News Entertainment Hollywood James Bond's Breitling geiger counter wristwatch from 1965 film Thunderball to be auctioned by Christie's

James Bond's Breitling geiger counter wristwatch from 1965 film Thunderball to be auctioned by Christie's

London, May 21: A  geiger counter wristwatch worn by actor Sean Connery in the James Bond film Thunderball will be auctioned by Christie's for an estimated price of up to  £60,000.  This watch was earlier





The Breitling in Thunderball helped him track down atomic bombs, while the production team opted for Seiko digital watches in the 1970s and 80s.

In The Spy Who Loved Me, Bond received ticker tape messages out of his watch, while in Moonraker his Seiko had built-in explosives and a detonator.

Other Seikos included GPS tracking devices and a TV screen for 007 to take video calls.