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    Imperial War Museum visitor statistics—
"For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond"		    
         
    Following are final visitor numbers for the Imperial War Museum exhibition titled, "For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond," which ran April 17, 2008, through March 1, 2009. This was part of a year-long celebration collectively known as "The Ian Fleming Centenary," starting May 28, 2008, on what would have been the author's one-hundredth birthday.

Entry to the Imperial War Museum itself was free, and the facility is open 7 days a week except for December 24 through 26. Tickets were required for admission to the "For Your Eyes Only: Ian Fleming and James Bond" exhibit, however: £8 per adult,  £4 per child, or £19 per family (up to 2 adults and 2 children).

James Bond Watches enjoyed a strong, reciprocal working relationship with the Imperial War Museum prior to and throughout this exhibition in various aspects of identifying the only Rolex Ian Fleming is known to have owned, an Explorer 1016 model, which was publicly displayed here.

This wristwatch was positively identified for the first time ever in a feature article for the February 2009 issue of WatchTime magazine, "Found: James Bond's Rolex — James Bond, like his creator Ian Fleming, wore a Rolex Explorer I," by Dell Deaton. Fleming's personal Rolex was the basis for his description of the original Agent 007 Rolex(es) in the novel, On Her Majesty's Secret Service.

    
         
   
Date   Museum Visitors   Fleming/Bond Visitors   Percent
             
2008 April   39,301   12,360   31%
2008 May   76,222   20,966   28%
2008 June   57,165   11,006   19%
2008 July   67,715   11,867   18%
2008 August   80,518   13,661   17%
2008 September   53,578   6,513   12%
2008 October   93,633   12,907   14%
2008 November   73,223   9,220   13%
2008 December   55,125   6,794   12%
2009 January   65,807   8,779   13%
2009 February   89,294   13,276   15%
2009 March   67,560   968   1%
             
Totals   819,141   128,317   16%
   
         
   

Posted by Dell Deaton, March 31, 2009 at 11:54 AM

    
   
   
   

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