It’s 60 years since Sean Connery first smouldered on screen as Commander James Bond in Dr No, the movie that went on to become the first in a franchise spanning the decades. Over 25 films, Bonds have come – saved the world, enjoyed the luxury life and a bit of passion – and gone. From 1995’s GoldenEye with Pierce Brosnan to Daniel Craig’s final lead in the latest, No Time To Die, there’s been a constant companion in every film as Bond has partnered with Omega for some stylish wristwear. And as Bond has evolved across the movies, so have his timepieces. Now, to celebrate the anniversary, Omega has launched two watches that have been inspired by past pieces and surprise with unique features.

The diamond anniversary Seamaster Diver 300m takes inspiration from the watch Craig wore in No Time To Die and also shares DNA with the original Seamaster that Brosnan wore in GoldenEye. But the new 42mm stainless steel design has a surprise caseback, replicating the opening sequence of every 007 film, with a silhouette of Bond and a spinning gun barrel motif under the sapphire glass. The hypno-effect animation is achieved with micro-structured decoration on the glass, with a “moiré” effect – like those “3D” pictures that appear to move when you change the angle – that is linked to the running of the lollipop-shaped seconds hand, so the motion keeps on going. The dial features laser-engraved “waves” and both dial and case are made from blue oxalic anodized aluminium. The bezel displays a diving scale filled with white Super-LumiNova and instead of the scale’s traditional inverted triangle at 12 o’clock, there’s a commemorative “60”. It’s presented on a mesh-style bracelet, which is the same style as Bond’s watch in No Time To Die. It comes in a wooden box with three dots referencing the classic opening sequence, one of which is a secret push button to open the box.

There’s also a jewellery version, created in Omega’s proprietary Canopus Gold, a white gold alloy that keeps its shine and colour. In a tribute to Jamaica, the location of Fleming’s GoldenEye estate, the bezel is haloed by green and yellow treated natural diamonds in 10 tropical shades, from dark forest green through olive, yellow, gold to cognac, reflecting the colours in the island’s flag. With a bracelet and buckle in Canopus Gold, it boasts the same action-packed caseback, and this version has a presentation box made from mango tree-wood with mother-of-pearl marquetry in another nod, this time to the first Bond film. Both models are driven by Omega’s powerful Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre.

The idea that Bond should wear an Omega watch was from Lindy Hemming, the Oscar-winning costume designer, who worked on five Bond films from GoldenEye to Casino Royale (2006), who suggested that Bond as a naval commander and diver should wear one. There’s an authentic historical connection with the military as the Ministry of Defence delivered a large consignment of Omega watches to pilots, navigators and soldiers during the Second World War. When the Seamaster 300 was released in 1957, it was issued to military divers around the world, while a second generation was also delivered to the MoD for issue to certain units in 1967, so it’s entirely plausible that Bond would have worn one.

Of course, Q has been issuing 007 with customised watches for each outing, and Bond’s Omega timepieces have housed built-in lasers, grappling hooks, devices to shoot high-tensile wires, a detonator, not to mention an electromagnetic pulse device to disable electronics. James Bond might have been expected, but we can say we weren’t anticipating this horological twist. It’s all in the wrist action.

£7,100 in steel, price on application for Canopus Gold; omegawatches.com