Every James Bond Watch Ever Worn on Screen

James Bond watch story spans 27 films since 1962. Across 27 films and six actors, the choices range from tool watches built for diving to digital gadgets that looked futuristic at the time. Here is every model that appeared in James Bond Movies. Of course, for the first time, Omega Seamaster Chronograph appeared in James Bond First Light game. 

Watching James Bond movies when I was little made me love watches as well, so doing this article is a fun thing to me. 

Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538

Seen in: Dr. No (1962), From Russia with Love (1963), Goldfinger (1964), Thunderball (1965) Worn by: Sean Connery

The Rolex Sumbariner  Ref. 6538 is where the James Bond watch story starts. Collectors call it the “Big Crown” because of its oversized crown at 3 o’clock, a design feature that made it easier to operate with gloves underwater. A time when some type of watches were used for their intended purpose.

It was a working diver’s watch when Connery wore it, not a collector’s piece, and that energy suited Bond perfectly. The 6538 appeared across the first four films, making it the most consistently worn watch in the franchise’s history. Today it is one of the most desirable vintage Rolex references in existence, and the Bond connection is a big part of why.

Why they chose a Rolex for the first movies? Well, because in the books Bond has a Rolex watch.

Breitling Top Time

Seen in: Thunderball (1965) Worn by: Sean Connery

Thunderball gave Bond his first gadget watch, and it was a Breitling. The prop department fitted a magnetized device to the Top Time case, which Bond used on screen to deflect a bullet. The Top Time was a legitimate chronograph of its era, with a sporty round case and bold dial layout. 

It was the first non-Rolex watch Bond wore in an official EON production. The magnetized gimmick was fiction, but the watch itself was real, and it holds a firm place in Bond watch history as the first deviation from the Submariner formula.

The watch was launched in 1964 by Breiting and it was an accessible chronograph targeted to yung and stylish people.

source: Bond Lifestyle

Rolex GMT Master (David Niven)

Seen in: Casino Royale (1967) Worn by: David Niven

The 1967 Casino Royale was a spoof film produced outside the official EON series, with David Niven playing a retired Bond. James Bond watch was a Rolex GMT Master, built to track two time zones simultaneously. 

Rolex developed the GMT Master in 1955 for Pan Am pilots crossing multiple time zones on long-haul routes. For a retired spy living across borders, the logic holds. The film is a footnote in Bond history, but the GMT Master it featured is anything but a footnote in watchmaking.

He didn’t use the watch very often in the movie. Actually he used it only once as a video communication device.

Gruen Precision 510

Seen in: You Only Live Twice (1967), Diamonds Are Forever (1971) Worn by: Sean Connery

The Gruen Precision 510 is the most overlooked James Bond watch in the Connery filmography. Gruen was a respected American brand with strong Swiss manufacturing ties, and the Precision 510 was a slim, elegant dress watch built on an ultra-thin movement. It is an odd choice for a spy who spent much of his screen time underwater or in fight sequences.

The watch appeared twice under Connery, in two films separated by four years. It remains one of the harder Bond watches to find today, partly because Gruen ceased operations in the 1970s.

This is an interesting entry, we were used with Rolex or Breitling at this point, but Gruen stepped up and took the spotlight. A fun fact is that the Gruen Precision 510 was not a prep offered by the producers, but the personal watch of Sean Connery.

Rolex Chronograph Ref. 6238

Seen in: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Worn by: George Lazenby

The Ref. 6238 is one of three Rolex references Lazenby wore in a single film, which makes OHMSS the most Rolex-dense Bond film ever made. The 6238 is a pre-Daytona chronograph, produced before Rolex formally adopted the Daytona name for its racing line. It features a thin bezel with no tachymeter scale, a cleaner look than what came after. 

Lazenby only played Bond once, but his watch selection across that single film covered more ground than some actors managed across their entire run.

It is the only chronograph to be worn by James Bond on the big screen. Also, this watch is known amongst collectors as the pre-daytona watch. The price could go up to $200,000

Rolex Submariner Ref. 5513

Seen in: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969), Live and Let Die (1973), The Man with the Golden Gun (1974) Worn by: George Lazenby, Roger Moore

The Ref. 5513 was Rolex’s non-chronometer Submariner, built for those who wanted the diver’s tool without the COSC certification premium. It ran from 1962 to 1989, one of the longest production runs of any Rolex reference. 

Lazenby wore it alongside two other Rolexes in OHMSS, while Moore picked it up for his first two Bond outings. The 5513 has a matte black dial and simple white printing that gives it a purposeful, workmanlike look. It is the kind of watch that does not ask for attention but always gets it. Just like a James Bond watch.

Rolex Ref. 6358

Seen in: On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (1969) Worn by: George Lazenby

The Ref. 6358 rounds out Lazenby’s triple-Rolex appearance in OHMSS. It is a transitional reference in the Submariner lineage, produced in smaller numbers than the 6538 or 5513. Details about its on-screen role are sparse, but its presence confirms that the production team had access to, and willingness to use, multiple Submariner generations simultaneously. 

For collectors, a watch appearing in a Bond film elevates its value significantly. The 6358 benefits from that association even if it rarely leads the conversation.

The reference number 6358 dates back to the 50’s and it was allocated to a Rolex Oyster Perpetual classic made from gold or steel. Unfortunately couldn’t find any picture of it.

Pulsar LED Digital Watch

Seen in: Live and Let Die (1973) Worn by: Roger Moore

In 1973, the Pulsar LED was the most technologically advanced consumer watch on the market. It had no hands and no dial. You pressed a button, and red LED numerals lit up to show the time. 

Hamilton developed the Pulsar, and early models sold for prices that put them in luxury territory. Bond wearing one in Live and Let Die was a deliberate signal: this is a man who uses the best available technology. Fifty years on, the watch looks like a prop from a science fiction film, which is exactly what made it exciting at the time.

Somehow it seems normal that they switched to electronic watches, given the fact that the Quartz Crysis was developing. In order to set the time, you had to use a magnet. Cool! A James Bond watch worthy of his name.

Seiko 0674 LC

Seen in: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Worn by: Roger Moore

The Seiko 0674 LC was the watch that started the Bond-Seiko partnership, one of the more unexpected alignments in watch history. It is a quartz LCD watch, functional and precise, with none of the prestige associations of Rolex. In the film, the 0674 LC doubles as a message receiver, printing ticker-tape dispatches from MI6. 

The gadget function was fictional, but the watch was a real Seiko production model available to the public. It marked a clear shift in the Bond watch philosophy, away from Swiss mechanical prestige and toward Japanese quartz technology.

It was the first Japanese brand to be worn by James Bond

Rolex GMT Master (Roger Moore)

Seen in: The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) Worn by: Roger Moore

Moore wore the Rolex GMT Master alongside the Seiko 0674 LC in The Spy Who Loved Me, making 1977 a two-watch film. The GMT Master appeared here in its second Bond outing, the first being David Niven’s in 1967. 

The two-timezone complication made sense for a character constantly crossing borders. By 1977, the GMT Master had been in production for over two decades and was firmly established as a professional traveler’s tool. Moore’s version had the classic red and blue “Pepsi” bezel that has since become one of the most recognizable bezel designs in all of watchmaking.

Seiko M354 Memory Bank Calendar

Seen in: Moonraker (1979) Worn by: Roger Moore

The Seiko M354 was a digital watch with a built-in memory bank, allowing the wearer to store names and phone numbers on the wrist. That feature sounds ordinary today and was genuinely remarkable in 1979. 

Moonraker leaned hard into science fiction, sending Bond to space, and the M354 fit the film’s aesthetic. It is one of the more obscure watches in the Bond canon, rarely discussed at length, but it represents Seiko at its most inventive during the digital watch boom. The M354 exists at the crossroads of watch history and early personal data technology.

Cool watch to have even today!

Seiko 7549-7009

Seen in: For Your Eyes Only (1981) Worn by: Roger Moore

The Seiko 7549-7009 is a diver’s watch with a proper 200-meter water resistance rating and a rotating bezel for tracking dive time. It is a more serious watch than the digital Seikos Bond wore in Moonraker, and For Your Eyes Only was a more grounded film than Moonraker. 

The 7549-7009 runs on an analog quartz movement, combining the precision of quartz with the traditional diver’s watch format. It is well-regarded among Seiko collectors and holds up as a capable tool watch by any era’s standards.

Roger Moore took  a personal liking to this massive piece of engineering. A year prior to For Your Eyes Only, he wore the exact same Seiko 7549-7009 personal-property style on-screen in the 1980 maritime action film North Sea Hijack (also released as ffolkes), where it actually received a much clearer, dedicated close-up shot. A James Bond watch that makes you love it.

Seiko H357 Duo Display

Seen in: For Your Eyes Only (1981) Worn by: Roger Moore

The H357 Duo Display combined analog hands with a digital display in the same watch, which Seiko called a “duo display” configuration. It was a clever solution to the debate between analog and digital that defined the watch industry in the early 1980s.

 Bond wearing both formats at once was on-brand: practical, technologically current, and slightly showier than necessary. The H357 is a legitimate piece of early 1980s watchmaking history, a moment when manufacturers were still working out which direction the industry would go.

The small digital LCD strip at the top of the dial was used to display scrolling text messages transmitted from MI6 headquarters (famously reading: “SAY HELLO TO Q” at the end of the movie).  A cool combination between classical and modern time keeping.

Seiko G757 Sports 100

Seen in: Octopussy (1983) Worn by: Roger Moore

The G757 Sports 100 was Seiko’s sports-oriented digital watch, water resistant and built for active use. In Octopussy, the prop team fitted it with a homing device function for the film, but the base watch was a standard Seiko production model.

 It has a clean, legible digital display and the kind of straightforward case design that makes it easy to overlook next to flashier Bond watches. The G757 reflects an era when Seiko was genuinely competing with Swiss manufacturers on technological grounds and winning arguments on price and reliability.

I don’t particularly like the design of this watch, but it’s part of the James Bond collection. 

Seiko TV Watch

Seen in: Octopussy (1983) Worn by: Roger Moore

The Seiko TV Watch is exactly what it sounds like: a wristwatch with a functioning miniature television built into it. Seiko actually produced and sold this watch, the T001, in 1982. The screen measured about 1.2 inches diagonally and received UHF and VHF signals. It required a separate tuner unit worn on the body, connected by a cable, which made it impractical as a daily wear but remarkable as a proof of concept. 

Bond using it to watch a circus performance in Octopussy is one of the more absurd watch moments in the franchise, and also one of the most technically accurate, because the watch genuinely worked.

This one is probably the most known gadget watch from James Bond franchise.

Unknown Watch

Seen in: Never Say Never Again (1983) Worn by: Sean Connery

Never Say Never Again was a non-EON production made outside the official Bond series, and the watch Connery wore in it has never been conclusively identified. This is unusual. Every other Bond watch, even the most obscure Seikos, has been tracked down by collectors and researchers over the decades. 

The film itself sits in a complicated legal gray area, which may have contributed to the lack of documentation around its production details. What is certain is that Connery returned to the role twelve years after Diamonds Are Forever, older and slower but still recognizably Bond. The watch on his wrist remains the one unanswered question in the Bond watch timeline.

There is a lot of speculation on the internet regarding the watch, from Heuer or Porsche Design. The truth is we don’t know which one was the James Bond watch.

Seiko 6923-8080 SPD09

Seen in: A View to a Kill (1985) Worn by: Roger Moore

A View to a Kill was Moore’s final Bond film, and it came with four watches, more than any other film in the franchise. The Seiko 6923-8080 SPD09 was one of three Seikos worn across the film.

 It is an analog quartz watch with a slim profile and a brushed steel case that reads as more conservative than the digital Seikos Bond wore earlier in Moore’s run.

 Details on its specific on-screen role are limited, but its presence reflects the production’s continued commitment to Seiko as the working watch of the Bond era.

Also, it looks like a Rolex Datejust. Not to impressed by this one as a James Bond watch.

Seiko SPR007 7A28-7020

Seen in: A View to a Kill (1985) Worn by: Roger Moore

The 7A28 movement inside the SPR007 was a significant piece of watchmaking. It was one of the first analog quartz chronograph movements, running at a high frequency that gave it exceptional accuracy. 

Seiko developed the 7A28 independently and it represented a genuine technical achievement in the quartz era. The SPR007 case that houses it is a sporty, angular design typical of mid-1980s watch aesthetics. Bond wearing a watch with this movement, even if it went largely unnoticed by audiences, aligned him with real technical advancement.

Before Seiko introduced this caliber in 1983, all quartz chronographs relied on digital LCD readouts to show split times. Mechanical chronographs could show elapsed time with physical hands, but they were expensive and less accurate. 

Seiko H558-5000 SPW001

Seen in: A View to a Kill (1985) Worn by: Roger Moore

The H558 is the most recognizable of the three Seikos in A View to a Kill. It is a diver’s watch with a duo display, combining analog and digital in a large, sport-oriented case. 

The H558 became widely known because Indiana Jones wore the same reference in Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981), making it one of the few watches to appear on two major film characters from the same decade. Bond and Indiana Jones sharing a watch model is the kind of detail that watch enthusiasts find endlessly satisfying.

But this watch was made famous by Arnold Schwarzenegger in the movies Predator from 1987 and Commando in 1985.  Not a true James Bond watch I would say, give the fact that is more famous from other movies.

Rolex Datejust

Seen in: A View to a Kill (1985) Worn by: Roger Moore

The Datejust was Rolex’s dress watch, the watch businessmen and statesmen wore. Its appearance in A View to a Kill was the last Rolex in a Bond film for a decade. The Datejust introduced the date function to Rolex’s lineup in 1945 and became the template for the modern dress watch. 

Moore wearing it in his final Bond film was a quiet goodbye to the Rolex era, even if nobody knew it at the time. The Datejust remains in production today and is one of the best-selling luxury watches in the world.

Also one of my favourite watches from Rolex. 

TAG Heuer Professional Night-Diver Ref. 980.031

Seen in: The Living Daylights (1987) Worn by: Timothy Dalton

Timothy Dalton’s Bond was a departure. Harder, less charming, more credible as a trained operative. The TAG Heuer Night-Diver matched that register. It is a professional diving watch with a dark, no-nonsense dial and a serious water resistance rating.

TAG Heuer, then in the process of repositioning itself as a sports and professional watch brand, was a logical fit for a James Bond watch recalibrated toward realism. The Ref. 980.031 is not a showy watch. It does its job and gets out of the way, which is exactly what Dalton’s Bond did. Not very good looking, but not ugly. 

Rolex Submariner Ref. 16610

Seen in: Licence to Kill (1989) Worn by: Timothy Dalton

The Ref. 16610 is the modern Submariner, introduced in 1988 with sapphire crystal and a threaded crown lock system. Dalton wearing it in Licence to Kill connected his Bond to the original Connery-era watch while updating the reference to a current production model.

 It was the last Rolex worn by Bond in an official EON film. The 16610 ran in production until 2010 and is one of the most widely recognized watch references ever made. Its appearance in Licence to Kill closed a chapter that had started with the 6538 in 1962.

And now Omega enters the room as the official James Bond watch

Omega Seamaster Professional 300M Ref. 2541.80

Seen in: GoldenEye (1995) Worn by: Pierce Brosnan

GoldenEye ended a six-year gap between Bond films and introduced the Omega Seamaster as James Bond watch. The Ref. 2541.80 has a blue wave-patterned dial, a helium escape valve, and a unidirectional rotating bezel built for diving.

 It runs on Omega’s caliber 1120, an automatic movement based on the ETA 2892. The Seamaster’s arrival marked a deliberate repositioning of the Bond watch from tool to aspirational lifestyle object. Omega’s sales increased substantially after GoldenEye. The partnership that started here has now run for three decades.

Omega Seamaster Professional 300M Ref. 2531.80

Seen in: Tomorrow Never Dies (1997), The World Is Not Enough (1999), Die Another Day (2002), Casino Royale (2006) Worn by: Pierce Brosnan, Daniel Craig

The Ref. 2531.80 is the most screen-time-heavy Omega in the Bond series, appearing across four films and two actors. It is an evolution of the 2541.80, with a blue dial and the same wave pattern. Brosnan wore it through the rest of his Bond run after GoldenEye, and Daniel Craig wore it briefly in Casino Royale before transitioning to other references. The 2531.80 is the watch most people picture when they think of Pierce Brosnan as Bond. It defined an era of the franchise as clearly as the Submariner defined the Connery years.

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ref. 2900.50.91

Seen in: Casino Royale (2006) Worn by: Daniel Craig

The Planet Ocean launched in 2005 as Omega’s response to a market moving toward larger, sportier diving watches. The Ref. 2900.50.91 has a 45.5mm case, a ceramic bezel insert, and a co-axial escapement movement that represented a real advance in mechanical watchmaking.

 Craig wearing it in Casino Royale was a statement about the kind of Bond the producers wanted: bigger, more physical, more serious. The Planet Ocean is a substantial watch on the wrist and it looks it on screen.

I’m not really a fan of Planet Ocean, I felt the need to say that. 

Omega Seamaster Professional 300M Ref. 2220.80.00

Seen in: Casino Royale (2006) Worn by: Daniel Craig

Casino Royale gave Craig two watches, and the Ref. 2220.80.00 was the second Seamaster 300M alongside the Planet Ocean. It is a more conservative watch than its film partner, closer in design to the Brosnan-era Seamasters. 

The 2220.80.00 features a blue dial with wave pattern and runs on the caliber 2220, a self-winding movement with co-axial escapement. Its role in the film is secondary, but it reinforces the Seamaster 300M’s central place in Bond’s watch identity even as the Planet Ocean pushed toward a newer aesthetic.

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ref. 2201.50.00

Seen in: Quantum of Solace (2008) Worn by: Daniel Craig

Quantum of Solace used one watch and kept it simple. The Ref. 2201.50.00 is a 42mm version of the Planet Ocean, slightly more restrained than the 45.5mm variant from Casino Royale. It has a black dial and bezel, which reads as harder and less approachable than the blue versions. The film itself is Craig’s most action-focused Bond, and the watch aligns with that. Less conversation, more movement.

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Ref. 231.10.39.21.03.003

Seen in: Skyfall (2012) Worn by: Daniel Craig

The Aqua Terra is not a diver’s watch. It is a dressed-up sports watch, something you wear to a business meeting as easily as a weekend in the country. Skyfall brought Bond back to his roots and gave him a watch that reflected the film’s more introspective tone.

 The Ref. 231.10.39.21.03.003 has a silver-toned dial with a teak-pattern finish and runs on Omega’s co-axial caliber 8500. It is the most elegant watch Craig wore as Bond and it works in Skyfall’s context of a character reconnecting with who he is.

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ref. 232.30.42.21.01.001

Seen in: Skyfall (2012) Worn by: Daniel Craig

Skyfall’s second watch returns to the Planet Ocean format Craig established in Casino Royale. The Ref. 232.30.42.21.01.001 runs on the caliber 8500, Omega’s in-house co-axial movement, a meaningful upgrade over the earlier ETA-based calibers.

 It has a black ceramic bezel with an orange rubber insert on the scale markings, a detail that gives it a more aggressive look than the blue-bezeled versions. The combination of Aqua Terra and Planet Ocean in the same film gave Craig’s Bond a watch for every register, formal and operational.

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Ref. 231.10.42.21.03.003

Seen in: Spectre (2015) Worn by: Daniel Craig

Spectre’s Aqua Terra is a 41.5mm version, slightly larger than the Skyfall model. It has a silver horizontal-stripe dial and runs on the caliber 8500. Omega updated the Aqua Terra line between the two films and the Spectre version reflects those changes in case dimensions and finishing.

 Craig wearing the Aqua Terra again in Spectre reinforces its position as Bond’s dress watch choice during the Craig era. It is a watch that disappears into a suit and that is exactly what it is supposed to do.

Omega Seamaster 300 Ref. 233.32.41.21.01.001

Seen in: Spectre (2015) Worn by: Daniel Craig

The Seamaster 300 is a modern reinterpretation of Omega’s original 1957 diving watch. The Ref. 233.32.41.21.01.001 features a black dial, a vintage-style broad arrow handset, and a distinctive lollipop seconds hand that references early Seamaster designs. It runs on the caliber 8400, a co-axial movement with a 60-hour power reserve.

 Spectre’s use of a vintage-inspired watch was deliberate: the film deals heavily with Bond’s past, and wearing a watch that looks backward while functioning on modern standards fits that theme precisely.

Again, not really a fan of this model. 

Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition

Seen in: No Time to Die (2021) Worn by: Daniel Craig

The 007 Edition was made for the film. Omega and EON Productions designed it together, and it carries details drawn directly from the vintage Bond watch canon. The dial is khaki green with gilt printed indices, a nod to the tropical dial variations on vintage Submariners. The case back features the 007 logo, and the overall design sits somewhere between a modern dive watch and a tribute to 1960s horology.

 It runs on the caliber 8806, a co-axial master chronometer movement with a power reserve of 55 hours. No Time to Die ended Craig’s run, and this watch ended it with the most considered piece of wrist-worn storytelling in the franchise’s history.

Probably the best Seamaster that appeared in the franchise. 

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