James Bond's laser-cutting watch is finally a reality

The laser watch was always one of James Bond’s best gadgets – it was just a pity it featured in Never Say Never Again, the dismal film where a fat Sean Connery returned to action aged 52 and battled a super-villain by, er, playing a video game.

But one Bond fan has actually gone and made a watch that performs pretty much exactly as Bond’s laser-cutting Rolex – and as Q might say, ‘This is not a toy’.

Patrick Priebe’s Bond-inspired laser watch is so powerful it can light candles and set fire to curtains with its 1,500-milliwatt laser, or, if you’re using the dangerous tool at a children’s party, it can also pop balloons.

The ‘Bond-inspired LaserWatch’ was a “pain in the a**” to make according to Priebe as explained in the YouTube release video and took him around 40 hours to complete.

Priebe made it with a machined metal body, LED watch module, and a battery which lasts five to ten minutes with the laser on full power.

If Priebe were to sell it, which he’s not yet sure about, he said it would cost around $300. Considering that the Apple Watch is reportedly going for $350 or as much as $5000 for a gold edition, the ‘Bond-inspired LaserWatch’ is a steal at that price. That is, if all you care about is telling the time and shooting freaking laser beams.