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Inspired by Abel’s love for JB (and admittedly my fascination since childhood), I’d like to ask which is your favourite JB actor and why? I’ll chip in as the replies come in about my favourite actors in this role. Credits: Irishtimes ...  

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If you could pick 2 pieces from the array of pieces they wore?

whats your choice?

1)The Rolex sub that Sean Connery wore with the Tux 2) The Omega speedmaster that Pierce Brosnan wore on Tomorrow Never Dies 3) Timothy Dalton’s Heuer with full lume on Living Daylights And there’s also the AT Skyfall (which I gave my sister), and the new... 

The part where he pulls out an Omega from an old cupboard next to Michelle Yeoh. That piece is etched in my mind since then.

Breitling in Thunderball...that watch was badass.

I just emailed her to ask if she has the modern incarnation of this piece: Credit: watchfreek Which now looks like this (in quartz): Credti: Tag Heuer Enthusiast ...  

from the 80s... ...  

But couldn’t find any on the used market, so I went the closest I could find. How is that beauty holding up? Is the lume still working after 33 years? Have a great week.

a year ago. So technically, it should function once a new battery is installed. I’ll take a lume pic later today and post it here 😊

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From Bond to Hunt for Red October and Entrapment just to name a few

I do like Connery, but he was too suave and not as believable as a character. Craig's character is a badass, but with human imperfections that add to the story. Casino Royale was by far the best Bond film ever, including a much more believable villain. Ch... 

He did cause me to get an Omega AT in blue. Yes, I agree with your choice, DC is a great portrayal of JB. I can’t wait to see the new film.

Nothing for me to add. Cheers Marc

Some say he fits the description of the Bond books.

left us wanting in the charisma department, sadly. So far I have only read the very first novel, Casino Royale, and I thought it was actually badly written... Cheers Marc

Fleming IMO was not a great writer...the credit goes to the film crews. Amazing set design by Adams fabulous styling, dialogue and acting.

I have all books at home, but only read 3 so far...

I don’t think the franchise would have become what it did if you reversed the order and started with Craig so.....CONNERY👑👑👑

villain in the beginning and he would have taken a lot of moderation even to fit into that part. Cheers Marc

Indeed, it is true. If DC would have started the franchise, it might be a different trajectory.

The scene from Gibraltar was my favourite Bond scene. Something in this scene makes JB look tough enough to be a commando or navy seal. I didn’t know he even wore a watch until I searched it up to find this: Credit: Pinterest Credit: Oracle of Time Credit...  

Until I watch The Living Daylights the third time, and fell into a daydreaming reverie that I was a commando on a skirmish on Gibraltar.

The “Timothy Dalton” itch is too hard to cure, so I called the AD (they have it in stock) and got the modern version of the full lume dial. Regrettably it is quartz but I guess I will give it a harder life than a mechanical piece. These quartz tags remind...  

Daniel’s character as 007 has influenced my purchase. In fact, my first Omega started in 2015 with Spectre ...  

Somehow...i thought abt the new JB seamaster and voila, it shows up in it’s splendour -one with a very diff take on a seamaster. It seems to be designed ground-up for the role, instead of the cosmetic changes on many previous models. I like this model too...  

plus both these are worn in the movie, hence it appeals to me.

Cool without even acting to be cool

I loved T. Dalton. Edgy and charming, And his 2 movies are among my personal favorites, both are outstanding. ...  

Which is your fav TD scene

Who other than Sean Connery

It's more like a "Yah Baby"

Pussy Galore reminds me of the Rolex GMT she wore.

Try running this line through all of the actors personas. Or... It looks difficult....Why no, it isn't, is it?" - That was the magic of Connery.

Only he can pull off the difficult nuances of character which the other actors may struggle with. He is a complex Bond.

Connery Daniels Lazenby Dalton Moore Brosnan - And Brosnan was not bad!

Casino Royale was great, too. Before Craig it was certainly Sean Connery. Maybe each is the best for theire generation?

I am terrified by Pauco Bautista’s character although he was shortlived.

...step ahead of law and not just maimed outcasts living in alternate universe- typical bond villian. Too easy/stupid targets to antagonize any form of govt. Although their selection of Henchmen was always commendable.

He’d sit back and move the pieces, and more often or not, he doesn’t have his name to anything. They are not the scary ones like Jaws or Mr Hinx, but rather the ones who have these scary lesser-villians on reign. I think Ernst Blofeld fits that descriptio... 

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I really liked Lazenby...and Majesty’s was maybe tied as my favorite film.

first time I saw a Bond fighting his demons and bleeding... tough iconic image...

was no slouch either AND you get Diana Rigg!!! 🤪

Is the most handsome Bond in a classic British proportion. Looks like a knight, even knightier when he was old. I like his style of comedy.

...macho yet emotionally vulnerable against powerful women - still a bit fantastic but fit enuf to luk legitimate. RM was the most charming of all but lightweight - downright farcical - to come across as a field agent. PB luks like a chocolatey diplomatic... 

Ok I’d admit. I have an uncle who was a special forces commando. He was cold, detached and skinny, yet he could run 10km without effort, or eke out 20 pullups like a piston, or be thrown in the Siberian tundra for a week on a skirmish, and survive it. Som... 

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My fav part of RM is his bell bottom trousers. I’m gonna get a few done at the tailors one day.

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Somehow it reminds me of my best days exploring the reefs. Now life has taken a toll, and I’m stuck to a desk mostly.

My problem with him was the comedy and eventually the age. Half the time I was expecting the hench people to ask him if he was OK and did they hurt him...

He looks more of a gentleman from a polo club or an old retired officer from the navy with arthritis. But he is special in his era-defining acting in that character, with the laid-back appearance and good luck (he always seems to come out unscathed)

Roger Moore and Daniel Craig for me. If I had to choose one; I’d need more time, a bottle of good whiskey and see some of my favorite Bond movies.

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I admire it from afar. Which is your fav piece from the franchise?

Is the scuba suit to tuxedo scene, with the Submariner being shown.

Because it’s going to yield different answers. I feel that one would relate the most is to the Bond of his time. For me, it was Brosnan and Craig. And I choose the latter. However, I felt that Dalton was a great Bond too. I like his style the most, even t... 

And the one who could survive the Brocolli family, according to the documentary of James Bond on Stan.

I think that while the movies may not be the best and his acting may not be the best (both for me go to Daniel Craig) I really think that he epitomizes the fun of James Bond and the romanitization of James Bond. So they are very opposite in terms of style... 

The Ghost Writer, November Man, Tailor Of Panama, Mars Attacks...etc. Bond...MEH.

I watched them all. I rmbered that PB once said in an interview that he is a shy person, and if you’d find him in the supermarket, he’d often look lost.

I grew up in that era after SC, so I was exposed to Bond through PB’s interpretation. I think that could have skewed my preference. Imagine if SC were placed in the modern Bond, with all the high tech graphics and CGI, he’d be even more of a hit.

I was sort of in the same boat in a way, a lot of the first james bond movies I saw were the PB ones!

some of his lines, were by his own admission pretty cheesy. Daniel Craig came along and pretty much stole the show. Pierce Brosnan will always be my favorite however.