood as a film-by-film record with explicit uncertainty, not one definitive count. The supported identifications span Gruen, Rolex, Pulsar, Seiko, TAG Heuer, Cartier, and Omega. Disputed references, gadget functions, and watches still under investigation should remain clearly qualified.
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