Gruen was the first wristwatch chosen for James Bond during pre-production on Dr No.
Gruen Precision 510 is the first watch we see on-screen, in the casino scene where Sean Connery utters his famous introduction, “Bond, James Bond,” and is briefly shown on his wrist on his trip to Jamaica before being replaced by the Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538.
The watch worn by Connery as 007, was the Precision 510 featuring a 17-jewel movement. The 34 millimeter gold-filled case was infact average for the time period, most watches were between 32mm and 37mm.
The watch features a small bezel surrounding an elegant, classic, white dial. This model features Arabic numbers for 12, 3 and 9 o’clock; the 6 o’clock position is covered by a large sub-seconds dial while the other hours are index markers.
