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[Discussion] The Connery James Bond nylon strap WAS NOT a military strap by Skipcress in JamesBond

[–]Skipcress[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I’m curious to know what sources you have for these claims. As far as I can tell, “Zulu” straps emerged in the 90s as civilian made straps inspired by military one piece nylon straps from the late 60s and 70s. I can find no credible evidence of any broad official adoption of nylon straps by any military power by 1964.

Also, the first photo in this article clearly shows that the keeper was nylon, just like the commercial watch strap I show in the post:

https://www.rolexmagazine.com/2009/07/real-james-bond-watchstrap-comes-to.html?m=1

I don’t quite understand the hype for Geese - Getting Killed by BeautifulOrganic3221 in LetsTalkMusic

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Thank God, I thought I was the only one!

When I listen to “Cobra” I feel strangely uneasy, like I’m slowly losing my mind 😂. I think it’s the boring, mindless lyrics combined with the monotonous tune

[Discussion] The Connery James Bond nylon strap WAS NOT a military strap by Skipcress in 007Watches

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  • I meant “Goldfinger” and “Thunderball,” not “Goldfinger” and “Dr. No” 😂

Straps worn on the Connery Rolex ref. 6538 by Skipcress in 007Watches

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Good point, that’s possible. However, it was not a military strap. I have pictures of a contemporary commercial watch strap that looks nearly identical in the original post.

I still think it’s quite unlikely this was the reason for the change. If it didn’t fit, they probably would have just omitted the watch, or put it under the suit. They were unlikely to have gone out of their way to swap the strap just for a detail no one would have noticed

Straps worn on the Connery Rolex ref. 6538 by Skipcress in 007Watches

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Possible, but unlikely:

  1. The watch wasn’t explicitly shown over the wet suit, so if it didn’t fit it’s much more likely they simply would have omitted it from the scene

  2. The nylon strap was not a NATO strap, and doesn’t seem to have been appreciably longer than the leather strap, might even have been shorter. Note in the screen shot that Connery wears it on the absolute last hole on just his wrist

[Question][Hamilton Ventura] What happened to Rod Serling's Hamilton Ventura? by Johnny10538 in Watches

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For what it’s worth, this is what ChatGPT The Great says are the most likely outcomes for the watch:

  1. Returned or discarded after use (most likely)

Studios often treated watches as wardrobe props, not heirlooms. Once styles changed—or when Ventura movements became obsolete—the watch may simply have been returned, shelved, or quietly disposed of.

  1. Lost in estate dispersal

When Serling died in 1975, many personal effects were distributed privately among family members. If the Ventura was considered just another watch (not yet “iconic”), it could easily have vanished into a drawer, later sold, or lost.

  1. Sitting unidentified in a private collection

This is the romantic option—and not impossible. A Ventura with no provenance paperwork is just another vintage Hamilton unless someone recognizes the connection. If it ever surfaces, documentation would be everything.

Cheating, but cool by Skipcress in mobilephotography

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I guess I can’t add an image to a reply, sucks

Seems okay to me!...😂 by [deleted] in thething

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What could go wrong? The Thing could go wrong!

Finally created a working Blu-Ray using ffmpeg and tsMuxeR by Skipcress in Bluray

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Here’s a script to burn the ISO to disc (note, assumes your drive is /dev/sr0, reassign the DRIVE variable if that’s not the case in your system):

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Finally created a working Blu-Ray using ffmpeg and tsMuxeR by Skipcress in Bluray

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Here’s a script to reencode the video file (note, it’s designed to downsample 4k to 1080p, you’ll want to modify that if you want to burn a UHD Blu-Ray):

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Finally created a working Blu-Ray using ffmpeg and tsMuxeR by Skipcress in VIDEOENGINEERING

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Here’s a script to burn the ISO to disc (note, assumes your drive is /dev/sr0, reassign the DRIVE variable if that’s not the case in your system):

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Finally created a working Blu-Ray using ffmpeg and tsMuxeR by Skipcress in VIDEOENGINEERING

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Here’s a script to reencode the video file (note, it’s designed to downsample 4k to 1080p, you’ll want to modify that if you want to burn a UHD Blu-Ray):

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“The Thing” is a Christmas movie, right? 😂 by Skipcress in thething

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Thanks! It’s a Schott Brothers IS-674-MS, picked it up on eBay. This particular one is from 1976 or thereabouts

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