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Pulsar

Retailed by Tiffany & Co.: P2 2900 | A white gold-plated stainless steel digital wristwatch with bracelet | Circa 1973

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November 12, 01:19 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 10,000 CHF

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Lot Details

Description

Dial: red

Calibre: quartz

Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back

Case number: 62'921 A

Closure: stainless steel Pulsar JB Champion bracelet and folding clasp

Size: 40.5 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 175 mm

Signed: case and movement signed Pulsar, dial signed Tiffany & Co.

Box: no

Papers: no

Accessories: document signed by Mr Francesco Remelli confirming that this watch was a part of the Mr Nigel Stepney Collection and was gifted to the production during "James Bond 007 Live and Let die'

The Pulsar P2 was a landmark in timekeeping history, the very first digital watch to enter mass production. This particular version was branded by Tiffany and sold in exclusive Tiffany department stores for around $275 in 1973.

The P2 was a very simple digital watch by today's standards. With its single button, it only had the capability to show the time (hours, minutes, and seconds) - no date, day of the week, stopwatch, alarm, or any other features were included. Still, the P2 was a technological breakthrough and is today considered by horological historians as the first entirely successful digital watch in history.


In the opening scene of Live and Let Die, Moore’s Bond has strapped on a P2 LED digital watch, later in the film, he swaps the quartz model for his Rolex Submariner. 


Mr Nigel Stepney was team manager and chief mechanic of JRM RACING in the FIA World Endurance Championship. He started in Formula One as a mechanic at Shadow in 1977, then followed Elio de Angelis to Lotus before moving to Benetton for the late 1980s and early 1990s and then to Scuderia Ferrari with Michael Schumacher, Rory Byrne and Ross Brawn. He was chief mechanic at Ferrari and later became race and test technical manager.

At the 2000 Spanish Grand Prix, Stepney was injured during a pit stop for Schumacher's car. This occurred when the German was signaled to depart while Stepney was still detaching the fuel rig. He suffered badly damaged ligaments to his ankle. On 1 February 2007, it was reported on the Internet that Stepney was unhappy with Ferrari's technical restructuring and that he wanted to leave the team, seeking a new challenge. Ferrari's spokesman Luca Colajanni reported on Pitpass' website that he had a contract until the end of the 2007 season and that he was therefore staying at Ferrari. On 23 February 2007, Stepney was promoted to head of the performance development, meaning that he would no longer have to attend races.