With the release of another successful Bond movie comes the greatly anticipated debut of the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co - Axial Chronometer. A beautifully crafted watch, and of course, with Mr. Bond donning it, packed with many features that can be enjoyed by you also when considering buying Omega watches.

As any Bond fan and Omega enthusiast will tell you, since 1995's Goldeneye, the featured Omega Seamaster watches of 007 have always had blue dials, however, The Quantum Of Solace film has marked a turning point and a possible departure for James Bond, with Daniel Craig using the Omega Seamaster crafted with a black dial as one of the very distinguishable differences, what other differences and features can you look out for when buying Omega watches?

Omega Quantum of Solace Watch Features

Firstly the self winding chronometer with a power reserve of 48 hours means your watch will function in any lifestyle to optimum capacity. The screw-in crown making it a highly water resistant watch, accompanied by the unidirectional rotating bezel, and helium escape valve, positioned at 10 o'clock makes this the perfect condiment for Mr. Bond when taking to the water, up to 600 meters. All this packed into a polished stainless steel 42mm diameter case, featuring the sophisticatedly patterned black dial enclosed inside domed anti-reflective, scratch resistant crystal sapphire face. What more could you possibly desire or need when buying your watch from Omega, read a little more and see.

With the Omega 2500 caliber and the co-axial escapement movement, designed by Dr. G Daniels and commercialized by Omega for high precision watches with rhodium plated finish gives the Seamaster Planet Ocean a quality of it´s own when accompanied with all the other features, including the date being positioned at 3 o'clock, and attached to a steel, leather or rubber bracelet to fit the comfort of the consumer.

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You will see from The Quantum Of Solace this watch is just as indestructible as James Bond himself, as well as smart and sophisticated like the man who buys his Omega watch and wears it with pride upon his wrist.

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The opportunity to buy Omega watches cheaply, considering all the features that are packed into this fine, unique piece of art is something nobody can afford to miss out on.Omega and James Bond fans, collectors and enthusiasts now have the opportunity to buy the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean as a perfect addition to their collection, and to enhance their love and passion in a sophisticated manner.

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The Omega watch was founded in 1848 by a very young man named Louis Brandt, at La Chaux-de-Fonds in Switzerland. These watches were sold mostly in England at the time, though he also marketed them in Italy, and the Scandinavian countries. The Omega watches were very well received there and Louis Brandt died a wealthy man.

The Omega watches grew in fame over the years and enjoyed high popularity all over the world. Though they are extreme high-end products, the market demand is still very high. This is because they are exceptionally well designed, manufactured with excellent workmanship and totally trouble free for its entire life time.

Some Great Achievements of the Omega Watch Speak for Itself

1. There are a number of international and Hollywood super stars who wholeheartedly endorse and use this watch. Among those who are well known for their Omega watches are Cindy Crawford, Michael Schumacher, Nicole Kidman and so on. This year, Abhishek Bachchan, the famous son of the Indian superstar Amitabh Bachchan, became the new Omega watch Ambassador.

2. The Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph was the first watch that made it to the moon; and this is not all. After that maiden voyage, the Omega watch was recommended and worn on all the NASA missions.

3. The Omega watch was the watch that "James Bond" (played by actor Pierce Brosnan) wore ever since the movie Goldeneye was shot. The model worn by the world famous 007 Agent was the 300M Omega Professional Chronometer. The watch is still the official watch for James Bond today.

4. There is an Omega watch that has become a collectible now, after being show-cased in the movie The Big Blue of Luc Besson. This watch is the Seamaster Professional 600.

5. It has also been the official time keeper at many Olympiads including the 2006 Olympiad. Omega will again don the official cloak for the Olympics of 2008.

As you can see, the Omega watch is a world leader is many ways. It has maintained the highest standards of quality and design for over one and a half centuries, making it the instant favorite the world over. It is an upscale product, but something well worth the money spent on it. In appreciation of its outstanding qualities, the Omega watch has been given its limelight position on the global stage; a place that it is well deserved and preserved by this brand.

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Omega is going to launch a new Sea-master Aqua Terra GMT Chronograph. Sized at 44mm, the Omega new watch is presented on stainless steel or 18k rose gold. The gray dial features deck-of-boat texture - the so called "Teak Concept" dial with vertical line pattern. The dial some interesting new features. Firstly, it is applied with 18k gold hands and hour markers on the steel version and the rose gold version. Secondly, for the first time, Omega places the text inside the seconds subdial at 9 o'clock. This design keeps the dial neat and nice and highlights the wording of "Omega Sea-master GMT".Thirdly, the chronograph sub-dials are reasonably positioned.

However, things never go perfect. I believe many people will agree with me that the red GMT hand looks a little stubby though it can reach the hour marker. Besides, I do not like those hands on the subdials which look a bit larger. The bezel looks nice and really stands out from the overall design. What I love is the edge design and the meticulous treatment. But personally, I do not like the Arabic font used on the bezel which does not go well with the luxury style of the watch.

The watch has sapphire crystal face with double anti-reflective coating. The display case back offers a clear view of the Omega's automatic Co-Axial escapement caliber 3603 movement. This chronometer certified movement has a column wheel chronograph, GMT complication and the date.

The new Omega watch is coupled with steel or rose gold bracelet. An alligator leather strap is also available for choosing. The watch is water resistant to 150 meters.

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Omega is the official timekeeper of the 2008 Olympics in Beijing, China. It only makes sense that Omega watches keep track of the times in the Olympics, as Omega invented the first stopwatch ever in 1898. In 1948, Omega also created the world's first photo-finish camera. Even the Swim-O-Matic touch pads at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic Games were made by Omega. As Omega keeps progressing the way the Olympics can enhance timekeeping, they continue to be the official timekeeper for the Summer Games.

Over many different time periods, the technology used to time events at the world Olympic Games have gone through the a variety of stages which include: manual timing, electro-mechanical timing, electronic-quartz timing and the broadcasting of live results. Timekeeper sponsors throughout the modern Olympic Games include Longines, Heuer, Omega, Seiko, and Swatch.

During the 1896 Athens Olympic games, a manual chronograph by Longines became the official timekeeper. It wasn't until 1932 when Omega became a sponsor and the official supplier of time for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and continued until 1964. Seiko, one of the early companies to explore quartz movement technology, became the official timekeeper for the Tokyo Olympic Games in 1964. As well as ending the monopoly of Swiss timekeepers at the Olympic Games, Seiko's designation bore witness to the importance of quartz timing technology.

The emergence of microelectronics brought about a revolutionary breakthrough for the timing of sports. In particular, the advent of computers and software equipped sports timers with more precise and perfected functions. In addition to being shown on the scoreboard, it was a very big deal when athletes' times could also be shown by video and used for radio and television.

By the year 1972, Omega and Longines co-founded the Swiss Timing Company, which focus in the manufacture of timers for the Olympic and other sporting events. Interestingly in the same year as the Swiss Timing company was founded, the Munich Olympics were held. These were the first Games to introduce the geodimeter and electronic timers with 1/1000th-second accuracy.

At the 2008 Olympic Games, Omega will be timekeeping again, and, just as important, data handling. They will be presiding over 302 events in 28 different sports at 37 far apart venues, principally at the already famed "Bird's Nest" main stadium in Beijing itself. Omega will be deploying 450 on-site technicians to handle over 450 tons of equipment, to service 70 scoreboards for the public's view, and 322 sport-specific subsidiary scoreboards, involving more than 175 km of cables and optical fiber. Omega has proved that it has the capabilities to do a great job timekeeping at the Olympics, and it sounds like they will be up to the task again.

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Omega watches are known for retaining their value for a long time. A big part of this is due to co-axial escapement. Assisted by the success of caliber 2500, Omega developed the first mass-production time-piece that incorporated a coaxial escapement. Invented by George Daniels, a watchmaker from England, and recognized as the most important watch-making advance in recent times. The coaxial escapement virtually eliminates the need for lubrication, which greatly increases precision and the need for maintenance over time.

Radial friction causes less strain on the movement's parts, as opposed to sliding friction. This in turn results in Omega's watches being able retain their value for a longer time than their competitors. It also reduces the amount of maintenance the time piece will need to undergo over time to virtually a fraction of watches with other types of movement.

Another factor in Omega watches retaining their value is the quality which they are produced with. Each new Omega movement has to pass extensive standards. The movements are tested in existing Omega watches, and, at the same time, various lab examinations are conducted to verify the movement's ability to resist temperature, shock and vibration. The precision of the movement is also tested. Along with this, when a new case has been produced, it is subjected to various tests as well. The decision on whether to manufacture a new case is only taken if the new prototype passes all tests assuring great quality.

Omega watches are heavily sought after time pieces due to the company's thorough advertising campaigns, and endorsement of major worl wide athletic competitions, such as the Olympics. By participating in massive marketing campaigns that drive sales, the Omega brand is has a universal perception of quality, precision and design.

The benefits of investing in Omega watches are plentiful. For one, after the severe financial crisis of 1975 to 1980, their debt was bought by banks in 1981. Switzerland's other watch-making giant Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG) was similarly saved a year later.

In 1983 the Holding ASUAG-SSIH was established, after significant downsizing, as well as the reformation of R&D. The new company achieved quick success and substantial growth. It is now considered one of the largest watch companies in the world. In 1998 the company changed its name to Swatch Group. It now owns Blancpain and Breguet. Although the company diversified over the years, its leading brand is still considered to be OMEGA.

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A SMILE ON YOUR DIAL?

A dial is, arguably, the most important visual feature of a watch. Irrespective of the excellence of the movement or its timekeeping qualities, if the dial is badly discoloured or flaking it makes the watch look sub-standard, tired or worn out and certainly diminishes its value.

Often Collectors are put off by flaking and badly discoloured dials on otherwise quite original Omega Constellations. Many shy away from such watches because of the general assumption that moisture is the primary cause of dial disintegration. The theory goes, that badly discoloured dials provide a good outward clue of a possibly rusty movement and are best avoided.

There is another possible cause of dial discolouration that behoves the canny buyer to look more closely at watches with discoloured dials.

Sun damage is another cause of paint failure and sun can mimic water damage to the dial paint in many cases.

A beautiful movement with no water damage can lay below, and this type of paint failure, while not good for collectors of original watches, is a wonderful candidate for restoration. However, even seasoned buyers need to be careful when buying watches with badly deteriorated dials - you need to determine very carefully whether the watch dial is damaged from sun or moisture.

So, the first thing that needs to be done when chancing upon an Omega with a badly discoloured dial is look under the bonnet with a jewellers loup. A clean, rust free movement is easily identified, and if the seals on the case have held up well, there will be no tell-tale rust spotting on the non-copperised parts of the movement and no corrosion of the case, particularly at the caseback seam.

If the movement has stood up well to the elements and history or use, you have a choice: Buy and restore (or have restored) or continue on your journey to find a vintage Omega with an original dial. If you take the restoration route, you could have the watch sent to Omega in Bienne, wait for quite a while, and ultimately receive the watch back with a new factory dial.

In the case of Pie Pan Constellations, however, it's believed that Omega has run out of factory dials and will replace old Pie Pan dials with convex Constellation dials from the same period. Given the increasing likelihood of not being able to source an original Pie Pan dial, you may choose to opt for a re-dial.

So if you choose to re-dial, what are you letting yourself in for? If you can source an excellent re-dialler - they are few and far between - then a dial refinished to look exactly like an original will indeed make a watch look much more attractive.

But, from the standpoint of collecting original Omegas it may not improve the value of the watch - there is an exception and we'll review that later. From a vintage collectors point of view, a refinished dial diminishes the value of a watch when compared with a watch with an original intact dial that may have a nice patina.

Why is this? Well, generally, refinished dials are not of the same quality as the factory originals. Many refinished dials don't last as long and are not as durable as original dials. Factory dials may have baked-on, anodised and other manufacturing finishes such as clear coatings covering both the dial and markers to inhibit the ageing process.

Refinished dials are often painted, have ink stamped script and are finished to a lower level of quality and durability. They may mark more easily and often do not contain the level of detail of the originals.

Also, many original dials have the markers soldered to the dial, whereas in quite a number of refinished dials I have seen, the markers have been glued back rather than soldered (for the obvious reason that the soldering process could damage the paint on a re-dial) On occasions the glue is so thick on the back of the dial that it interferes with the running of the watch, particularly with date models.

A bad re-dial with inaccurate detailing can have the value of your watch dropping quicker than a souffle placed in a refridgerator! It's fair to say that there are many more slap-dash, incompetent and inferior refinishing houses than there are high quality re-dialers. So, if you chance upon one, treat him like royalty.

Now, to the exception mentioned earlier. Because of the globalisation of the vintage watch market and accessibility of stock, many more people have the opportunity to buy Omega watches. A new niche has emerged in the vintage watch market for vintage watches that look almost showroom new. This market is driven, largely, by newcomers. I can attest to that from a continuous flow of emails from such individuals, and, to them, 'look' is very important and 'patina' and originality is
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often overlooked. These buyers will pay big money for look and wearability, so you will see on occasions quite high prices being paid for watches with refinished dials.

I imagine though that quite a number of newcomers to collecting, if they're serious, will ultimately develop a greater level of collecting sophistication and become interested in the finer points of detail, originality, richness of patina and other collectibility factors.

Because of the diminsihing supply of new-old-stock Omega dials, particularly Pie Pan Constellations and other early models, re-dialing will increasingly become a fact of life. Never-the-less, from a long-term collectibility standpoint, re-dialling should be an option when you have no other options.

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Omega is famous for many things, most notably for creating the NASA-approved timepiece worn by astronaut Neil Armstrong on the first moon landing in 1969. The company is also known for its association with the Olympic Games as "official timekeeper" and as the creator of the legendary timepiece worn by Agent 007 in James Bond movies.

So it will be no surprise to diehard fans that Omega continues to push the boundaries of technology in watch making, most recently with the development of the coaxial escapement. This Omega innovation allows the intricate movement within their watches to require very little or no lubrication over time.

Two newer Omega creations caught the attention of horologists and luxury jewelers recently at Baselworld. They are the De Ville Hour Vision and the reissue of the Ploprof Divers' Watch.

Omega's De Ville Hour Vision, first released in 2007, is considered the "total package" of Omega's technical achievements. It features Omega's 8500 caliber in-house movement, which represents a return to Omega's glorious roots as a world-class watch maker. The chronometric precision within this movement is uniquely visible through a side-view on the inner-casing of its sapphire crystal, as well as on the exhibition backing. It is the 3-piece architecture of this watch's case that makes it so refreshingly different - allowing for the display of more minutiae while remaining elegant and pure in form. Details like the 18 karat gold hour markers and hands, the angled window displaying the date, and polished bevels that highlight a brushed satin finish, make De Ville Hour Vision one remarkably beautiful timepiece.

With all the outstanding value that this watch represents, it is surprisingly luxurious for its price. Many Omega fans have been pleased to find such 'haute horology' within a mid-range price point, and so far no one has been heard complaining.

Another exciting development from Omega is this year's reissue of the Ploprof Divers' Watch. Making waves at the 2009 Baselworld exhibit in Switzerland; this was welcome news for many sport watch fans. The reissued model is as distinctive and bold as the original Ploprof, only this one is has a water resistance of 1200 meters, far exceeding the 600-meter limit of the original issue. It also includes the in-house 8500 caliber Omega movement, complete with co-axial escapement.

Besides doubling its water-resistance, Omega has set the bar very high for the Ploprof's instrumentation too, making it a top competitor among divers' watches. One of the main characteristics is the chunky profile of the Ploprof?s massive one-piece case, fashioned in solid stainless steel. A smartly designed bezel lock allows rotation of the dial only upon depression of a security button, and the crown is further protected by a crown-locking nut and imposing steel slabs.

Toughness and elaborate "bank-vault" construction are not the only features that make the Omega Ploprof exceptional though. This super-professional divers' watch is also unique in its unmistakable uniqueness and faithful representation of the legendary original. Omega has also added the option of a stainless steel mesh bracelet, in addition to the classic rubber strap.

While the price of this watch is one of the highest in its category, this is a testament to Omega's uncompromising use of technology and materials. The Omega Ploprof reissue would undoubtedly impress one of its biggest fans, the pioneering Jacques Cousteau, who wore the original on many of his saturation-dives.

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There are bountiful of popular names for watches these days. For instance, a little of helpful names for top-notch watches are Rolex and Seiko. Another one is Omega. This kind of watch is far more likely for the fan of sport or outdoor activities.

The Omega watches are extremely strong in such situation. By acquiring these, the task of looking out for an ideal watch has been created extremely much easier. There no uncertainties that this brand embodies exactness as well as brilliance in design. That's why these watches have become very well liked and renowned over the years.

Good and Purposeful for Sporting Events

These branded watches are awfully familiar for sporting activities. Besides, if you prefer to use it in indoor activities, that would be superb as well.

Factually, the Omega watches were firstly created around 1885. These watches then embodied creative designs just like the most wonderful materials. No surprise that by the time that they go public for the first time, these watches have become enjoying undiminished status that remains unchanged even in spite of the introduction of novel technologies and higher numbers of many competitors.

As a matter of fact, all of these watches are created from the exceedingly most wonderful of materials that are elastic and long-lasting. These branded watches will always give truthful service just like exactitude. That is why it's so ordinary to see a lot of popular sports people sporting these watches in sporting spot.

Besides, these watches are extensively used in military. Factually, the proudest time as far as this branded watches go is that a renowned person, Neil Armstrong, proudly wore this watch when he stepped on the moon. The example of their use state volumes of the high quality had by the Omega watches. Therefore, today these are among the most famous watches throughout the world.

Nowadays, these branded watches are broadly utilized for all crucial sporting events. In the conclusion, the Omega watches are incredibly impressive and usable watches to obtain. They are not as expensive as other world class watches as well.

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Women who love Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph watches now can have a new choice since Omega has released the Seamaster Chronograph Ladies' 600m. The new Omega ladies watch is powered by Omega's Co-Axial Calibre 3313, a chronometer certified movement fitted with a free sprung balance and a colum-wheel mechanism. Sized at 37.5mm, the Seamaster Chronograph Ladies's 600M is presented on solid stainless steel and has incorporated all features of an Omega diver watch.

The uni-directional rotating bezel is offered in two options-black or orange. Accordingly, the chronograph pushers is fitted with rings of the same color. And the one with orange bezel sports an orange "12" in anodised aluminium on the dial while the black version has a rhodium-plated "12". The helium escape valve is located at 10.

As a professional watch, the glossy black dial has sufficient Super-LumiNova applied on applied indexes and faceted hands to offer nice legibility anywhere. In addition, the Omega logo and the hands in subdials are rhodium-plated. The chronograph second is orange tipped. The date window is found between 4 and 5

The Omega watch comes with a stainless steel bracelet with Omega's patented screw-and-pin system. Like the case, the bracelet feature excellent contrast between brushed and polished finish. The diver's clasp ensures optimal comfort on a wetsuit. Thanks to Omega's exclusive Co-Axial technology,this watch is water resistant to 600m,

Well, in my eyes, the Seamaster Chronograph Ladies' 600m is just a smaller version of male version, no any particular feature is shown. But overall, it will sure look nice on woman's wrist for classic sporty look that is no second to any pieces.

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