Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean : James Bond Skyfall (2012)

I have been overseas the whole week and only brought the Rollie Hulk (Rubber B) with me. Whenever I go for outdoor activities, a rubber strap would be the preferred choice; which was the reason that I was thinking of getting the Ball Hydrocarbon rubber strap for the Space Orbital II.

The reason I spoke about the rubber strap was because I had flipped the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 2500 (Casino Royale) earlier the month, and I had been missing it since. It was a watch with quite some wrist presence, and there was an emptiness after the piece was sold for RM13k.

I don't fancy the Omega Seamaster 300 (Spectre); and the piece that I would be glad to add to my collection after the Casino Royale piece, would be the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 8500 (Skyfall). The Skyfall piece was essentially the same piece as the Casino Royale piece, coupled with improvements in the caliber (from 2500 to 8500), bezel insert (from aluminium to ceramic), and Seamaster wording on the dial (from silver to orange).

I am debating whether to get the PO 8500 on bracelet or rubber strap; although I roughly could deduced that the one paired with the rubber strap would be lighter and more versatile. The bracelet piece was more costly by a mere RM400. The Malaysian prices were as per below :

So I swung by one of my favourite Omega ADs on my way back to Malaysia this evening, and checked out the PO 8500.

Since sales was slow, the boutique manager was ready to give me a good deal given that I was a serious and repeated customer on many occasions. He further promoted the 43.5mm Seamaster Planet Ocean GMT in titanium, and it was a pretty light piece.

He did not have the PO 8500 with rubber strap, but he assured me that he could ask for a stock transfer in a jiffy.

So readers, what do you think? Should I go for the PO 8500 with bracelet or rubber strap?