Blue wave patterns on the display
All kinds of strange ideas about the Omega-Bond connection floats around on the internets. The commonly known association between James Bond and the Omega watches began with GoldenEye (even though Bond once wore a Seamaster 300 between his Submariners and occasional Breitling Top Time sometime during the sixties if I remember correctly). However, it’s been argued that Lindy Hemming, the costume designer of GoldenEye chose to equip Bond with a Blue SMP rather than a Rolex Submariner. In truth, Omega probably payed more money.
In GoldenEye, Bond used the Quartz model and after that the automatic version.
The automatic version pre-Co-axial and PO used the reliable Omega cal. 1120 movement which is based on the tried and tested ETA 2892-A2 ébauche. The shape of the lugs is quite stylish and the wave pattern on the dial is nice and appears in four different nuances of blue depending on the light conditions or WB-adjustment on Your camera. The skeleton hands is another distinctive feature and the bezel is easily turned anti-clockwise.
Additionally, You can unscrew the helium escape valve at ten o’ clock to let the helium in the case find its way out while You chill in the decompression chamber after Your prolonged deep-sea dive.
For many, the bracelet is one of the strongest pull-factors of the “Bond” Seamaster. Some people rate it above Submariner bracelets, even though it’s composed of steel that is 3 times less expensive than its Rolex counterpart. But it is a very comfortable and quite sturdy and solid bracelet.
all in all You do, as they say, “get a lot of bang for Your buck with a pre-owned Omega.”
