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If we're looking strictly at the watch (more real world than Q-modification fantasy), it seems to me that an important aspect to consider for a field operative would be conversion value.

I don't know about you, but my watch (currently the Rolex 14060M, but before that, the Seamaster 2450.50) is never off my wrist, except to shower. On the road, I wouldn't imagine even then. Same seems true of Bond, at least insofar as what we see in the films (eg, Rolex on his wrist throughout the bath sequence in Live and Let Die when the snake is dispatched to do away w/ him). By extension, then, wherever he landed, however he came to be, his watch could (should?) serve him as an instant resource to emergency cash: High value, recognized worldwide.

I don't know Patek. But if what I've just written applies, I can see that putting it into play.

re The Rolex cyclops, I'm hesitant to offer even speculation, given how sensitive some folks seem to be about techical issues I raise. That said, perhaps there is an issue w/ the bubble material and/or application that makes it vulnerable to popping off at greater depths, quite apart from the basic sapphire.

re Bond Seiko watches, he's worn several. There is an international website that claims to present photos of most (all?) of the Bond digital watches, including the Pulsar LED. Someone also mentioned that the Pulsar model is still available, new. Replica? NOS? I'm still looking into it.

Don't own any yet myself, but imagine that someday I likely will.