Best of Bond: 007's Greatest Gadgets Through the Ages

BEST OF BOND 007's Greatest Gadgets Through the Ages 1962 DR. NO Rolex Submariner 6538 The watch of choice for 00 Agents. Water resistant, luminous, and stylish; Bond tests his Geiger Counter against its slightly radioactive dial. Dr. Julius No After radiation cost Dr. No his hands, he replaced them with strong bionic metal ones. Cyanide cigarettes are used by his operatives to escape interrogation. Pager A one-way communication device that allows Bond to know when to contact MI6. Pagers were not widespread in 1963, and would 1963 FROM RUSSIA WITH LOVE not be for another 20 years. Attaché Suitcase Considered by many to be Bond's first real film gadget, this case contains a folding sniper rifle, a knife, fifty gold sovereigns, and a booby trap gas bomb. Dagger Shoes The signature weapon of SPECTRE operative, Colonel Rosa Klebb, Hidden in the toe caps are short, MAS 823 retractable blades, coated with the poison, tetrodotoxin. Rolex Submariner 6538 Bond wears this Rolex on a Royal Scots regimental belt strap, rather than an "Admiralty grey" NATO belt strap as first believed. The strap is for a smaller watch: it is 16mm in width, compared to the Submariner's 20mm width. 50 Gold Revolver Goldfinger's weapon of choice is a gold-plated 5" barrel Colt Official Police .38. He uses it to intimidate Bond aboard his private plane. 1964 GOLDFINGER JB 007 Homing Beacons Bond uses two homing beacons the larger one to track Auric Goldfinger to his base, and the Fake Duck Wetsuit A comical attempt at stealth, smaller is stored in Bond's heel to Bond uses this as a cover to infiltrate an enemy facility, before tossing it aside in sharp disapproval. track his whereabouts. 1965 THUNDERBALL Breitling Top Time 2002 This modified Breitling wristwatch contains a sensitive built-in Geiger Counter for measuring Mini Rebreather radioactivity. Radiation levels are displayed via the watch's sweep - or second - hand. The device is also waterproof. This provides an emergency air supply for up to four minutes. Bond uses it to escape from Emilio Largo's shark pool, as well as during the underwater finale. JB 007 Bell Rocket Belt A low-power rocket propulsion device that allows an individual to safely travel or leap over small distances. ELL After assassinating Colonel Jacques Bouvar, Bond uses the jet pack to make a quick escape to the nearby Aston Martin DB5. Cigarette Case Remote Control Disguised as a cigarette case, this is used by Emilio Largo to open a secret panel, leading to the SPECTRE briefing room in Paris. On HER 1969 MAJESİYS Rolex Chronograph 6238 In stainless steel, this is the second of two watches worn by Bond in the film - the first being SECRET SERVICE a Rolex Submariner 5513. Radioactive Lint "Placed in an opponent's pocket, the location fix and anti-personnel uses should be obvious." - Q Safe Cracker Consists of a flexible cable and grapple that attaches to a safe combination lock. It examines the lock, figures out the combination, and opens the safe. Bond uses it to open the safe in a Swiss lawyer's office - while reading a copy of Playboy. Seiko 0647 Teletype A watch with no outright defensive capabilities. This Seiko works like a pager with an inbuilt telex to print out messages from Metal Teeth Jaws uses his razor-sharp teeth to bite into the jugulars of his victims. They are so strong, he also bites through the skin of a shark, killing it. MI6. 1977 THE SPY WVHO LOVED ME PPW 306R Ski Pole Rifle A specially designed ski pole, modified to fire .30 rounds from a four shot clip in the handle. Twisting the top of the pole reveals the trigger. Bond uses this to shoot one of his Soviet pursuers, Sergei Barsov, in the iconic pre-title sequence. Microfilm Reader Bond's cigarette case and lighter can be assembled to produce images of microfilm so that it can be read. The cigarette case folds out, the microfilm is attached to the lighter, and the lighter is stuck into the case. Wrist Dart Gun A wrist-mounted weapon activated by nerve impulses. Bond uses armour-piercing darts to escape from a centrifuge, and cyanide-tipped darts to kill Hugo Drax. 1979 MOONRAKER Seiko Caliber M354-501 3 17 This watch contains a small reel of 10:08 20 explosive, while the upper right control button acts as the detonator. Bond uses this to escape the Moonraker blast pit. Laser Rifle This can be fired in space. A version of it is shown being tested to gruesome effect on a wax dummy during Bond's visit to the MI6 monastery. Miniature Camera This miniature camera is imprinted with Bond's iconic 00 number. The lens of the camera is concealed within the O 07 middle 0. Bond uses the camera to take pictures of the plans inside Hugo Drax's safe. 1987 Philips Keychain THELIVING DAYLIGHTS Contains audio-actuated modifications. Whistling Rule Britannia sprays stun gas, and wolf-whistling detonates explosives. It also comes with skeleton keys. Heuer Night Diver 980.031L PVD A subject of major speculation, it took Bond aficionado Dell Deaton over two years to identify this watch model from only 10 seconds of grainy footage. B549 WUU Miniature Binoculars tasco A pair of miniature binoculars contained in normal looking eye-glass frames. Bond uses these to spy on Koskov following a conference in Tangiers. 1989 LICENCE TOKILL Rolex Submariner 16800 With full stainless steel construction, an upgraded depth rating of 1,000ft, a date window and a magnifying bubble, this was the last Rolex worn by Bond. Signature Camera Gun A camera that, when assembled, DE becomes a sniper rifle. It can only be operated by Bond, due to a scanner built into the grip. Dentonite To the untrained eye, this is ordinary toothpaste. However, coupled with the detonator - disguised as a cigarette - Dentonite is actually a powerful plastic explosive. Bond uses this to breach the armour-plated glass window of Franz Sanchez' office. .... Omega Seamaster 300M Quartz The first Omega to appear in a Bond film. It contains a built in laser cutter that Bond uses to escape a locked Russian military train, and a remote detonator. 1995 GOLDENEYE Grapple Belt A size 34 leather belt with a piton hidden behind the buckle. It can fire a 75ft high tensile wire designed to support an average person's weight. Pen Granade This writing implement contains a class four grenade. Its four-second fuse is activated- unwittingly - by Boris Grishenko, who clicks the pen three times. 2x Sony Ericsson C902 Contains an identification imager, 2008 QUANTUMSOLACE capable of compiling a facial image of a potential suspect, before finding their information instantly on the MI6 database. Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 2201.50.00 A more formal offering than the previous Omegas Bond is seen wearing, this is the first Seamaster to sport a black bezel and dial, over the usual blue. Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 232.30.42.21.01.001 Bond's model of this watch is the only one made of Titanium Lightbulb Bombs These Improvised explosives built by M consist of a lightbulb and a rather than stainless steel. It is incredibly robust, designed to withstand depths of 2,000ft. bag of kerosene and shrapnel. Switched on bulbs explode in a shower of flames and metal. 2012 SKYFALL BMT 216A 10.3 Sony Xperia T In a departure from the gadget-laden Bonds of old, this smartphone has only a few seconds of screen time. Bond uses it to receive an anonymous text message. 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