Heuer Night Diver 980.031L PVD ‘Bond’

Heuer 980.031L Night Diver, Black PVD,  200m. ETA 963.114 ‘Bond 007’

This is a later version of the 1000 series 38mm cased black PVD Heuer Night Diver, signified by the ‘L’ at the end of the model number from circa 1885. The differences between this and the earlier version from 1983 are a thinner movement, ‘1000’ on the dial and a more elaborate signed case back. The case is also slightly thinner too. It features Heuer’s cool phosphorescent full lume dial for night diving, and the rare black date display. This example has a beautifully even wear to the PVD. All too often we see uneven wear with scratches, this one is just lovely, with an almost black/titanium patina to the case.

This models biggest claim to fame is as being a Bond watch, from the 1987 James Bond film The Living Daylights, staring Timothy Dalton as 007. A great deal of research was invested into identifying the exact model, by Dell Deaton, a Bond expert who runs the website jamesbondwatches.com, with help from fellow Heuer collectors Paul Gavin, David DeVos, and David from Caliber 11. You can read more about the detailed research here:

www.calibre11.com/bond-tag-heuer
jamesbondwatchesblog.com/2010/04/james-bond-wore-a-tag-heuer-wristwatch-part-i-a/

One thing that I have noted reading through the research is that there is commonly an earlier 980.031 shown as a reference photograph. This is most likely incorrect, if the watch was from 1986/7, the two contenders would be a late Heuer or early TAG Heuer version. If it was the Heuer version, which I am inclined to think (& the research points to), as production of the film started in 1986, then the model shown here (the ‘L’ version) is the most likely culprit. To confuse matters more, this model was also available with a ‘Sky Divers’ bezel, with Countdown (60-0) numerals , the 980.031.60, but this model was eliminated from their research.
Interestingly, Dell Deaton’s research delves much deeper, and identifies several other Heuer watches in the film, in many different scenes by different actors. One model (Regatta) was only available as a Heuer, so it is concluded that it is more than likely that the rest of the models were Heuers. Of course, there is no solid confirmation from Eon Productions, but it is clear that they used Heuer as the watch of choice for Bond.

I guess my biggest error is that I should have photographed it on a Bond NATO!

► WATCH GALLERY INDEX

 

Heuer Diver 980.004 (BCR)	TAG Heuer Super Pro 840.006-2	Heuer Chronograph – Ref. 12
Heuer Diver 980.021 Two-tone	Heuer Night Diver 980.032L	Heuer Diver 980.026 Black PVD
TAG Heuer Diver 980.013N	Heuer Diver 982.106 Pewter PVD	Heuer Diver 984.424 Dual Time
Heuer Diver 980.023 Deep Dive 1000m	Heuer Autavia 45 Ref. 3646M	Heuer 510.501 – Lemania 5100
Heuer Diver 980.004 (with minute markings)	Leonidas Flieger Chronographe Val. 22	Heuer Ref. 3249 Up-Down Chronograph
Silverstone Fume 110.313F	TAG Heuer Super Pro 840.006	Heuer Monza 150.501 PVD Cal. 15
Autavia 1163MH Orange Boy / Gulf	Heuer Camaro 73443 NT 30 Dato	Autavia 11630 MH Silver Dial
Heuer Diver 980.007 Orange Dial	Heuer Autavia 11630 GMT	Galco Skin Diver 5ATM Swiss
Ed. Heuer & Cie. Moonphase 188.505	Halios Bluering 73/100 Brushed 300m	Heuer Pocket Chrono Ref. 701/Dec
Heuer 3000 Chronograph 234.006	Heuer Ladies Diver 980.038/17 200m	Heuer Ref. 12 Small Shield
Autavia 11063 MH + Decomp bezel	TAG Heuer Autavia -Siffert-	TAG Heuer 844/5 Auto Diver
Carrera 110.573B (Blue) Côtes de Genève	Autavia 1163v Viceroy Racing Team	Heuer Montreal 110.503NC
Heuer Diver 982.013 PVD Pewter	Heuer Night Diver 980.031L PVD Bond	Autavia 11630 MH Black/Orange
Heuer Diver 844/3 Automatic	Heuer Diver 980.006L 1000 Series	Heuer Diver 980.006 (Norwegian)
Heuer Diver 980.006 (Rhode Island)	Pasadena 750.501 (No Name Dial)	Heuer Autavia 11630 GMT
Heuer Skipper 15640 (3rd Gen)	Heuer Diver 973.006 2000 Series	Heuer 972.008 Ladies 2000 Series
Heuer 980.032 Night Diver	Heuer 1614 Chrono (French Made)	Heuer Pilot 230.006 (Silver Dial)
TAG Heuer 273.306 2000 Series	Heuer 989.113L Night Diver	TAG Heuer 273.006-1 2000 Series
Heuer AMI 1000 Series 510.543	Heuer 982.113 Night Diver	Heuer 981.113 Night Diver -Military-
Silverstone Blue 110.313B	Heuer 844 Monnin Automatic Diver	TAG Heuer 172.006 Automatic 2000 Series
Heuer 272.006-1 2000 Series	Heuer Diver 982.006 -Great Grey-	Heuer Autavia GMT 11063
Silverstone Bordeaux 110.313R	JAC Chronograph 7750 (Cuanillon & Cie)	Heuer Autavia 30. Ref. 7763C MH
Heuer Autavia 2446C GMT Mk3	TAG Heuer 980.023N Deep Dive 1000m	Heuer Autavia 11630 Tachy Black/White
Heuer Diver 983.015 Black Coral	Heuer Diver 980.021 Two Tone	Heuer Carrera 510.511 PVD Lemania 5100
Breitling Chrono Avenger Titanium	Heuer Montreal 750.503N Convex Case	Certina DS2 PH200 Turtle Back
Hanhart 417ES Flyback Flieger McQueen	Heuer Autavia 1163T Siffert	TAG Heuer Spirotechnique 180.023
Heuer Orange Diver 980.005 Auto	Heuer Diver 935.112 Ladies Trans. Phantom	Heuer Diver 980.028 Ladies Black Coral II
Heuer Titanium Series 820.208 Ladies	Heuer Autavia 11630T Bianco	Heuer Diver 980.021 Black Bay (Custom)
Heuer Night Diver 980.032L 1000 Series	Heuer Diver 973.008 Ladies 2000 Series	Heuer Skipper 15640 2nd Gen
Omega Speedmaster Pro Moon 3570.50	Felca Seascoper Super Compressor	Heuer Titanium Series 220.206
Heuer Monaco 1133G (Sunken Black Subs)	Heuer 3000 Chronograph 232.206	Breitling SuperOcean Heritage 46
Omega Speedmaster Pro Mitsukoshi Domino	Heuer Carrera 3647NT Valjoux 92	Heuer Carrera 3648S Valjoux 92 1964-5
Heuer Autavia 2446 H Rindt	Heuer 510.501 Kenyan 82 Air Force ’82AF’ Military Issued	Tudor Submariner 9401/0 Snowflake
Rolex Submariner 5513 Gloss dial 1986	Heuer Autavia 2446C Tachy 1971-2	Heuer Audi Sport 510.533 Lemania 5100
Autavia 15630 MH Hellenic	Heuer Autavia 11630P Diver Decomp Tropic	Heuer Monaco 40th Anniversary McQueen
Autavia 11063 Alpha Orange Skunkworks	Movado Super Sea Sub Cal. 146	Heuer Diver LV Hulk 980.006 Custom
Heuer Autavia 2446C GMT Mk4	Heuer Autavia 2446C Tachy (Early)	Ollech & Wajs Caribbean 1000 Ref. 702
Fortis Marinemaster 8001 Blue c1972	Heuer Autavia 1563 Tachy (Albino)	Heuer Carrera 510.523 Lemania 5100
Omega Speedmaster Pro 145.022 1969	Heuer Diver Orange Mid Size 980.016	Wittnauer Ref. 7004A Chronograph
Bulova Marine Star 1970/80s	Rolex Submariner 1680 ’78 Superdome	Hamilton Pilots Chrono Military Issued
Heuer Regatta 134.601 Black PVD	Tudor Submariner 7016/0 1968 Snowflake	Fortis Stratoliner 571.10.142
Squale ‘1521’ Marina Militare 50 Atmos	Heuer Night Diver 980.032L Full Lume Dial	Blancpain Fifty Fathoms 3H Bund
Omega Seamaster 300 166.0324