Bond bargain at car boot sale

James Bond’s geiger-counter wristwatch from Thunderball has turned up following years of mystery about its whereabouts after it was found at a car boot sale.

The prop – one of the many gadgets used by 007 during his half century on-screen – was key to the plot of the 1965 film as it helped Sean Connery’s character to locate stolen atomic weapons during underwater scenes.

The Breitling watch was picked up for £25 but is now to be sold by Christie’s in London with an estimated price of up to £60,000.

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The Top Time model by the luxury Swiss watch firm was the first watch which Bond movie-goers had seen being adapted by Q’s team of boffins in the film series.

It is thought that it had been passed on by someone who worked at Pinewood Studios, where much of the movie was made.

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