James Bond´s OMEGA watches presented by 007 Travelers

James Bond´s OMEGA watches presented by 007 Travelers

December 5, 2014 4 By 007 Travelers

007 Travelers visited Oy Osk. Lindroos Ab in Helsinki, Finland on 12th of September 2014.

Thank you for co-operation and arrangements:

Mr. Antti Keisu, Managing Director,
Oy Osk. Lindroos Ab and his employees






Mr. Esa Mertanen, Brand Manager, 
Swatch Group (Nordic) Ab (Finland)



Antti Keisu showed us their James Bond related Omega watches.


Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean (600M)
Seen in “Casino Royale” (2006) and “Quantum of Solace” (2008).

Mika

Omega Seamaster watches have appeared in Bond movies since the days of “GoldenEye” (1995). In “Casino Royale” (2006) Bond wears Planet Ocean Big Size and in “Quantum of Solace” (2008) Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial Chronometer. Both black and blue dialed watches have been seen in 007 movies.


Casino Royale’s Omega Seamaster watch:

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Features
  • DateDateThe day of the month, displayed in a window on a watch dial typically at the 3 o’clock or 6 o’clock position.
  • ChronometerChronometerLabel given to a watch which has undergone precision tests and received a certificate from an official body (COSC).
  • Helium escape valveHelium escape valveDecompression system which allows helium to escape from inside the watch when the watch is worn for professional use in pressure chambers. (Long-term underwater work, crude oil exploration, etc.)
  • Screw-in crownScrew-in crownSelf-locking crown, screwed into the tube of the case, used for highly water resistant divers’ watches.
  • Unidirectional rotating bezel

Technical data

  • Crystal Domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
  • Case Steel
  • Dial Black
  • Water resistance 60 bar (600 metres / 2000 feet)
  • Size Case Diameter: 45.5 mm


Quantum of Solace’s Omega Seamaster watch:

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Features

  • DateDateThe day of the month, displayed in a window on a watch dial typically at the 3 o’clock or 6 o’clock position.
  • ChronometerChronometerLabel given to a watch which has undergone precision tests and received a certificate from an official body (COSC).
  • Screw-in crownScrew-in crownSelf-locking crown, screwed into the tube of the case, used for highly water resistant divers’ watches.
  • Unidirectional rotating bezelUnidirectional rotating bezelA bezel which turns in only one direction. Particularly useful for divers who cannot accidentally rotate it in the wrong direction, which could cause them to miscalculate their dive times. A rotating bezel makes it easy to measure elapsed time.
  • Helium escape valve

Technical data

  • Crystal Domed anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
  • Case Steel
  • Dial Black
  • Water resistance 60 bar (600 metres / 2000 feet)
  • Size Case Diameter: 42 mm





Omega Seamaster Professional Co-Axial (Diver 300M)
Seen in “Casino Royale” (2006)

Daniel Craig wears Omega Seamaster Professional Diver in “Casino Royale” (2006). In Pierce Brosnan‘s Bond movies, there were always some gadgets in watches created by Q, but there wasn’t any in Daniel Craig’s watch in his first Bond movie.

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Features

  • Date
  • Chronometer
  • Self−winding chronometer
Technical data
  • Steel on Steel
  • Blue dial
  • Water resistant down to 300 m / 1000 ft
  • Stainless steel case
  • Case diameter: 41 mm
  • Power Reserve: 48 hours

Omega Seamaster Professional Co-Axial (Diver 300M), with blue dial

For ladies: Omega Seamaster Diver 300M, Quartz, 300m waterproof and Omega Seamaster Diver 300M CO-AXIAL

Pirita

For ladies: Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M Co-Axial, Automatic, waterproof 150M
Seen in “Skyfall” (2012), Moneypenny / Eve wears similar but with black dial.



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Features

  • ChronometerChronometerLabel given to a watch which has undergone precision tests and received a certificate from an official body (COSC).
  • DateDateThe day of the month, displayed in a window on a watch dial typically at the 3 o’clock or 6 o’clock position.
  • Transparent case back

Technical data

  • Crystal Domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
  • Case Steel
  • Dial Teak-grey
  • Water resistance 15 bar (150 metres / 500 feet)
  • Size Case Diameter: 30.0 mm

After the presentation we asked Antti Keisu about James Bond and traveling and of course about Omega’s 007 watches.

1. What is your most popular Omega Bond watch?
It is Omega Seamaster Professional Co-Axial (Diver 300M).

2. Who are buing these watches?
Every time after a new Bond movie, interest and demand for these watches are very high and buyers are mostly Finnish men.

3. Your favourite Bond actor (leading male role)?
Daniel Craig

4. Best Bond movie?
Skyfall” (2012)

5. Which is the best place where you have traveled so far?
In Europe it is Rome

6. Which is the place where you would like to visit but have not yet been?
Japan