James Bond’s geiger counter wristwatch from hit movie 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 film as it helped the agent locate stolen atomic weapons during under-water scenes in the 1965 film.
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.
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 one of a number of items given to Bond by Q, played by Desmond Llewelyn, when he heads over to Nassau to give him extra equipment. One of the hands of the watch shows the strength of radioactivity.
Sean Connery uses it during the film’s famous aquatic scenes on a mission to find two Nato bombs stolen by Spectre.
