Every Sean Connery James Bond 007 Watch.Make a contribution to the channel by donating on PayPal at:marc.antomattei@gmail.comFEATURED WATCHESGruen Precision 2022 marks the 60th anniversary of the release of Dr. No in cinemas and, rather fittingly, Big Chief Studios have released a pair of figures to celebrate the The movie he made with the unequaled Audrey Hepburn gives us a great clue. Charade premiered a year after Dr. No premiered with Sean Connery. As we learned earlier, Cary Grant passed on playing James Bond in Dr. No., because he did not want to commit to doing more than one James Bond movie, instead he played a somewhat similar character in Charade. There is no question that one of the most famous Rolex watches ever strapped on was the Rolex Submariner reference 6538 worn by Sean Connery in Dr. No. These watches with large crowns are amazingly beautiful and highly desirable, but often in varying levels of condition and rarely including the original bezel insert. The Explorer Ref. 1016 won over many enthusiasts in its decades of uninterrupted production, and is even considered by many purists to be the "real" James Bond watch — rather than the Rolex Submariner worn by Sean Connery in the early Bond movies, which usually bears that distinction. James Bond star Sean Connery, who passed away aged 90 last weekend, became synonymous with Rolex's iconic Submariner watch. "Bond, James Bond." Sean Connery first introduced himself as the British secret agent with these words in 1962's "Dr. No." In the film, the charming and stylish agent pairs his impeccable manners with exquisitely tailored suits and a fantastic wristwatch: the Rolex Submariner 6538 from 1959. Sean Connery wore Submariners in each of his Bond appearances, and the reference 6538 seen in Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Goldfinger and Thunderball has come to be known as the 'James Bond Rolex'. (A Breitling Top Time that doubled as a Geiger counter was also used in Thunderball. Not long ago, the original prop watch was purchased by a Rolex was the first watch to be waterproof hence the Oyster name and the first automatic wind up watch hence the Perpetual written on their dials. Also if you have a look at the Omega in the latest James Bond film it is a direct send up of the Submariner that Sean Connery wore, those orange dial markings is a give away. 31 October 2020. Ronald Grant. For many, Sean Connery was the definitive James Bond. Suave and cold-hearted, his 007 was every inch the Cold War dinosaur of the books. He strode across screen WbiUhT.