New Bond Omega?

abrod520

He's right, the BB58 doesn't really have much of a vintage look beyond the case dimensions. The gold looks like gold, not like patina. It left me surprisingly cold, especially next to the Seamaster 300 Trilogy.

abrod520

He's right, the BB58 doesn't really have much of a vintage look beyond the case dimensions. The gold looks like gold, not like patina. It left me surprisingly cold, especially next to the Seamaster 300 Trilogy.

scapa

Agree completely. The BB58 is one of the few watches I've owned that I was genuinely indifferent to (didn't help that it was sent back twice). Flat from the start and seemed less and less interesting the more I wore it. This Bond is a much more nuanced and interesting design overall (as is the Trilogy, IMO).

jlam1127

I was pretty inspired with purchasing the Omega, but decided on a whim to call my local AD to see if they carry the BB58 (crossing my finger). They said they were out, but will call me when they get one in.... of course they called me within a few hours and located one for me.... went to pick up a Tudor BB58 instead today at MSRP (got lucky) after reading potential alternatives to consider.... my wallet is thanking me for it for saving a few grand.

scapa

Excerpt from a Guardian piece on branding and Bond:

Timepieces
In Casino Royale, Eva Green asks Daniel Craig if he’s wearing a Rolex. He shakes his head: “Omega.” To which she replies: “Beautiful.” The sponsor switch actually happened 11 years earlier but viewers are made aware of this change via the actors’ flirtatious exchange.

A similar tactic is used in the No Time to Die trailer, which features at least five conspicuous wrist glimpses, some requiring substantial hoisting of a jacket sleeve. The showcase watch this time round is Omega’s newSeamaster Diver 300M 007 edition (from £6,520) which, according to a press release, has been “purposefully built with the needs of 007 in mind”.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2019/dec/06/james-bond-no-time-to-die-007-trailer-film

abrod520

Another collector here in the SF Bay Area has one and brought it to a GTG - there are of course no BB58s at the Tudor ADs in the area. Nor GMTs obviously. I'd still like to see one of those in person but I tend to agree, the Black Bay isn't terribly impressive in person and is a bit too big, especially with the new in-house movement. But, at the secondary market price, I think the blue is really nice - if they were to put out a BB58 Blue or GMT, I'd likely be a buyer.

Riviera Paradise

Amazing that our posts almost coincided...I was just writing a post about lowering my expectations on the BB58, and then suddenly you took the plunge! Congratulations on your new BB58, wear it in excellent health!

P Poppydog

And yet, absurdly, they continue to arm him with a PPK and dress him in suits too small, driving a vintage car that's outperformed by a modern family saloon.

abrod520

He's right, the BB58 doesn't really have much of a vintage look beyond the case dimensions. The gold looks like gold, not like patina. It left me surprisingly cold, especially next to the Seamaster 300 Trilogy.

scapa

Agree completely. The BB58 is one of the few watches I've owned that I was genuinely indifferent to (didn't help that it was sent back twice). Flat from the start and seemed less and less interesting the more I wore it. This Bond is a much more nuanced and interesting design overall (as is the Trilogy, IMO).