Omega Men's 2535.80.00 Seamaster Gmt "james Bond" Automatic Chronometer Watch
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Set a course for adventure with this classic Omega Seamaster stainless steel men's automatic chronometer watch, part of Omega's James Bond collection. You'll be able to negotiate all manner of adventures and still look stylish in the boardroom or at the baccarat table. This highly accurate, self-winding timepiece--which features Omega's break-through the Co-Axial escapement--is also a great diving watch, with water resistance to 300 meters (984 feet) and a helium escape valve, which allows helium to escape from inside the watch when the watch is worn in highly pressurized environments (such as long-term underwater work or crude oil exploration). Definitively masculine in design, it features a large, round silver stainless steel watch case with a rhodium-plated finish that blends brushed and polished surfaces and measures 41mm wide and 11.5mm deep.
It's topped by a durable aluminum unidirectional bezel in blue with silver markings, which frames a blue dial background with luminous hands and dotted dial markers, as well as a window at 3 o'clock for the automatic date display. Other features include screw-in caseback, screw-locked crown, and scratch-resistant and glare-proofed domed sapphire crystal. It's completed by a silver stainless steel link bracelet band that offers polished highlights, which is joined by a secure, push-button clasp.
Originally created in the 1750s, the first chronometers were clocks that were accurate enough to calculate the longitude of a ship's position. Today, the chronometer label is bestowed upon timepieces that have undergone precision tests and received a certificate from the official COSC (Control Officile Suisse de Chronometers) regulatory organization that rigorously tests and certifies (or fails) watch movements for chronometer status.
Customer Reviews
Watchmakers Advice, December 21, 2007By Claude H. Suddreth "Opinion Expert"
I am rather opinionated when it comes to luxury watches. This comes from spending 2 years in watchmaking school, studying directly under the guidance of a certified master swiss watchmaker who came here from Europe. Watches, especially mid to high grade swiss watches, are a passion of mine. I am not loyal to a brand or a style or anything else. I judge them for what they are, in terms of quality, function, construction, and style. A watchmakers point of view.
This said I will tell you that this particular watch is what I consider to be a "best kept secret" sort of watch. This is an AUTOMATIC watch (read: Mechanical - NOT Quartz), and of CHRONOMETER grade function. Chronometer as used here is a measure of accurate timekeeping, not quality - a point often misunderstood - and is used mostly from a marketing point of view by companies such as Rolex. HOWEVER. This movement in THIS watch is actually EXCELLENT in terms of quality, time keeping ability, and construction - easily comparable to other Swiss made movements from other famous manufacturers costing several times as much. This watch, properly serviced, will provide a lifetime of use - and probably more. Absolutely the sort of watch you pass down to the next generation.
All in all - and EXCELLENT choice - especially for those seeking their first QUALITY Swiss watch purchase.
Definitely recommended!
Perfect, November 9, 2006By K. Wu
Item was as described and is 100% genuine. COmes with original packaging, serial number and certificate of authenticty. Would buy from this trader again.
Great watch, Subtle yet Stylish., December 4, 2006By S. Meka "sidhartha@hotmail.com"
Subtle yet stylish watch. Great value for money too with the following three features:
1- Coaxial movement
2- See thru back
3- GMT
The Bond watch does not have the GMT. GMT comes super handy if you are a frequent international traveller or if you deal with people in another continent on a regular basis.
It is a man's watch.. solid and heavy. Don't buy this if your idea of comfort is a Skagen :-)
Fantastic, July 8, 2008By R. Sabo
I bought my Omega Seamaster GMT from Amazon. The price was really good (compared to other retail stores) and the service very good. I got it in a couple of days. I've been having it for a month now and very happy with both the watch and the service I've been provided by Amazon...
simply bond......., March 16, 2005By S. P. Engineer
This is a classic timepiece from omega enhancing the personality of its owner. The refreshing blue color of its dial simply swept me of my feet. Thanks to omega i feel like bond already. 100% value for money and if style matters to you then just bring it home.
GMT for the true James Bond, October 10, 2010By Karney Li
If James Bond really existed, he probably would have chosen this version of the Omega Seamaster watch with the GMT function. He travels a lot so it would make sense. I considered buying the cheaper version of this watch without the GMT function, but I need to know GMT time a lot since my job runs on GMT time. Since I typically only remember that country X is -5 GMT, or -13 GMT, it is a lot easier to figure out their local time by converting straight from GMT rather than taking my local time converting to GMT and then to their local time.
The watch face is intricate, at sometimes it appears almost black, but under a bright light you can see that it is is two tones of blue. Setting the time on the GMT watch can be confusing at first, through a combination of three different crown positions and 2 different bezel positions you can set hour hand only, GMT hand only, minute hand only, manual winding, etc.
The see-through back is nice, it makes it really different from other Seamasters. I like looking at the back of watches to see the little pieces move. The watch is heavy, it's definitely a man's watch. I wear it everyday, no point buying an expensive timepiece just to look at it.
The watch seems decently accurate, I think my version is fast about +5 seconds everyday. So after a week, my watch is about 25 seconds faster than my computer which is syncing up with the internet time. Apparently you can get this tuned but with mechanical automatics watches this is normal.
The Perfect Buy, September 24, 2009By Michael Dilettoso "Meridien Michael"
At first I was a bit hesitant about buying though Amazon but my experience was fantastic.
Easy purchase process, quick delivery and the right product.
The only regret was not waiting for the US$ to devalue further (It would be a better buy today!)
I would not think twice about buying through Amazon again.
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