Sean Connery in Dr. No, 1962. Among Submariners, Connery’s model is one of the most iconic. Its starring role in the Bond films was likely a huge boon for Rolex, and its Sub model in general.

A few weeks ago, famed Scottish actor Sean Connery ... However, Connery can also be credited with the popularity of one of the world’s most iconic watches, the Rolex Submariner.

There’s possibly no scene more iconic in 20th-century cinema than the one in which Sean Connery, as agent 007 ... but rather an anonymous “Rolex Oyster.” (Casino Royal, the first Bond book, came out ...

while Sean Connery started the trend of James Bond wearing Rolexes, with his Submariner While there are plenty of Hollywood actors who love glamming up with luxurious Rolex watches, like Mark ...

Ian Fleming wearing his black dial Rolex Explorer. (Photo: Getty Images) Through some quirk of fate, Connery found himself wearing the Submariner instead, and the watch’s popularity went through ...

And there is maybe no better example of this than the Rolex Submariner reference 6538 worn by Sean Connery’s James Bond in Dr. No. Bond needs a watch he can wear in combat, while diving into the ...