The "James Bond" Rolex Submariner Reference 6538 is not only the same model as that first worn by actor Sean Connery in Dr No, it's also a much sought after collectible in its own right.

In the wake of Sean Connery’s passing at 90 years old last month, Bob’s Watches is bringing the first Rolex “James Bond” Submariner ref. 6538 to auction.

Announced in 1953, the watch was immortalised in pop culture when Sean Connery wore producer Cubby Broccoli’s Submariner ref. 6538 to introduce James Bond to the cinema with 1962’s Dr.

Retrospect: Rolex Submariner Ref. 6538 - Explorer Dialed 369, Red Depth, Four Line 3 Color Print with OCC: When Rolex introduced the Submariner Ref. 6204 in 1954 at the Basel Watch Fair, the inaugural ...

The star of the show is the Rolex Submariner ref. 6538, aka the "Big Crown" Submariner, but with another alias as well: the "James Bond" Submariner.

When Sean Connery appeared as Agent 007 in the very first Bond films, it was a “Big Crown” Rolex Submariner reference 6538 with a two-line dial that was strapped to his wrist.

From Rolex with Love: Extremely rare 1954 stainless steel watch made famous by Sean Connery in Dr No is set to fetch £250,000 at auction. The Rolex Submariner 6538 model has cult status after ...

Lot 95, Rolex Ref. 6538, ... Lot 95 was the big-ticket signed Rolex Oyster Perpetual Submariner watch that sold for more than $1 million. It was numbered 200/666 and is circa 1956.

AN OLD Rolex watch which is so battered you can barely tell the time anymore has sold for a whopping £167,000. The rare Rolex Submariner 6538 'Big Crown' model has external damage including ...

No is unforgettable — a reference 6538 Rolex Submariner on a famously ill-fitting strap. (He went on to wear the same one in subsequent films as well.) This 6538 has that cinematic connection as well ...

Four years later, Connery would wear a version of the timepiece – a Rolex Submariner 6538 – during his first outing as the British spy, earning it the nickname the “James Bond Submariner.” ...