| Images Courtesy and credit Christie's. Click on any image to see it at its highest resolution |
|
|
|
|
"George Lazenby / On Her Majesty's Secret Service, 1969"
Sale 9771, 16 December 2003: "Film and Entertainment Including the John Mollo Collection"
Original description of Auction Lot #164
Price Realized £22,913 ($39,936)
A stainless steel chronograph wristwatch, 1960s, signed Rolex,
Chronograph, case no. 1206613, ref. 6238, the brushed silvered dial with
applied baton numerals, luminous steel hands, subsiduary dials for
running seconds, elapsed minutes and hours, sweep centre seconds
operated by two round buttons in the band, steel three-part case with
plain inclined bezel and screwed back and screw down winder, Rolex steel
bracelet [not original to the dial], diameter of dial — 1 3/8in.
(35mm.), with Bucherer case — purchased for and worn by George Lazenby
as James Bond in the 1969 United Artists / Eon film On Her
Majesty's Secret Service; accompanied by a black and white press
still of Lazenby as James Bond wearing the watch — 8x10in.
(20.3x25.4cm.), and an invoice from Bucherer of Switzerland to Eon
Productions dated 23rd October, 1968 (3)
Special Notice
No VAT will be charged on the hammer price, but VAT at 17.5% will be
added to the buyer's premium which is invoiced on a VAT inclusive basis
Lot Notes
This watch was purchased by Eon Productions for George Lazenby to wear as Bond when, undercover as genealogist Sir Hilary Bray, he infiltrates Blofeld's research institute, Piz Gloria, in the Swiss Alps.
At the end of filming, the wardrobe department sold off some of the
costumes and accessories from the film and this watch was purchased by
the production accountant at the time.
Post-Lot Text
© 1969 Danjaq, LLC. and United Artists Corporation. All rights reserved.
Posted by Dell Deaton, April 10, 2008 at 12:30 PM
