Unique 'Thunderball' prop watch sells for £104,000 at auction
26-Jun-2013 • Collecting
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The unique Breitling Top Time watch, worn on screen by actor Sean Connery during 1965's adventure "Thunderball" to find stolen atomic bombs, was estimated to sell for between £40,000 and £60,000.
When the hammer came down at the Pop Culture auction on Wednesday after being bought, strapless, at car boot sale for just £25, the final sale price was an amazing £104,000 ($160,000).
The buyer remains anonymous.
Elsewhere at the auction, a copy of Kevin McClory's unfilmed rogue 1976 James Bond production "Warhead" sold for just £2,000.
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