Received my watch by special delivery from my AD today
Having never owned a titanium watch before, first impression is I'm struck by how light it is and, in turn, how comfortable it is on the wrist.
The milanese bracelet..... My word - a thing of beauty. Overlap of excess strap is achieved unobtrusively both visually and comfort wise. I like to wear things snug so have it on the third last setting.
This is the first Seamaster for me and I was looking at picking up one of the standard iterations till I saw the no time to die model. It was pretty much love at first site. Following this thread, the more pics people were posting, the more I knew I had to have it.
Registered interest with my AD. I have a great relationship with them. Was told there were some delays due to Covid but she would try and source one. Few weeks later I was sent the teaser pic above. Game over!! and I pulled the trigger immediately. As a good will gesture they are also going to throw in the official nato option for this model as soon as its available from Omega. Which is great, as I love the nato for this edition
In terms of all the chat over price and value. On one hand, I can understand this due to the premium over the standard Seamaster range.
However it is a completely unique Seamaster and quality, in objective terms, is on par with other items I've paid circa 7k for - (rolex hulk/milgauss etc). Plus this is titanium
In the end, as with all purchases, it really depends if this is an object of lust at first sight. If so, the price point is moot as resale/value retention doesn't factor in. How much you love it is all that matters.
Also re the choice of aluminium bezel and the grade of titanium. My understanding, based on the official line from Omega, is that these were both deliberate choices, vs cost cutting, in keeping with the aesthetic Omega were trying to acheive.
Have watches in my collection with both aluminium (14060) and ceramic (116610LV) bezels. Both have pros and cons and I have no preference.
Aluminium will age, scratch and patina over time adding to the ruggedness.
Grade 2 aluminium has less lustre vs 5, in keeping with the muted tones of the watch.
Will post more thoughts later in the week when I've given some good wrist time
Here are some requisite unboxing pics... For some reason they post back to front with the watch on my wrist vs the open package but you all get the gist I'm sure
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