James Bond’s Breitling Top Time watch found at car boot sale
It was used to detect nuclear weapons in some of the most famous underwater scenes to feature in a James Bond film.
Now, the Geiger counter wristwatch worn by 007 in Thunderball has resurfaced – at a car boot sale.
The Breitling Top Time watch was the first to be adapted by Q-branch in the 1965 classic. It was bought for £25 but is expected to fetch £60,000 at an auction.
Sean Connery uses it to locate two Nato bombs stolen by Bond’s arch-enemy Spectre in the Bahamas.
The watch was the only one produced for the film and it is thought to have been passed on by someone who worked at Pinewood Studios, where much of the film was made.
‘This is a great opportunity for collectors to acquire a unique piece of James Bond memorabilia,’ said Christie’s auction house.
It will offer the watch in a pop culture sale at the auction in South Kensington, London, on June 26.
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