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OMEGA Bond is Back and Black...............
Oh - be still my beating heart; The 'James Bond 007 Collector’s Piece' is back . . . . . . . . in black!
OMEGA have ramped up the promotion of the new version of the Seamaster Diver 300m James Bond, which collectors and fans have treasured since 1995.
For the past decade, Her Majesty’s Secret Service agent 007 has been wearing an OMEGA Seamaster watch. The folks in Bienne are now hoping that fans of the iconic spy, along with enthusiasts of fine watches, will be waiting in anticipation of the new version of the timepiece. OMEGA will be releasing a special update of the Seamaster Diver 300m James Bond watch which has been worn by Movie Agent 007 since GOLDENEYE . Some fans have thought the current version too "rough" and chunky for a tuxedo-clad gentleman so the 'James Bond 007 Collector’s Piece' is the most elegant version yet and the next step in the evolution of the Seamaster Diver 300m James Bond watches.
Anyone familiar with the classic James Bond’s watch with its trademark blue bezel will be in for some surprises!
The new watch features a polished, lacquered black dial with black gold plated hour markers filled with white Super-LumiNova. The luminous hour and minute hands are also plated with black gold. The watch has a central seconds hand with a red tip and a red “007” logo as a counterweight which rotates in stark contrast to its black dial.
It is hard to accept the descriptor "limited edition" as 10,007 pieces of this model will be produced. No doubt, with the world’s favourite secret agent, it is destined to be an instant collector’s item. The watch has a distinctive polished and brushed stainless steel case with a diameter of 41 mm. Its specially-designed bracelet is unique to the James Bond watches and is one of the features that watch-geeks use to recognise them. The watch has a scratch-resistant, anti-reflective domed sapphire crystal. It features OMEGA’s calibre 2500 self-winding movement (Co-Axial Escapement), that is claimed to reduce friction while offering better long-term accuracy, and a power reserve of 48 hours. The free-sprung balance is claimed to further improve precision.
The watch is a certified chronometer with functions essential to professional divers. Its screw-in case back (with a “007” medallion) and stainless steel screw-in crown featuring an OMEGA logo ensure water resistance. I guess any logo on the crown would still offer "water resistance' but it's nice that it is an OMEGA one! The watch also has a unidirectional rotating bezel with a distinctive black aluminium ring. A helium escape valve allows helium to escape during decompression, particularly necessary for professional divers operating from diving bells; the watch is water resistant up to 300 metres.
Seamaster Diver 300m 'James Bond 007 Collector’s Piece'
Movement
Exclusive Omega calibre 2500Self-winding movement
Officially certified chronometer
Jewels: 27
Frequency: 25’200 A/h (3.5 Hz)
Power reserve: 48 hours
Exclusive features with:
¨Co-Axial Escapement
Omega free sprung-balance
Case Diameter : 41.00 mm Height : 12.67 mm
Water resistant up to : 300 m (1000 ft)
Polished and brushed stainless steel casebody, stainless steel uni-directional bezel with black aluminium ring
Screw-in crown in stainless steel with Omega logo; helium escape valve embossed with “HE” at 10H
Domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment inside
Screwed-in stainless steel caseback stamped with “007” medallion and Omega name and logo, engraved with limited edition number and “James Bond 007 Collector’s Piece”
Display: Central hour-minute-seconds hands, date window at 3H
Dial: Polished lacquered black dialBlack gold plated applied date window and Omega name-logo; black gold plated hour markers filled with white Super-LumiNova
Hands: Black gold plated hands coated with white Super-LumiNova; central seconds hand with red tip and red “007” logo as counterweight
Bracelet: Brushed and polished stainless steel bracelet with Diver’s claspFitting : 20 mm between lugs
Specifications: Limited edition of 10007 pieces
Special presentation box
Ref: 212.30.41.20.01.001
The presentation case is nearly as striking as the watch itself. Its black interior is designed to suggest the lining of the tuxedos which are associated with the Bond character.
The newest film, Quantum Of Solace, produced by Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli for EON Productions and directed by Marc Forster, will be released internationally in November 2008. Daniel Craig will reprise his role as James Bond for this 22nd film in the Bond series.
The watches will be available from August 2008 so Bond fans can wear their watches to the movie.......
OMEGA Bond is Back and Black...............
