Worn by: George Lazenby as James Bond
Reference: Rolex Submariner
Brand: Rolex
The Rolex Submariner Ref 5513 on George Lazenby’s wrist in On Her Majesty’s Secret Service bridges two worlds—the suave detachment of early Bond and the vulnerability of the man who finally falls in love. The 5513 appears throughout the film, from the Alpine chases of Piz Gloria to the wedding sequence that ends in tragedy. Its black dial and rotating bezel remain stoic while Bond’s emotions finally surface. This is the only Bond who marries, and the only one whose watch feels almost compassionate—less gadget than companion. In a story obsessed with time’s cruelty, the Submariner becomes a cruel irony: an instrument built for endurance that cannot stop the loss it measures.