What does it take to be a world-famous superspy? Utilizing fancy devices to avoid wasting the world? Debonair attractiveness and expertly tailor-made tuxedos? How about sporting top-secret Omega watches? If it’s simply the final one, then I’m effectively on my method to turning into the subsequent James Bond.
Earlier this summer time, former 007 Daniel Craig sat within the stands on the Paris Olympics sporting a never-before-seen Omega. Eagle-eyed watch fans decided that Craig was sporting an unreleased Seamaster 300M that shared DNA with the assorted 007 editions of the mannequin which have dropped over time. I’ve spent the previous few weeks alone secret mission: testing out that exact same watch, one in every of two new Seamaster 300Ms that Omega is releasing at this time.
The brand new Seamaster 300M properly blends the trendy model of the watch with the vintage-tinged 007 variations. The watch steals lots of the greatest components from the latter and incorporates them into the standard-production items. Just like the 007 editions, the up to date Seamasters have a mesh bracelet, a clear dial that excises the date window, and an elegantly domed sapphire crystal. The brand new watches additionally commerce out the Seamaster’s commonplace ceramic bezel: The black-dial make-up worn by Craig encompasses a bezel constructed from aluminum, whereas the glossy grey spin boasts a titanium bezel, similar to the watch Bond donned in 2021’s No Time to Die.
Omega’s two greatest pop-cultural hyperlinks are to NASA and Bond, who’s been sporting the model’s items since 1995’s GoldenEye. Whereas NASA informs the best-selling Moonwatch and remains to be inspiring new references, like the superb“First Omega in Area” Speedmaster that simply got here out in October, 007 watches are usually reserved for particular editions. With this new Seamaster, Omega is letting their relationship to Bond infuse into the broader line, like an herb popped right into a stew. Not like the 007 Seamasters, which had been replicas of the watches worn by Craig within the movies, sporting this watch didn’t really feel like strolling round in high-priced film memorabilia (not that there’s something improper with that!). As a substitute, Omega test-drove components for this pair of recent watches in particular 007 editions earlier than pulling them into these commonplace releases. You get Bond-tested suaveness with out having to pledge allegiance to MI6.
