To celebrate 50 years of James Bond in the motion pictures, Omega is launching a special update of the popular Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond watch which was worn by 007 in Goldeneye and the four following films.
The James Bond 007 50th Anniversary Collector’s Piece has been created in two sizes, 41 mm and 36.25 mm.
The watches come with some distinguishable features: their cases are made of stainless steel and feature ceramic bezel rings with diving scales in matt chromium nitride except for the number ‘50’ which is in red – a reminder that the watch is celebrating a very special anniversary.
Each version of the watch is presented on a classic brushed and polished Omega-patented screw-and-pin stainless steel bracelet.
Both versions feature Omega’s caliber 2507 self-winding movement fitted with the revolutionary Co-Axial escapement, the component that has driven a revolution in mechanical watch-making since it was launched in 1999.
The watch is a certified chronometer. Its screw-in case back is stamped with a gun-barrel design. A ‘bullet’ decoration on the rotor can be viewed through a central sapphire crystal with anti-reflective coating on both sides.
The watch also has a unidirectional rotating bezel. A helium escape valve allows helium atoms to escape during decompression, particularly necessary for professional divers operating from diving bells.
As its name suggests, the watch is water resistant up to 300 metres/ 1,000 feet/ 30 bar. The 41 mm version was produced in an edition limited to 11,007 pieces; the smaller watch was created in a limited edition of 3,007 pieces.
The lacquered black dial features a 007 monogram. The 41 mm version has 11 applied indexes; the 36.25 mm watch has 10 with a diamond index at the seven o’clock position – a reminder that this watch was created to honour the film history of agent 007.
The indexes are coated with white Super-LumiNova with a blue emission, allowing ease of reading in all light conditions. It also features a date window at three o’clock.
Omega timepieces are available at Diamonds International in Valletta and Portomaso.