The Watch could receive messages from M and in some cases print them with a ticker-tape to become conveniently read later. Really in advance of its time for the seventies, I’d say. French watchmaker Baltic launched new generations of two of its longstanding traces, the HMS (pictured) as well as https://www.watchesworld.com/from-sean-to-daniel-tracing-the-evolution-of-james-bonds-iconic-watch-collection/