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Of course, Bond has already worn a green SMP in the TWINE video game, complete with gadgets and two subdials but zero pushers! No helium valve either:
^game watch in the flesh, which has a very smart, almost olive green bezel. 🤙
That is beautiful but really heavy and sits tall on the wrist. I tried it on years ago. It really stood out and yes very heavy. It's no wonder Daniel Craig had Omega do a custom "one of a kind" titanium PO for filming the Istanbul action scenes in Skyfall where he had to wear the watch. Probably also why he wore the slightly lighter Aqua Terra throughout the rest of the movie.
Yep, it was auctioned as part of the 50th anniversary.
https://www.jamesbondlifestyle.com/news/christies-auction-reveals-skyfall-products
Talking of weight, I tried on the NTTD Omega Diver 300 with the Milanese strap and was amazed at how light it was.
Very cool, thank you. Here it is: https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-skyfall-5601807/
It raised just a bit more than its estimate :-O
Yeah it's the advantage of titanium; I wish there were more about! The Tudor Pelagos is a nice option.
If Mr Craig liked that special SF PO then I bet he specified titanium for the NTTD watch too. Although if they wanted a lighter PO for filming I kind of wonder why they didn't just take the movement out! :D
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Same! I could've had a 2531.80 by now, but thought I would get more joy out of a heap of miscellaneous Bond gear for the same cost.
Personally I'd have batted it back, saying only if JR matched the winning bid price from his own pocket.
That goes without saying.
I tried it on as well ;)
I still think the Seamaster 300 with the nato strap from Spectre is the best Craig watch.
But if you like it, you can buy the real thing, as worn by Daniel Craig, here:
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6385176?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6385176&from=salessummary&lid=1
Or if you prefer his AT:
https://www.christies.com/lot/lot-6385187?ldp_breadcrumb=back&intObjectID=6385187&from=salessummary&lid=1
I'm wearing the Spectre style 300 today. Not the true Spectre, but Spectre-ish with the nato strap ;)
BTW it doesn't work properly. It runs for so long then the action seizes up; an illustration of the perils of buying knock-off.
When it comes to Bond and Omega, the only blue dial he has ever worn would be the the AT or the iconic SMP. Does it look anything like this? There were plenty of poor Chinese fakes based off of this model back then.
Looking at the watch now the hour markings are a deep purple colour with tiny white rectangles on the outer edge. The face itself is plain (no 'wavy' lines).
Despite my description it's actually a handsome watch and it's looks are what drew me to it. I know I purchased it abroad somewhere, but as I have also collected a few 'Rolex's' during foreign trips, I can't remember where.
That sounds so wrong. Sounds like it's a mix of a Seamaster and a Speedmaster. Actually perhaps it's more of a Speedmaster than a Seamaster. A Tachymeter bezel is always on the Speedmaster models, never on the Seamaster. The 3 sub dials and the 2 push buttons with the crown in the centre definitely describes it as a chronograph watch. Pretty sure it's a Speedmaster copy but with Seamaster on the dial because it's a poor fake.
Here's a standard Omega Speedmaster model, aka the Moonwatch. There have been many variations of this such as different dial colour, bezel colour etc, but this is the typical, original look of the Moonwatch.
When I bought the thing I think it only cost the equivalent of £10 (£10 then).
While The 'seapeedmaster' never worked properly, the other fake Seamaster (again, and given your comments, that must be a hybrid design), is the same configuration as that but with a rose gold dial, white hands/hour markers, and black bezel with the 'tachymeter' markings in silver. It describes itself an an Omega Seamaster 50th anniversary limited edition 1957, complete with seahorse logo. Logo at 12 o'clock, seamaster underneath then the Omega symbol and Omega below.
I'd forgotten about that watch when I made my original comment a page or so ago but, in complete contrast to the other one it has proved utterly reliable and keeps perfect time. In fact I wear it as my daily wristwatch. It's an automatic. From memory I believe I purchased it in the Caribbean and again for a matter of about £15 roughly twelve years ago.
Added as an edit: My spyglass reveals that the 50th anniversary watch says 'speedmaster' not 'seamaster'.
All except the SF PO, of course. ;) I've never been too interested in the Aqua Terras, but the Planet Oceans to me are just so iconic. The bold round diver's bezel is just so stand-out.
I’d sell most of them and buy something different (and more prestigious) like an AP or a Patek…
Is this the one...?
Fast forward to around 12:40. That was a shitty move on Ross' part, putting Craig on the spot like that, but then Ross has always been a bit of a tit.