It's literally a tribute to a movie intro screen. If you have a problem, call up MGM, not Omega. I can promise you most people who are anti-gun don't even know that the inside of a barrel is patterned like that. They probably think it's a camera shutter.
Apparently my .02 aren't worth considering? With the number of mass shootings, wars and genocides that have come after the advent of a more accurate way to shoot people from a distance, is it good to continue to have this sort of message out there? I didn't say, don't buy the new Bond LE because it promotes mass shootings...simply that it was my opinion that it wasn't the most positive message that Omega can continue to put out there.
A 50th Anniversary of a film Omega hadn't yet bought its way on to. George Lazenby wore a Rolex (more than one, actually) as Ian Fleming intended. They are really trying to push this "Omega is Bond's watch" crap to the limits of absurdity. But I'm sure somebody will buy it.
That video looks backwards.
"...imagine putting a pan of water on a turntable and then spinning the turntable in a counterclockwise direction, the direction in which the earth rotates as seen from above the north pole. The water on the bottom of the pan will be dragged counterclockwise direction slightly faster than the water at the surface, giving the water an apparent clockwise spin in the pan. But if you were to look at the water in the pan from below, corresponding to seeing it from the south pole, it would appear to be spinning in a counterclockwise direction. Likewise, the rotation of the earth gives rise to an effect that tends to accelerate draining water in a clockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern."
source - https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...tate-differently-than-in-the-southern/380598/
Now I'm all twisted up...
I have just been advised that if I want the watch I can pay a 20% deposit and be assured of one when it comes out in November, I have to be honest having a LE would be nice especially as I don't have one in my collection.
What's my rationale for this; buying a secondhand LE watch usually implies a sellers premium, I don't have the buying record with my AD to guarantee that I would be able to get an Apollo 13 50th if one is released next year, the 321 Speedmaster in SS is likely to be outside my price range. So this is an opportunity to pick up something that is a bit different, to my eye looks good, going to be sold in limited number and most importantly is within a price bracket that my finance manager will accept being paid on a watch.
However, my eye is drawn to another watch due out this autumn so I am going to have to consider carefully what I do, an LE is appealing though.......
That video looks backwards.
"...imagine putting a pan of water on a turntable and then spinning the turntable in a counterclockwise direction, the direction in which the earth rotates as seen from above the north pole. The water on the bottom of the pan will be dragged counterclockwise direction slightly faster than the water at the surface, giving the water an apparent clockwise spin in the pan. But if you were to look at the water in the pan from below, corresponding to seeing it from the south pole, it would appear to be spinning in a counterclockwise direction. Likewise, the rotation of the earth gives rise to an effect that tends to accelerate draining water in a clockwise direction in the Northern hemisphere and counterclockwise in the Southern."
source - https://www.theatlantic.com/technol...tate-differently-than-in-the-southern/380598/
Now I'm all twisted up...
People tend to forget that Omega also caters to a vast majority of consumers who are not die-hard watch fans. And to those people, it is pretty cool to have a bond between a great mechanical watch and something in pop culture.
Omega has done the math and they have come up with the exact amount that must be sold to make a profit or have extrinsic value in advertisements. They’re a publicly traded company with the only goal of maximizing shareholder value.
Whether or not we like it does not matter to much. They have given us the 50th anniversary moonshine gold re-edition and the 50th steel, which I love. Also, bringing back the 321 caliber, which is solely focused for the enthusiasts. A non-watch fan could care less about the 321...
Some perspective; a Danish AD has put a photo of the new model in their FB ads and all the comments are positive, not a single one saying anything negative and no angry smileys or anything. It will do well, just as most of the Bond watches have.
Some perspective; a Danish AD has put a photo of the new model in their FB ads and all the comments are positive, not a single one saying anything negative and no angry smileys or anything. It will do well, just as most of the Bond watches have.
I'm keeping my thoughts on this piece to myself lest I get into an argument (like I did with the Apollo XI SS 50th); instead I have a different take on things...
Does anybody know when Omega's contract with the Bond franchise is up for renewal?
Obviously it runs up to the next one - Daniel Craig's last - but beyond that??
I'm wondering if the acceleration of Bond LE production in recent years means Omega knows its place on 007's wrist may be drawing to a close, ie. time to cash in. Bond has worn Rolex, Breitling, TAG, Hamilton, Seiko before, I see no reason why a change in wrist-bling won't be due when a new actor is unveiled?
Discuss! 😀
