No film release is more eagerly anticipated than the latest addition to the James Bond series. And no watch debut is welcomed more enthusiastically than that of the OMEGA Seamaster, worn by Daniel Craig in Quantum of Solace.
The patience of Bond fans and aficionados of great timepieces will soon be rewarded. OMEGA is releasing the OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Quantum of Solace Limited Edition watch in line with the latest film in the franchise. Quantum of Solace, starring Daniel Craig as James Bond, will be released in Malta on Friday 14 November.
Bond fans and Omega enthusiasts will know that 007 has been wearing Seamasters featuring blue dials since 1995 so the black watch face on the Seamaster Planet Ocean in Quantum of Solace marks a departure for James Bond.
The Quantum of Solace watch has all the features which have made the Seamaster Planet Ocean one of the world’s most popular timepieces: features include OMEGA’s calibre 2500 self-winding chronometer movement fitted with the revolutionary Co-Axial Escapement, which reduces friction while offering better accuracy over time, and it has a power reserve of 48 hours. A free sprung balance further increases its precision. The Quantum of Solace watch is perfectly designed for diving: it is water resistant to a depth of 600 metres (2000 feet) and has both a helium escape valve and a unidirectional rotating bezel.
“The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Quantum of Solace has some unique details distinguishing it from other Bond watches which give it a personality all of its own: it has a black dial whose textured surface is reminiscent of the grip of Bond’s trademark Walther PPK” said Karl Micallef, Director, Diamonds International.
The Quantum of Solace Limited Edition features white Super-LumiNova on its indexes and hands; the words Quantum of Solace are discreetly laser-engraved on the inside of its sapphire crystal. The Omega name and logo and the Arabic numerals are applied on the dial. The blood red tip of the seconds hand and the Seamaster logo present a stark contrast to the black dial. The watch is being released in a limited edition of 5,007 pieces.
Undeniably James Bond
This is undeniably a James Bond watch: a 007 logo is engraved on the buckle of the stainless steel bracelet. Another 007 logo appears on the caseback which also features the engraved words “Planet Ocean Limited Edition” whose black chromium treatment recalls the colour of the black dial. On the caseback is the limited edition number (0000/5007).
A professional divers’ watch
A professional divers’ watch, the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial Chronometer is equipped with a helium escape valve and a unidirectional rotating bezel. The stainless steel bracelet features a diver’s clasp which allows its length to be extended to fit around a wetsuit. As its name suggests, the Planet Ocean 600m is water resistant to a depth of 600 metres (2000 feet).
The movie
The new James Bond film Quantum of Solace enjoyed a record opening weekend in Britain, earning £15.4 million at the box office, eclipsing the previous record of £14.9 million established by Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in 2005.
In Quantum of Solace, the 22nd official Bond film and Daniel Craig’s second outing as the suave secret agent, 007 crosses South America and Europe on an action-packed, stunt-filled mission to discover why the woman he loved betrayed him.
Diamonds International is the authorised retailer for Omega in the Maltese Islands.