Roger Moore wears a Tissot PR-516

The Tissot PR-516 is the forgotten third watch in Live and Let Die. Roger Moore's first Bond film in 1973 is better known for its other two watches, the Hamilton Pulsar P2 2900, the world's first digital watch, and the Rolex Submariner ref. 5513 that Q modified with a magnet and a buzz-saw bezel. The Tissot appears in promotional stills and some fight sequences, and most Bond watch guides mention it as an afterthought.

The PR-516 is a stainless steel sports watch that Tissot introduced in the late 1960s. The name stands for "Particulierement Robuste," and the 516 was a reference to its water resistance rating. It is a mid-range Swiss sport watch, not cheap, not expensive, and without the gadget modifications that made the Rolex the centerpiece of the film. On Moore's Bond, the PR-516 may have been a personal watch or a backup piece the production used when the hero watches were unavailable for a given shot.

Guy Hamilton directed Live and Let Die, and the film is the transition point in Bond's watch history. Moore's first outing introduced Hamilton and Tissot alongside the Rolex, opening the door to the multi-brand approach that would define his era. The PR-516 is a footnote in that transition, the last conventional Swiss sport watch Bond wore before the gadgets consumed everything.