It’s James Bond’s choice timepiece but that’s only one reason to love the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M.
In 1995, after having done much research on the style and practices of the British military service, Goldeneye production designer Lindy Hemming made the final decision to equip Agent 007 with an Omega Seamaster. Played by Pierce Brosnan, Bond wore a Ref 2541.80 which was a quartz-driven Seamaster Professional that had a blue dial. Following that, in Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough and Die Another Day, the Irish actor was wristed with the self-winding chronometer version of the watch.
And as the James Bond franchise evolved, so did the secret agent’s watches. Replacing Brosnan in 2006’s Casino Royale, Daniel Craig’s timepiece featured a new co-axial escapement unique to Omega. His was the Planet Ocean model, water resistant to 600m, which is a lot brawnier than the older versions and arguably a better fit for this new Bond who’s grittier and a better fighter too. Interestingly, in Skyfall he swapped the Planet Ocean for an Aqua Terra for the casino scene and in Spectre he wore the (then) new Seamaster 300 which has a vintage style commemorating the anniversary of the original CK2913.
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