- Product Description
Set a course for adventure with this classic Omega Seamaster stainless steel men''s Swiss quartz 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 timepiece 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 mid-sized, round silver stainless steel watch case with a rhodium-plated finish that blends brushed and polished surfaces and measures 41.5mm (1.63 inches) wide and 11.4mm (0.45 inches) deep. It''s topped by a durable aluminum unidirectional bezel in blue, which is engraved with a silver graduated scale usable for the calculation of diving time. It frames a blue dial background with luminous hands and dotted dial markers, as well as a window at 3 o''clock for a 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. This adjustable band measures 7 inches in length. The Omega Story But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was "flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions" as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency''s severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster''s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man''s first steps on the Moon''s surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance. |