60 years ago, Ian Fleming
December 17, 1963, London Heathrow airport, British author of the James Bond novels Ian Fleming (1908-1964) checking out an early copie of his latest book “On Her Majesty Secret Service”.
Fleming was on his way to “Golden Eye” , his winter retreat bungalow in Oracabessa at the North coast of Jamaica.
Unfortunately, it proved to be the last winter vacation enjoying the Caribbean Sea but a stay during which Fleming meet American ornithologist James Bond (1900-1989) author of “Birds of the West Indies”. Fleming was a keen bird watches and owned a 1947 copie of the book, using the author’s Anglo-Saxon name for the hero of his successful spy novels.
Fleming offered the ornithologist a copie of “You Only Live Twice”, writing on cover page "To the real James Bond from the thief of his identity. Ian Fleming, Feb 5, 1964 (a great day)."
1963 had been a busy year for Fleming, as the novels became movies he had visited the “From Russia With Love” film set in Istanbul and enjoyed the premiere of this 2nd Bond movie in October 1963.
Back in England by spring 1964, Fleming spent his last days enjoying golf & the country side in Kent.
Note Fleming wore his Rolex Explorer 1016 wrist watch on a 7206 steel bracelet. The Rolex Explorer was the watch Fleming described in the James Bond novels and after his death, the watch resurfaced in 1981. During the “Fleming 100th anniversary” exhibition, this Rolex Explorer 1016, case number 596851 was on display at the Imperial War Museum from May 2008 to March 2009.
(Photo: AP)
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Horloges, 1950s.
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INVENTION | Petite histoire des horloges, montres et pendules ➽ http://bit.ly/Horloges-Montres-Pendules Si les horloges à roues, à l’image de celle que reçut Charlemagne en cadeau en 807, sont connues au moins depuis le Ve siècle et font l’objet de nombre de perfectionnements permettant de voir éclore, au XIVe siècle, la première grosse horloge de la capitale, l’apparition en France des montres remonte au moins au XVe siècle, une anecdote mettant en scène le roi Louis XI à leur sujet
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L'horloge dans la Révolution Scientifique
Il fallut attendre la seconde moitié du XVIIe siècle, pendant la révolution scientifique (1500-1700), pour voir apparaître des horloges qui perdent chaque jour des secondes et non plus des minutes. La percée eut lieu avec l'horloge à pendule de Huygens en 1657 qui fut encore améliorée par les montres de poche utilisant un spiral à partir de 1675.
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It's time for action
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Êtes-vous déjà allé au @cinemadumusee dans le @mbamtl ? 🍿 🎞 🎥 - - - - - - - Have you ever been to @cinemadumusee inside @mbamtl ? 🍿 🎞 🎥 @montreal ❤️ #clock #cinema #movie #movienight #movies #movienight🎬 #clockwork #mtl #montreal #montréal #horlogerie #horloge #horloger #horloges #blackclock #black #art #minimal #minimalist #minimalism #bnw #mtlblog #narcitymontreal #film #filmculte #tourismemontreal #cinémamontréal #soiréeciné #love #datenight (à Cinéma du Musée) https://www.instagram.com/p/CgDKnRyr_5U/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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55 years ago... Apollo 8
In preparation of the December 1968 Apollo 8 mission, the prime crew William Anders, Frank Borman and James Lovell participated in water egress training aboard the NASA motor vessel retriever in the Gulf of Mexico on October 25, 1968.
Anno 2023, all astronauts are still alive, Frank Borman (95), James Lovell (95) and William Anders (90).
Note, on the right, that astronaut James Lovell was wearing his personal Rolex GMT-master Pepsi 1675 wristwatch in true naval aviator style with his G-1 US Navy leather flight jacket.
(Photo: NASA)
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YOUTUBE TUTORIEL HORLOGE 3D https://youtu.be/qyz3zh1B24w ⏩ ABONNEZ-VOUS, partagez, aimez, cliquez sur la 🔔pour ne rater aucune publication. 😁 #diycraft #resin #art #artresin #3dresin #clockmaking #epoxyart #resincraft #resinclock #horlogerie #horloges #heures #aiguilles #fleurs #3dart #flowers #encredechine #encrealcool #petales #été (à Roquebrune-Sur Argens, Provence-Alpes-Cote D'Azur, France) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cf3NTVvDu6q/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
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Le beffroi de Roussillon…
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Practicing lmao
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Porte De La Grosse Horloge
La Rochelle, France
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there's a non-zero chance that this is canon
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