No Mr. Bond, I expect you to die!

[midshipman01]

Just finished messing around with and vintaging this Goldfinger Sub. Fairly accurate I think. The reference shot...

and mine...

Edited August 28, 2010 by midshipman01

[FxrAndy]

Nice what is the recipe

[modelizer]

Nice job!

+1 on the recipe request..

[theblueprince]

+2!

Very nice. Good crown position for once on these.

[chrgod]

Good work on replicating a classic.

But, I think Mr. Bond actually wears the watch on an 18mm Nato strap. It looks too small for the lug width!

[TeeJay]

That looks spot on to me Nice build

[Mickey Padge]

Nice

This other similar watch was posted a week or so ago....

http://www.1-pc8838.com/rlsv10029-vintage-james-bond-6205-ssnato-a2836-p-9099.html

[krpster]

Looks great. Good call not replicating the weeny strap that chrgod pointed out

[freddy333]

I think Bond used a 16mm strap, but, otherwise, looking good

[midshipman01]

Good work on replicating a classic.

But, I think Mr. Bond actually wears the watch on an 18mm Nato strap. It looks too small for the lug width!

This Nato is too small (18mm) as per geniune, although I do think the actual is 16mm (you just can't find that). It's hard to tell but you can see springbar in some of my pics.

Edited August 29, 2010 by midshipman01

[midshipman01]

Oh, and the recipe is deceptively simple. Perfect Hour has almost the correct watch even with the 28,8 movement, but you need to add a Tudor Sub bezel insert (Ebay has a few) and a Corvus Nato. Then I shaved the case down just a little (I think it could use a little more), baked and tea stained the dial/hands, sanded and bleached the bezel insert, aged the crystal, and sanded the strap all to get the right period look.

Edited August 29, 2010 by midshipman01

[P4GTR]

Damn good.

[mjmurphy926]

@ Midshipman - Very nice project! I've been wanting to do one of these for a long time. I even ordered the corvus strap in 18mm and 20mm when they were first released thinking that I ever got around to doing the Goldfinger sub, and corvus no longer had the straps available, I'd be kicking myself for not getting one.

@Mickey - Thanks for the link to PC. I didn't realize these were available. I just ordered one, so it looks like I will finally get to use my corvus strap!

[Ronin]

Very nice.

[Mickey Padge]

@Mickey - Thanks for the link to PC. I didn't realize these were available. I just ordered one, so it looks like I will finally get to use my corvus strap!

I look forward to seeing some pictures when it arrives!

[scottosaurus]

Love it! The Bond watch is on my want list. Congrats on beating me to it, midshipman01.