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Area roughly covers three of the four James Bond watch exhibits hosted by National Watch & Clock Museum.

The National Watch & Clock Museum possesses and exhibits thousands of objects that we often forget had lives and owners long before they came to the Museum. Many times visitors and staff have reported auditory, visual and physical experiences that they have been unable to explain.

As a result, we’ve had the Museum investigated in the past by a handful of paranormal investigative groups who have yielded some interesting audio clips (EVPs).

The video above was captured this morning (9/11/2015) in the Museum’s wristwatch gallery at approximately 7:45 am. The only staff in the Museum at the time was the Museum Director, the Admissions Manager and a maintenance staff person. Take note of the lower right hand area of the frame (this is over a display case housing World War One wristwatches). The shadow was noticed on the screens in the security office, which is why our staff person came out out investigate the space immediately. We examined the camera and saw no evidence of bugs, cobwebs, etc.

We don’t pretend to know what this is but we thought it might be of interest to those of you interested in the paranormal.

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Official video introducing “James Bond Wore the Quartz Revolution” exhibit, opening June 3, 2015, at the National Watch & Clock Museum, in Columbia, Pennsylvania (US). Permanent wristwatch gallery curated by Dell Deaton.

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“James Bond Wore the Quartz Revolution,” new exhibit gallery opening at National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, PA, curated by Dell Deaton. This interview was with television station WPMT Fox 43, originally aired May 21, 2015.

(via https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oevEVU32SfA)

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Watches like this one helped win the Quartz Revolution.

Video: James Bond “Professional Diver’s 600m” titanium wristwatch, featured in St George’s shipwreck salvage operation, For Your Eyes Only (Albert R. Broccoli’s EON Productions, 1981, starring Roger Moore as Ian Fleming’s Agent 007).

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Video: James Bond watch model featured in “The Living Daylights” pre-title sequence (EON Productions, 1987). Just “unlocked” this Vimeo video on the PVD TAG Heuer, which was originally produced for special 2014 wristwatch exhibit at National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania.

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This is the 30-year anniversary of “A View to a Kill,” EON Productions, starring Roger Moore as Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007.

This is one of three watch models (all Seiko) worn in the movie.

And another key to how the Quartz Revolution was one.

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Big news coming next month for those interested in James Bond watch history. For now, this video gives a tease.

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Video: "Piezoelectric Effect in Clock" (Probably why the more zealous advocates of mechanical wristwatches salt their pitches with ridicule of quartz: Because they don't understand how it works.)

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... the raw materials used in clock- and watchmaking represent a small fraction of total cost ....

David S Landes, Revolution in Time: Clocks and the Making of the Modern World.

A quote to remind us that backbenchers who try and draw us into their moronic discussions of James Bond watch "pricing" in terms of "cost of pieces" that go into making it, are as far from experts as you could find.

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"Dr No," Sean Connery as Ian Fleming's James Bond 007 (United Artists and EON Productions, 1962): Gruen Precision wristwatch featured as part of James Bond Watches…

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Seiko Digital James Bond Watch / Moonraker 1979

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Exclusive video: Breitling for Bentley Chronograph, the James Bond watch specified in Carte Blanche (2011) and the actual timepiece worn by author Jeffery Deaver during his tour promoting this book. This video was produced by Dell Deaton as curator of the 2014 James Bond watch exhibit at the National Watch & Clock Museum, Columbia, Pennsylvania, where this wristwatch will remain on display throughout this year.

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A print of this same photo, signed by Sean Connery, is currently on display as part of 2014 James Bond Watches exhibit at National Watch & Clock Museum. Exhibit curated by Dell Deaton. Original image from "Dr No," featured wristwatch is Rolex 6538 Submariner diver.

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And yet masses of fanboys naively accepted claims of a screen-worn James Bond watch having been found the other year at rummage sale.

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PVD James Bond watch, The Living Daylights model: TAG Heuer 980.031 "Night-Dive" offered for sale on eBay.

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No, this isn't a review of JamesBondWatches.com ...

... but the description is spot-on in terms of the way I approach my research and content presentation, and why there's no need to spend any effort on the Internet forums where little evidence of intelligence or commitment to persuit of authenticity can be found.

Each of his proposed “Liberty Amendments” [re Radio talk show host Mark Levin's new book, which I haven't read and about which I take no position otherwise here] is laid out in a brief chapter that explains its importance, sources it to the writings of the Founding Fathers, and anticipates the more reasonable objections that would likely be raised.  Little time is wasted on the unreasonable objections, for Levin does not intend to address an audience of the stupid, greedy, or hysterical.  He also knows his statist adversaries are not interested in rationally discussing the death of the Leviathan they nourished for generations.

Hat tip: John Hayward, Human Events

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Today: Part 2 of 3 on discovery of the very first James Bond movie watch, a Gruen Precision model worn by Sean Connery in Dr No, 1962.