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Omega Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond 60th Anniversary
Whether it’s the Rolex Submariner he strapped on for 1962’s Dr No, the Gruen Precision 510 from You Only Live Twice or the Seiko H357 Duo Display seen in For Your Eyes Only, James Bond has worn many watches since he first appeared on screen… but he’s been an Omega man since the Pierce Brosnan era.
To mark 60 years of henchman-bashing, Aston-driving and martini-drinking, Omega has launched a special version of its Seamaster Diver 300M. There’s no built-in laser, you can’t fire a high-tensile wire from it, and it doesn’t emit an electromagnetic pulse, but turn this Seamaster over and a moiré animation powered by the watch’s Master Chronometer Calibre 8806 movement replicates the series’ iconic gun-toting opening ident on the back.
The 42mm case is stainless steel, while the anodised aluminium dial is engraved with a wave pattern like the one 007 wore in GoldenEye. It’s also water-resistant down to 300m, so if you wear it for a swim in Emilio Largo’s pool the only thing you’ll have to worry about is the sharks.