James Bond Watch Review! | Omega Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition 2 Weeks Later
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- Опубліковано 14 лип 2024
- This is my two-week review of the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m 007 Edition. It's identical to the one Daniel Craig wears in the upcoming James Bond film, No Time to Die. Is it the best Bond watch ever? Watch the video to find out!
Huge shout out to Crown and Caliber for lending me this watch! Thanks!
Crown and Caliber Website:
www.crownandcaliber.com/
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#Omega #Seamaster
I hope you get lots more watches to review, love your style, production and music!
Thanks Benjamin! I hope so too!
This is by far the best review on the new bond watch and you have perfected the balance between being entertaining and informative. Keep up the great work!
Wow! Thanks Alan...it means a lot! I'll try to keep brining the heat with these watch videos.
Crazy good video yet again Brandon. You're really kickin' a$$ with these reviews. Camera shots, editing, narration, all put together very nicely. Hopefully Crown and Caliber send more watches your way to get more of these great videos. Congrats!
Thanks Tony! Much appreciated! Yea, it's really awesome partnering with them! Can't wait to see what else is in store.
This is my favorite review for this watch, subbed and thank you! I bought one last week and it has been such a treat.
Another great video! I like how you didn't start the review with the same awe and appreciation for James Bond
Thanks Stephen!
Just picked this up today with both straps, NATO and TI. Fantastic watch! Love the weight and especially the lumes on the chocolate dial/bezel. Definitely a Collector's Watch! Thx.
I only found your channel last week or so and it’s definitely my favorite watch-content channel already! You make great videos!
That’s huge! Thanks! I’m more definitely coming 😁
Why do you only have 2000 subscribers? Amazing camera work, macro shots & editing!
Plus that laid back hoodie vibe...I love watches but I hate stuffy pretentious watch snobbery!
You're gonna go places with your channel!
Keep it up,
Chris
Thanks Chris! Your comments mean a lot to me! I'm just being myself. "Myself" doesn't include whiskey, coffee, cardigans, the word "horology" and elevator jazz music! 😅
I recently started watching your channel and I am very impressed with the attention to detail and editing you put in your videos. Keep it up
Thanks man! Really appreciate you tuning in. More on the way
Another great video and review., I enjoyed it. You keep on improving and producing fun content. Keep up the good work!
Thanks Andrew, will do!
Great video, could not agree more. The watch is so comfortable and fits like a glove and it's not shiny and glossy like the standard 300m, which I was shocked by and turned off. This 007 version is on another level.
Nice watch/great review, like your style and nice to see C&C giving you access, bravo to them and will give you lots more to review so good for us. Got a similar watch this week, though monochromatic version ie 300 Ceramic (case, dial, bezel insert, tang buckle) with some titanium (bezel base and crowns). For my 8 inch wrist, the 43.5mm case, 50 mm lug to lug watch is just supremely elegant and hyper comfy.
Love it - very stunning piece. Wonderful design
Can’t believe I only just discovered this channel now! Great review 👌
Thanks Joao! More to come!
Great review! Can’t wait to see what’s coming from your channel next! :)
Thanks so much Jag!
Another cracking video Brandon, I always look forward to the music you use 😜
Thanks Liam! You sure you don't want elevator jazz music?! 😅
People have been asking me about the music a lot lately. I'll try to remember post them in the video descriptions. The main song in this video is from Epidemic Sound and it's by Waver Saver...song name Zombie Raiders.
Your videos are awesome I subbed five seconds into this video,I just got this watch it's amazing, can't stop looking at it , thanks for the videos my friend .
Thanks Matthew! Congrats and enjoy. It was a really comfortable watch to wear.
Wow! Keep it coming Brandon! Great job!
Thanks Ivan! More is on the way
Great video. Love to see a different watch channels popping up with presenters that do not have the typical watch nerd style and personality. Best Bond watch for me is still the "Spectre" though.
Thanks Manny! That’s a nice one too. I really think everyone would like this one more if it didn’t have the tropical/fauxtina dial. It’s polarizing.
Great review, great review style and keep on doing it.
Thanks David! I really appreciate you watching my videos and liking my style lol
Hey man im here at 2k subs. Dont forget about us that are watching u from the beginning!
lol Thanks Briam...I won't!
Just found your channel and appreciate the high quality content and amazing macro shots! Subbed!
I didn't realize the skeleton hands had such obvious striations - tbh it looks a bit unpolished. Otherwise, I agree that this is a cool watch, but it's quite rare so I haven't been able to try it at an AD, and a bit too expensive when considering other watches in the same price range.
Would love to see a future review on your road bike from the previous video!
Thanks man! I really appreciate the sub. I agree, it’s quite pricey, but it’s still pretty cool.
A bike video is definitely in the pipeline lol
Just watched this, I like your down to earth review, "no big I am ego review" like your relaxed style and laid back style, u are 😎
Good video. I received mine two weeks ago and I really like the simple but sophisticated design.
Awesome video and loved the intro, keep it up!!!
Thank you! More to come!
Very good review 👍
You have gotten my subscription.
Thanks Leya!
Another great video man! Super entertaining, well edited and the watch is pure 🔥!!
Thanks! Look...I hearted you! 😅
@@BrandonMenancio 😂
I really love this watch! I'll get a Seamaster some day. While that happen, i've just bought a Tissot Seastar 1000 Powermatic with a stainless steel mesh band.
Man your quality of video is so epic. i wish you millions of subs...
🙏
Thanks for the review.
nice video I just bought this and love it Different from many others
Great vid, I subbed. Looking forward to more 😊
Thanks Joel!
Great review. Great watch. Well done.
Thank you kindly!
Very cool video. Well done !
Great job on the video!
Thanks Watch Rob! You gonna make videos again?
seriously good stuff. big fan Brandon!
Thanks man! Make more vids for us!
Spot on review Brandon! Bond movies are great, but like you've I would never buy a Bond watch simply for that reason alone. That said the NTTD watch is an incredible watch in it's own right!
Thanks Mark! Yea, who cares who wears it!? As long as I'm wearing it and I think it looks cool, right?
Nice review and yes, it is a really cool watch 👍🏽
Saw one in AD last week. Yes beautiful colouring. I own the black in yellow gold 300m which is very heavy.
Great video!
Thanks Matt!
Love you review
I really cannot add anything more to what other people have said. Great video and keep it up!
Thanks Alejandro!
Amazing video sir!
Thanks Andrew!
I where this watch when ever I where Burgundy or Deep Red type clothing. Titanium & Red is so perfect.
Fantastic. I'm really glad I subscribed.
Thanks! I got some more cool stuff coming up!
Great review. ⌚
Thanks Peter 😁
Great video as always man! I tried the same watch on yesterday at South Coast Plaza. They offered it to me for 9k. Didn't like the tinted lume and thought it was way too chunky on my 7.25" wrist.
Thanks dude! I thought the same thing when I pulled it out of the box and tried it on. I dunno, it grew on me...fast!
Oh yea, South Coast Plaza is better than Rodeo Drive when it comes to watch viewing!
@@BrandonMenancio the Omega boutique at the south coast plaza is one of the best I've been to. Down to earth watch guys all work there. They'll let you try on anything and even compliment vintage non omega pieces (have worn a Zodiac and Hamilton in there twice and both times got compliments.)
nice editing! keep it up
Thanks Baris!
I too own a titanium Seamaster (2232.80) they really knocked it out of the park with this one, I would love to try the bracelet
I've never tried any Seamaster until this one. I was pleasantly surprised!
@@BrandonMenancio I had never had any experience with them either, but I'm glad I gave it a shot, very easy to wear, also such a unique design
Great vid, quality presentation. Will definitely follow and look at your other videos. About the watch: definitely agree with you on almost everything but the price. I think 1.500-2.000€ more for the special bond would be ok but the actual retail price is way too much.
Thanks Harun! Yea, I knew a lot of people would disagree with me on that one. $4000 higher than the normal model is a lot.
4:42 you forgot to mention that, due to the case back lock design, it always locks with the logo and text aligned in a vertical position.
I didn’t forget. I didn’t know. Thanks!
Mate you awesome, voice so good.
Thanks man. It's no James Earl Jones or David Attenborough, but I'm trying!
Your camera skills are ON POINT. What's your rig? Seems like a macro lens at least.
Thanks! I use a lot of different things, but the camera is the Sony A7iii and the lenses are the Tamron 28-75mm F/2.8 and the Sony FE 90mm f/2.8 Macro G. Oh, lights are important too. Recently got the Godox VL300. I'm constantly learning though. Mastering everything takes time.
Awesome review. So good I went out and bought it 😂. Did you notice that the movement was loud? Like that you could hear the rotor move? Oh, and what do you think of the explorer going back to 36 mm??? I’m onboard!
Thanks for tuning in! I did notice that rotor sound! It don’t bother me though. New explorer at 36mm is a great move. I think it looks better at that size, hell I owned the 14270. The only problem is the 39mm looks better on my 7.25 inch wrist and sort of thicker forearms. But the 36mm version is better overall IMO. Proportions are better.
Great video
Thank you!
Great review! How do you think it’ll hold its value?
Love the vid
Thanks Tyler!
Thanks for the review bro!The one thing stopping me is I've heard that the lume on the hands does not last that long at all. Was this the case for you?
Thanks Eric! I didn’t experience that, but I didn’t get a chance to compare the length the lume lasted with other watches. I did bring this camping though it was always lumed during our evening activities for some reason. It did great to me!
What is the smallest circumference that the mesh bracelet could adjust to? I have a tiny 6.25" wrist, and often had to use the inner most pin hole. My concern is that if it doesn't fit, I can't add a pin hole to the titanium bracelet LOL
hmm...I wish I could help, but I don't have the watch anymore. Sorry! I'm assuming it'd fit your wrist, but you'd have to double-check for yourself.
I am just under 6.25" wrist size and was able to wear on the last pin hole. That said, they do offer a shorter bracelet option now. Also, watch B&J 's review where he discusses the large clasp and how it can make the bracelet bulge out. Love the watch and stronger considering it myself.
Nice video Brandon! I like the watch... but the price!. For the price of this Bondmaster you can almost buy a regular Seamaster AND a BB58.. so you tell me what's cooler..;)
HAHA You got me there! I'm on the hunt for a new watch so that could be an option.
6:17 what is this part called which locks the pin of the bracelet?
I have the same gripe about the ceramic bezel on my SMP - it doesn’t have the satisfying springy sensation you’d like to feel. What were your thoughts in the comfort of the mesh bracelet - armhairs didn’t get caught too much?
Oh, so it's a Seamaster thing!? I thought maybe the titanium case made the click feel a little off. Interesting! The mesh bracelet sometimes caught my hair when I put it on, but not after. It really like it. I wish Tudor or Rolex tried out a mesh bracelet. I guess I could try aftermarket, but I like it straight from the manufacturer.
@@BrandonMenancio In my opinion (and verified on Omega Forums lol), it definitely seems to be a “Seamaster thing”! Breitling and IWC both make mesh bracelets - I haven’t tried either one of those yet, but IWC’s in particular looks promising. The aftermarket route hasn’t been favorable for me in strap swaps with mesh and I also prefer manufacturer straps unless it is a vintage that I can’t get the papers for anyway.
As I told you on Facebook, this is a great review. I think omega made an amazing watch for “Bond”. I love it, I may would have loved a solid end link on the mesh. Hope you will make more reviews good luck for the future
Thanks Brice! Much appreciated.
Really like this model, never liked the standard omega bracelet, but I can’t get over the helium escape value (deal breaker for me)
I thought the same, but I kinda like it now.
The Bond watch is cool, but what I really need is the little Bond man toy. Got to have one.
Haha that should be much easier to get than the watch!
Beautiful watch! Question for you - I'm starting to form a higher end watch collection and was considering a BB58, Speed Master, JLC Reverso, and maybe a Hamilton Field watch. And then I saw this Seamaster...so beautiful! I could get get a Speedy and a BB58 for the same price. Do you think it's worth the price bump? Or is it just a personal preference. Thanks!
Thanks! It was really fun to borrow. So light and that bracelet was so comfortable. I’m hesitant to give buying advice because we’re all so different with diverse tastes and budgets. I really did like the Seamaster No Time to Die Edition, but having two watches instead of one is tempting. I’m also selling my BB58 so I might be the wrong person to ask lol good luck on your purchasing journey!
@@BrandonMenancio Haha. Fair enough. Thank you for getting back to me. I enjoy watching your content :)
What camera do you use? Thank you :)
A7iii 😎
@@BrandonMenancio thank you!
Great review as usual! Is the lug width 22mm or 20mm? I was a bit confused by that. 🤔
Thanks! 20mm...My bad! 😑
@@BrandonMenancio gotcha..I just wasn't sure! I mean come-on I can't afford a $9200 watch anyways lol. Maybe if I win the lotto! 😳
Did you notice a bit of back play on this bezel? I have the standard steel blue wave dial from 2018 and it doesn’t have as much play on bezel. When I tried this on at AD it had more play and wobbliness
It's been a while since I had this watch, but I remember it being fairly solid. Then again, it's been a long time.
Well done video, new sub here! Thanks!
Great video. I'm about to buy a used one. No way it's worth that much more. People can do Ti watches for under 1k. An extra 75% or so is a joke. But i love the watch...
Caseback numbers are " 0552 " MOD designation for Royal Navy and 923 7697 is stocking number for Watch ( Fleet Diver ) ;)
Thanks! Good to know! Where were you when I prepared this video?! lol
@@BrandonMenancio Great vid , just some extra information;)
And the rrp!
what wrist size are you?
Why you fronting with that SDSU hoodie...... jk
Great job my friend
HAHA! You know the truth! Thanks!
So the question is Tudor Black Bay 58 or this Omega Bond watch? I’m going Tudor, less money, heritage, and classic style.
I think I'm gonna agree with you on this one. The Bond watch is cool, but you can't beat the BB58 for the reasons you just mentioned.
holy crap idc if it's a screw down crown pls don't rest the watch on it.
Why not?
Gotta say the BB has the best bezel action I've ever felt. Went from rotating that in the shop to Panerai, and was surprised it wasn't equally as good. So, I think that standard is like comparing anyone we date to @arianagrande - just saying.
Haha big Ariana Grande fan? She’s got some good hits! I noticed that too. I think Rolex and Tudor have great bezel action feel compared to other brands. I need to rotate a GS. Surprised I haven’t yet.
@@BrandonMenancio best rotating bezel I ever experienced is in the new Glashütte SeaQ Panorama Datum - that bezel is juts amazing… followed by the BB FF
👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽excellent
Thank you James!
Titanium diver watch with patina and Great bracelet for 9 grand hhmmmm ... Still doesn't compete with a LHD pelagos for a 3rd of the price. But that's just my opinion 🤷
Enjoy and wear in good health and keep up the good work u do 👌
Excellent point! The only thing that draws me away from the Pelagos is the thickness. Even with that issue I’m still considering it for my next watch. The LHD is so nice!
Pelogos is a much better value I have a Tudor GMT and BB as well But if you have a decent colection (like I have) this is unique so I decided to spend on it
I was the same way about NATO for many years that i didn’t like them but when I first tried the BB58 NATO version, it changed my entire opinion. It is just perfect in every way.
This omega feels oversized at 42mm and what’s with the crown at 10 o’clock? 😂
Hmmm...I tried it on with the BB58 with the Tudor Nato strap and I wasn't a fan. I don't know what it is, but they fit my wrist weird. It's a little uncomfortable. That's just me though. I think they look cool for sure.
Oh, the helium escape valve at 10 o'clock looks kinda cool to me! lol
@@BrandonMenancio Don’t you think the helium escape valve sticks out like a soar thumb for conversational piece more than anything. I highly doubt any watch now days touching depth of 10 feet or under.
It’s totally unnecessary for my daily life, but I don’t mind it all that much. I like that it’s overkill. It gives me an extra sense of security I guess.
How do you get these companies to lend you a 10k watch for review??? I'd kill just to wear one for a day! :P
Only thing I would take from this to the normal one, is the lume. Not the fopatina, but the flatness. I don't like the buff lume on normal seamasters.
The lightness is really nice too. It’s hard to explain unless you wear it for a while.
007’s watch probably doesn’t say 007 on it. Anywhere.
It’s a cool watch but definitely overpriced. Being a made-for-film watch, it kind of reminds me of the Hamilton Khaki Murph from Interstellar, which is also more expensive than it needs to be. As another UA-camr put it, this is really more of a well-made prop/collector’s item than a serious watch. Also the broad arrow marking makes no sense even in the context of the film because Bond was wearing this watch when he was in retirement before rejoining MI6, so why would he have a government issued timepiece? Seems like just something to further jack up the price. Nonetheless, it’s still really cool and inspired me to put mesh straps on my own dive watches XD
Brandon, for the past weeks, you have been posting videos of watches I will buy or bought. Dont tell me you’re eyeing the overseas vacheron too?
I love the blue dial overseas with the date function only...that's one of my 5 grails lol...yes, it appears we do have similar taste.
@@BrandonMenancio yes that’s exactly the same model ive been lusting over as well!! Oh my!
It’s amazing right?!
The sapphire glass which has domed shape is nice, however i always find the hands of the Seamaster a little cartoonish. I do much more prefer the old sword hands. The case material is nice and durable i can say it. Even tough i have a rolex submariner before this baby i wored Casio protrek for 10 years with titanium bracelet. and it look fantastic. The titanium ages really good. My dream watch is the combo of submariner durability and seamaster case shape.
The hands were hard for me read at first. The two hands in one thing was confusing. It definitely took some getting used to. Ohh...the SubMaster lol...that'd be cool.
Go Aztecs!
I can't lie...it's my buddies from like 15 years ago lol...but go Aztecs! I'm still trying to get a hold of a sweater from my old college...it's overseas so hard to find!
The key words here is 'It's not mine' so I guess it's not worth it at all.
I didn't say that!
If this was priced close to the standard model then it would be a great option although the faux patina and fake military attributions are very divisive
Very true regarding the faux patina. I loved the watch, but would I actually pay my hard earned money for it?
Good work but a terrible watch as the hype dies down so have prices, great tunes btw
Thanks! I just wish it was a regular watch and not tied to bond. Maybe a little less fauxtina too.
1:53 to 2:02 This 👇🏽
RIGHT!? Who cares what other people wear!
The best ?! 😆
Which is best to you?
@@BrandonMenancioref 22208000 . This Is the true James Bond (Casinò Royal)
Titanium scratches easily?? Wut?
Cool watch, but it doesn't suit my taste. #BB58gang
Is your lady into watches? Does she wear any?
#BB58gang all the way! My wife isn’t really into watches like me, but she does wear a nice Datejust 36
A) The Rolex Submariner is the original James Bond wristwatch. Ian Fleming, wrote in his novels that James Bond wears "a heavy Rolex Oyster Perpetual on an expanding metal bracelet”. It is also immortalized in the first Bond movies with Sean Connery (Dr No - From Russia With Love - Goldfinger - Thunderball) with George Lazenby (On her Majesty's Secret Service), with Roger Moore (Live and Let Die - The Man with the Golden Gun) and with Timothy Dalton (Licence to Kill) as the original and most iconic James Bond's wristwatch.
B) The Rolex Submariner was introduced in 1953 and it is the first true diver's watch that surerceeded the depth rate of 100 meters (The Blancpain FF which was introduced the same year had a depth rate of only 91 meters). The Omega Seamaster diver was introduced 4 years later, in 1957!
C) The Rolex Submariner (ref. 6538/A and the following ref. 5512) was chosen by Britain's MOD (Ministry of Defence) as the official watch for naval officers, SEALS and Special Forces (SAS and SBS) during the period 1956 - 1967. In 1967, MOD attempted to replace Rolex with the Omega Seamaster ref. 165.024. But due to problems with Omega's "naiad crown" which was leaking in shalow waters, in 1971 MOD made again the Rolex Submariner (ref. 5513/5517) it's official military watch.
In conclusion: Omega Seamaster is undoughtably an excelent watch. But the Rolex Submariner has a) older and reacher history, b) better naval - military connection, c) is the original Bond watch (on the Fleming novels and on cinema) long before Omega. My Best Regards
BS - first diver in the market was the Blancpain FF - everyone knows that Rolex learned from the FF to add a rotating bezel in their watches ….
Both Rolex Submariner and Blancpain FF were introduced in 1953. May be the FF came on the market one or two months earlier. But it had a depth rate of only 91 meters. So the first true divers watch that surerceeded the depth rate of 100 meters was the Rolex Submariner. Also, no one can prove that Rolex "learned" the rotating bezel from Blancpain, just because the FF came on the market a month or two earlier... Regards
Not sure I like mesh bracelets.
This one was very comfortable for me. The clasp fit me well too. If it’s an aesthetic thing then...yea, you won’t like this watch lol
its super comfortable OR they have it with a NATO
This watch is really one of Omegas best. That is until you flip it over and see the childish Bond crap on the back instead of a handsomely presented coaxial movement. They need to stop this nonsense. This would only be acceptable if:
1. Bond were actually a real secret agent and wore the watch while killing terrorists and saving the world or
2. If the British secret service actually issues luxury Swiss watches like this one to their field personnel.
Not because Omega pays absurd sums of money to have a brand sponsorship. If you ever wonder why pedestrian looking watches from Rolex are so successful you needn’t look any further than the back of this watch.
The only thing more ridiculous than this is the IWC “Top Gun” collection. Ugh.
HAHA tell us how you really feel! I don't mind it all that much, but I get your point. I definitely wish we had the option for this amazing bracelet on their standard seamaster models. Thanks for tuning in!
@@BrandonMenancio yeah these things are starting to annoy me because this is a watch I really want to buy but can’t get over the lack of exhibition back and what they chose to put on it instead. I may still get one eventually. I just get sick of these ludicrous marketing partnerships they have with entities that don’t even make sense. I was in the military and I’m pretty sure they didn’t send us a catalog of $10k automatic Swiss watches to pick from. I don’t understand why they can’t let the watch just speak for itself. Really nice content though on your part.
Haha oh man...If they issued 10k watches in the military that’d be hilarious. Thanks man! More to come!
Do you think this model will last a lifetime?
Is it apropriate to wear this to work in an office?
I think Omega will physically last a lifetime if you take care of it. I'd wear it to work in an office, but that's me. Depends on your style.
We all know James Bond wears Rolex in the real world, but Omega offered a lot more cash for the Bond film placement!
I think he would wear an Omega since hes from the british navy and they provided alot for them.