Hands-On With The New Omega Seamaster 300M “BOND” Watch Replica

Hands-On With The New Omega Seamaster 300M “BOND” Watch Replica

Remember the first replica Omega Seamaster Professional 300M 'Bond'? 2541.80 (quartz) and 2531.80 (automatic) to be exact. These watches are not limited editions, but part of the regular Omega collection, worn by Bond since 1995. Today, we show you the Omega Seamaster 300M “BOND” 007 edition watch replica that Bond wore in No Time To Die, which is also part of the regular collection.

‘No Time To Die’

For a long time, the question was which Omega Seamaster 300M model replica Daniel Craig will be wearing in the upcoming ‘No Time To Die’ Bond-movie. It was already clear that it would be a Seamaster 300M based on the pictures taken on the set that are floating around. Today, in New York City in the presence of Daniel Craig, Omega unveiled the Seamaster 300M replica that will be on the wrist of Bond. Nobody expected an entirely new release for this, I guess, but Omega (with input from Craig) took the opportunity to create something special for James Bond. Daniel Craig wore the 300M before, in Casino Royale (2006). In that same movie, Bond wore a Seamaster Planet Ocean replica and kept doing so in the movies that followed. In Spectre, James Bond wore a Seamaster 300 model replica (not to be confused with the 300M).

New Seamaster 300M Bond Watch Replica

This Omega Seamaster 300M 42 mm watch replica is made of Grade 2 titanium and features a beautiful Milanese bracelet, also in titanium. This was the watch that people already saw on some of the Bond-set images, and tried to ‘imitate’ by putting a Milanese bracelet on their Omega Seamaster 300M watch fake. What also was noticed on some of the photos, was the broad arrow just above the six o’clock marker, giving it an apparent military reference. Perfect for Bond.

What I also particularly like is the domed crystal. It slightly results in a bit of distortion under certain angles, but it provides the watch with this great vintage look & feel.

The tropical brown (aluminum!) dial is nicely done with creamy looking indexes and writing. Above the MoD arrow, you will find the ‘Co-Axial Master Chronometer 300m / 1000ft’ writing, and above the center pinion, there’s the Omega logo and writing. The red printed ‘Seamaster’ gives excellent contrast and matches the red tip of the second’s hand. We find the creamy color also on the diving scale of the aluminium bezel.  As you can see, there’s no date aperture on the dial. Where the original Omega Seamaster 300M Bond replica had a date window at 3 o’clock, Omega decided to skip the date for this watch and kept it as clean as possible. I applaud Omega for leaving the date out, I don’t care for a date (window) on my watch anyway. What stayed is the Helium valve at 10 o’clock. Some will like it, some won’t, but it does belong to the Seamaster 300M, in my opinion.

The new Omega Seamaster 300M Bond imation is not a special or limited edition, but it does contain some references to 007. If you don’t like Bond, but do like the watch, I guess you will have to learn to live with it. Or just don’t pay attention to them. Besides the arrow on the dial, there are some references to 007 on the case back, as well. There’s the 007 trademark logo on the case, with the gun. But you will also find a referral to ‘007’ in the number engraving (more on this below the picture) in the center of the case back, below the broad arrow.

Omega Seamaster 300M Bond watch replica has the Naiad lock case back, ensuring that the engraving is always positioned horizontally and ‘correct’. The lugs are also engraved, concerning the use of titanium, and then there’s the Omega globe logo. This logo has to do with copyrights and the use of copyrights to control specific markets (more here).

The numbers on the case back which follow the format for genuine military- issue watches. “0552” is the code-number specified for Navy personnel, with “923 7697” being the number for a divers’ watch. The letter “A” is a code used to signify a watch with a screw-in crown, while “007” is James Bond’s iconic agent number. Finally, the number “62” is the year of the very first James Bond film.

Titanium Milanese bracelet

Omega’s classic 9-row bracelet that they have been using for the Seamaster 300M since 1993 disappeared for this occasion. Instead, there’s this cool looking Milanese bracelet made of titanium. The bracelet is very comfortable and is very easy to adjust, basically the same way a conventional strap is sized by holes in one part of the strap. The folding buckle has the familiar Omega shape and is used in the same way. Two release buttons to open the clasp, and to close it; you push until you hear the clicking sound.

The titanium bracelet is very nicely finished. There are no end-links that fit exactly to the case, and they leave a small gap between the bracelet and the watch. Perhaps not that small, but more or less the same as a leather strap would do. It underlines the utilitarian look, in my opinion, and I am not even sure how it would have looked when the Milanese bracelet would have curved ends that fit the case.

Caliber 8806 movement

Inside is Omega’s caliber 8806. On the one hand, a pity that you won’t be able to see the movement but on the other hand, a cool engraving is something I can appreciate as well. The caliber 8806 movement for the Omega Seamaster 300M Bond watch replica is a giant leap from the first (automatic) reference 2531.80 Bond watch, of course that used the ETA based Omega caliber 1120. It has been certified ‘Master Chronometer’ by METAS, of which all details can be found here. Even though you can’t enjoy looking at the movement with this watch, you simply know it is good and nicely finished with Geneva waves in Arabesque. The highly anti-magnetic movement (and thus watch) is something a proper secret agent needs, of course, with all that equipment he’s often exposed to.

Two Versions

If you aren’t much in favor of a Milanese bracelet, Omega decided to offer this Seamaster 300M Bond replica with a NATO strap as well. The price difference of nearly 1000 CHF might also help you to make a well-balanced decision. I would personally always recommend buying a watch like this on a bracelet and add the NATO separately. Once you purchased the watch on NATO, it will be a bit of a hassle (and an expensive one) to add the bracelet separately.

Price

The new Omega Seamaster 300M Bond replica 210.90.42.20.01.001 with NATO strap has a retail price of CHF 7500 (ex vat) / 8100 USD and the version with titanium bracelet is CHF 8500 (ex VAT) / USD 9200.  More information, please visit our latest replica Omega watch listing, we are selling almost all model AAA grade 1 :1 cloned Omega watches.