The Seamaster Chronicles - Part 1, The History of the Omega Seamaster (feat. Petros Protopapas)
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- Опубліковано 15 лис 2018
- In a series of 3 videos, The Seamaster Chronicles, we will explain how a watch that sprouted from the watches that Omega delivered to the Royal Air Force during WWII, has become so much more.
The very first Seamaster was introduced by Omega 70 years ago, in 1948. It has grown to become a large collection, where you can find not one iconic watch but a host of iconic pieces - with elegant dress watches from the 1960s to big and rugged professional dive watches.
This year, in 2018, Omega celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Seamaster and the 25th anniversary of the Seamaster Diver 300M, a.k.a the James Bond 007 Watch.
In this first part of the Seamaster Chronicles, MONOCHROME will be talking to Omega's International Brand Heritage Manager and Museum Director, Petros Protopapas, about the history of the icon that is the Omega Seamaster.
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Omega was leagues ahead of Rolex from a technical standpoint and this is even more true today. Omega is king!
I own Omega and Rolex. But why no screwdown crowns? Oyster case had this from 1926
@@watchfan6180 many Omega’s have screw down crowns. Not sure what you’re referring to!
@@superfast30 The 40’ and 50’s ones didn't
@@watchfan6180 and?
@@superfast30 And what? The crown is the weakest point. The guy is going on about technology. Still I love the vintage Seamaster dress watches. I have a modern DeVille live it
Fantastic video. Excellent production. Thank you for providing this platform where we can learn so much
I bow to Petros Protopapas!!! Remarkable.
I own only one watch. Omega Seamaster 600 a handwind from 1965. Wear it every day!
A man of exquisite taste...
That's a great watch!
Class just class, The 2018 edition 300 professional is on another planet of perfection, Also very beautiful.
This is one of the best history videos on omega seamaster. Well done!
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks!
Fabulous video & what a great watch legacy!
Most excellent...i
"If you look up UrAnus Steel ..."
nothing beats OMEGA!
very cool video
Like the music
I love my seamaster
great video
Glad you enjoyed it
Beautiful history and well put together. This was so informative, thank you!
Why is the *_Seamaster Automatic Chronometer 200M COSC alias "Pre-Bond" Diver_* not being mentioned *_at all_* in any Seamaster chronicles?
Is by chance Omega reluctant of remembering the times they were down in the market preferences and their acquisition by Swatch? I still remember the ads with a picture of Jacques Mayol in every dive magazine. during the late 80's and early 90's.
When my wife got scuba certified in 1988 I gave her one of those; a beautiful ladies' quartz piece in steel and gold with a nice caliber that features an independently adjustable hour hand (something that never reappeared in the "Bond" line). She still wears it from time to time although she gravitates to larger pieces nowadays, sometimes commandeering some of mine.
Missed getting me one because I already had a Submariner and a great Seiko 600m but still prowl the net for one from time to time.
Some years later I got me a Suunto dive computer and never looked back but nevertheless added a Seamaster to my collection in 2000 from Wempe across the Friedrichßtr from my hotel in Berlin. 😄
Keep collecting there my friend. It's like the oxygen your wife's scuba tank holds.
Wished OMEGA was an independent brand , instead of being under the Swatch Group of Companies and made their own movements in-house. Now, many watch brands under the Swatch group of Companies have a modified ETA movement and not really considered a fully in-house movement in my opinion since ETA is a movement maker and is owned by the SWATCH Group. Basically, we are just paying for a modified ETA movement from watch brands like OMEGA, Hamilton, Tissot and Longines , just to name a few - all these brands have movements that are based off the ETA movement but modified, which is what I read from many watch blogs on the world wide web. To be honest, I was seriously looking at the OMEGA Seamaster Aqua Terra and really in love with that watch but held back buying another watch made by the the Swatch Group of Companies due to the above reason. Even Rolex and Seiko have their movements made in-house, even up till this day, so why can't OMEGA ? Even though you can say that ETA made the coaxial movements exclusively only for OMEGA but these movements are at the end of the day still made by ETA and not OMEGA, so in my opinion cannot be considered an in-house movement.
Anybody know the watch model and ref at 15:06 ?
I wonder the modern Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial sapphire is from the same screw in design, therefore He valve is not required
Would like to learn more about the Cousteau divers team testing out the Omega Seamaster 300 during the 1963 Precontinent II experiment conducted in the Red Sea...
Otherwise video sadly illustrates how the Seamaster went from toolwatch to glitterball...
Sadly for Omega, Rolex stole him with a free watch & cash.
Why no screwdown crown on earlier seamasters? Oyster case had this from 1926
165.024 vs 5513 ?
T HAVE OMEGA SEA MASTER INHERITED FROM MY DAD NOW I AM PLANNING TO GIVE IT TO MY SON IT IS ALMOST 50 YEARS OLD
CAN all commenters past & future here SHUT UP ABOUT ROLEX!!! We're here to learn about Omega success. That's OMEGA (for the hard of thinking!) Rolex & Omega can sit together in all enthusiast's personal collections! The Daytona wearer should enjoy a Speedmaster too.
This is the guy who stole the 3million.