Sir Roger Moore uses the Q Branch radar-ish feature to track the homing beacon he has placed on an atomic bomb.
It plays well into a suspenseful sequence of the movie, and is a believable gadget depicted via a little red blip on the upper left radial dial.
Seiko G757 was just a well designed, cool looking, waterproof digital sports watch. It was a chronograph, a timer, an alarm, it had a back-light for dark situations, and was a true digital successor to the Rolex Submariner with its black plastic bezel.
It is now very expensive watch among watch collectors. The black plastic bezel often dinged, scuffed, or broke over the years driving down minty supply.
Famous game designer Hideo Kojima, of the Metal Gear Solid series, has said that one of his biggest inspirations for his game series are the Bond films. Octopussy’s G757 was clearly an inspiration as he revamped it for the main hero of the game, “Snake” in Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain. Seiko, being a Japanese company where Kojima is all but worshiped, went so far as to manufacture a limited release of these watches for about $375.
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Sid
25 May 2020G-757 octopussy.the blast from the past!!