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MI6 takes a close look at two new Omega watches,
featured and inspired by James Bond and Casino Royale...
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New Omega James Bond Watches
10th December 2006
Omega Seamaster Professional 300m -
Reference 2220.80.00
Bond is back and as the intrepid secret agent
enters the Casino Royale on his first mission as 007 the stakes
are perilously
high. Will his impenetrable demeanour and tactical moves
be enough to break the concentration of his notorious opponent ‘Le
Chiffre’ and beat him at the poker table? As the
intrigue unfolds James Bond knows that apart from his instinct,
his
only ally on this arduous assignment he can trust implicitly,
is the precision and accuracy of his Seamaster Professional
300m complete with the exclusive OMEGA Co-Axial movement.
The OMEGA Seamaster Professional 300M is a perfect synthesis
of form and function combining a classic stainless steel case
and bracelet with characteristics and functions that are indispensable
for professional divers: a screw-in case back and a screw-in
crown that ensure water resistance, a unidirectional rotating
bezel with minute markers, a helium escape valve and a scratch-resistant
and anti-reflective sapphire crystal.
The distinctive "James Bond" watch has a unique design
within the Seamaster collection with a blue dial with wave imprint
and applied luminous hour markers, steel bezel with blue aluminium
ring, skeleton rhodium-plated hands coated with Super Luminova
and the second hand with red tip and luminous dot. The OMEGA
logo and Seamaster name are also applied on the dial, with the
Seamaster name highlighted in red.
The OMEGA Seamaster Professional 300M is a certified chronometer
which uses a self-winding movement (OMEGA calibre 2500) fitted
with the exclusive and revolutionary Co-Axial Escapement, which
reduces friction in the movement and offers better long-term
accuracy, and a free-sprung balance, which further increases
the precision and accuracy over a longer period of time.
The OMEGA Seamaster Professional 300M is available in two sizes
36.25 or 41 mm and comes with a choice of either a brushed and
polished steel bracelet with a foldover safety clasp or a more
sportive blue rubber strap with white stitching and foldover
clasp.
Seamaster Planet Ocean - Casino Royale
- Limited Edition
Even whilst relaxing on the beach, only the
best is good enough for James Bond, an ethos perfectly reflected
in his choice of
diving partner. The Seamaster Planet Ocean ‘Casino Royale’ is
a potent combination of technical complexity and aesthetic elegance.
The Planet Ocean model is identified by its distinctive bezel,
which recalls the original Seamaster 300 metre models, albeit
with a choice between classic and highly contemporary interpretations
of this historical theme. Meticulous attention to detail resulted
in a slightly different bezel design with a model taking on a
resolutely sporty look. The unidirectional rotating bezel has
minute graduations for the first fifteen minutes, numbers for
the subsequent ten-minute sectors and a luminous triangular marker
at 12 o’clock. Other features indicating that this is a
professional divers’ watch are the watertight screw-in
crown, a screw-in case back and the helium escape valve (located
at 10 o’clock and embossed with “He”). The
Seamaster Planet Ocean is water resistant to 600 metres (2000
feet).
The matt black dial also offers excellent clarity,
thanks to applied luminous hour markers and Arabic numerals at
12, 6 and
9 o’clock, with date window at 3 o’clock. The facetted
arrowhead hour and minute hands also have luminous SuperLuminova
inserts, and a luminous arrowhead seconds hand with orange tip
offers ultimate visibility down to the last second. Beneath the
surface is Omega’s calibre 2500 Co-Axial Escapement movement,
which is a COSC-certified chronometer and has a power reserve
of 48 hours.
The Seamaster Planet Ocean “Casino Royale” is available
with a 45.5 mm diameter case and a black rubber strap. This Limited
Edition has exclusive features: the central second hand bears
the “007” gun logo in orange, that recalls the code
name of the famous MI6 secret agent. The stainless-steel case
back is embossed with the “Casino Royale” logo as
well as the series number of each Limited Edition watch.
Limited to 5’007 pieces, the Seamaster Planet Ocean “Casino
Royale” will be a perfect collector’s item for all
James Bond aficionados.
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