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Re: Bond definitely wears a 2541.80 on a strap

: There are glimpses of 007 wearing his Omega
: Seamaster 2541.80 on a leather strap
: throughout the failed Arkangel Chemical
: Weapons Facility mission (pre-title sequence
: in "GoldenEye"). But the best
: shot, as I mention in the review on my
: website, is when James Bond emerges from the
: storage area, having escaped via conveyor
: belt, and is engaged in that runway machine
: gun battle w/ the troops outside.

: Just before he steals the motorcycle -- and
: then the departing airplane.

: All I've ever read about the 2541.80 on a strap
: relates to Alec Trevelyan, Agent 006, and
: that shot you see on Chronocentric of Bond's
: present day issue next to Trevelyan's
: version (supposedly) from 9 years earlier.
: Sorta like, "bad guys wear their
: 2541.80s on straps, good guys where them on
: bracelets."

: But that got me to thinking that Trevelyan
: knows Bond's watch as a Q-issue gadget (when
: he disarms the bombs), so his much have been
: originally Q-issue as well. He was a
: "good guy" when he got it. So
: wouldn't all agents have worn their Omega
: Seamasters on straps "back then"?

: Of course!

: Sure enough, Bond did, too. So it makes not
: just for a neat little bit of trivia, but
: also a really nice continuity maintenance
: thing. Also consistent with the character,
: since James Bond wore his R---x on a
: leather strap in Dr. No ....
Dell, do you have any pics of bond wearing omega. thanks.

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