This would be my 3rd Omega watch associated with the James Bond franchise. In 2014, I flipped off my 2006 Seamaster as worn by Pierce Brosnan's Commander Bond in movies like Tomorrow Never Dies, The World Is Not Enough, and Die Another Day. In 2015, I flipped off my 2013 Planet Ocean as worn by Daniel Craig's Bond in Quantum of Solace.
A year later, there was a lead on a NOS (new old stock) watch to be released from one's collection. The watch that I was referring to, was the Planet Ocean as seen in Casino Royale. As production for this watch had ceased in 2014, to be able to get my hands on a NOS piece with Omega manufacturer warranty till 2019, was quite an exciting experience.
(In my eyes, the Casino Royale piece was a more attractive piece compared to the Seamaster 300 in Spectre; so I would likely wait out for the next Bond movie if I was to flip this off in the near future. The Casino Royale piece looked the same as the Skyfall piece, except the latter went with ceramic bezel and steel bracelet.)
 |
| The Casino Royale version. |
 |
| You could still get NOS from grey retailers, minus the original RRP and factory warranty. |
A year later, there was a lead on a NOS (new old stock) watch to be released from one's collection. The watch that I was referring to, was the Planet Ocean as seen in Casino Royale. As production for this watch had ceased in 2014, to be able to get my hands on a NOS piece with Omega manufacturer warranty till 2019, was quite an exciting experience.
(In my eyes, the Casino Royale piece was a more attractive piece compared to the Seamaster 300 in Spectre; so I would likely wait out for the next Bond movie if I was to flip this off in the near future. The Casino Royale piece looked the same as the Skyfall piece, except the latter went with ceramic bezel and steel bracelet.)
 |
| The Skyfall version. |
 |
| The Spectre version. |
How does the watch pictured hereabouts, looked like? Well, this was from the era when Planet Ocean was still a tool watch, when aluminium bezel and cased case-back were still the order of the day.
There were very limited numbers still out with retailers, I would imagine; although there was one hit on the Net for a brand new piece. At circa RM17.6k prior to shipping and GST, I believe that it would still be a good buy for a watch enthusiast wanting to collect this piece of James Bond memorabilia.
Further details of the watch were as per the following :
Besides James Bond, another TV personality whom was a fan of this model was Jeremy Clarkson, formerly from Top Gear, one of my favourite shows before his exit. The "gigantic grey ape", as described by Richard Hammond, his fellow TV presenter, was both funny and honest, animated and excitable. Which in my books ain't a bad thing to have a watch commonly shared on screen by a car lover in the form of Jeremy Clarkson.
Anyway, the deed was done, and the watch was here with me- so here's looking forward to some good times ahead.
I'll have a martini, shaken, not stirred. Cue : James Bond theme song.
TQ for sharing on the PO JB above. I have purchased the last piece and should have it soon. Great buy!
ReplyDelete