NTTD 007 Titanium Clasp Jam /AntiGlare problems on the Dome

O omega-enthusiast

issue #2 the anti glare brushing on the dome makes the dial invisible in certain angles of sun light.

O omega-enthusiast

Hello Omega Community,

I have recently acquired the 007 NTTD from an Jewler store in Florida that is the largest Omega AD in the east . I have had some problems with the wearability and visibility on this particular watch.

issue #1 the bracelet gets stuck into the clasp ond jams against the clasp when selecting hole number 4. Every time this occurs, I have to finger it out of the clasp lip to be able to undo the watch from my wrist ( Omega Botique of Scottsdale offered hypothetical workaround that if I had purchased the watch directly from them , then maybe they would have realized the issue and give me an smaller bracelet so that the jamming would not occur ) . The regular length of the V2 titanium bracelet is perfectly fine and I do not accept this work around or a solution even if offered . Question is what went wrong during quality control and design audits.. if the bracelet was 1mm longer or shorter, the jamming would not have occurred when hole 4 is selected.

issue #2 the anti glare brushing on the dome makes the dial invisible in certain angles of sun light.

issue #3 , the ceramic rotor is quite noisy , noisier than my Mark II, my 60th, my regular 300 seamaster and list goes on.

issue #4, least important , as it is the Same behavior across all my 300m seamasters. And that is the Bezel having a small room to wobble before the next click. This feels like bezel is not as secure but it is the same across all 300 m seamasters.

also, the bezel on 300m watches are hard to get a good grip on. Not ideal for a dive watch. The 600m planet ocean Oreo does not have this problem.

issue #5 I am an engineer, I believe these are all design flaws that need to be addressed . Please provide your feedback on the above issues.

YY77

Have you adressed this with Omega as they are the designer and manufacturer?

Meme-Dweller

Had the same issue with hole 4 from 6 o'clock. Really dumb design that they didn't test, though it was probably rooted from them reinforcing the spring bar area from the V1 of the bracelet and not testing it out after. If you open it quick enough, it will push the locking flap open, the bracelet slides out, then your whole watch will fall on the floor. Only fix is getting the short version or a different strap.

It's not the AR coating, it's the nature of domed sapphire crystals, which is why they are relatively rare on watches. Using a flat sapphire crystal is how Rolex got away with not using AR coating for decades until recently.


Normal for the ball bearing rotor. It's weird because the more expensive 8500/8900 have the rotor sitting on a jewel and is completely silent, but the even-more-expensive 9300/9900 chronographs are back to using the noisy ball bearings


Normal due to the nature of the bezel click spring. My ceramic wave 8800 Seamasters felt solid and always clicked nicely. The NTTD, though, kept allowing one or two clockwise clicks of the bezel. Something about that design is worse than the standard SMP.


Visual design choice. Form over function and that's how it is for the SMP.


I had mostly the same negative experience with the details of the watch as you. Most disappointing was that I expected the mesh to be conforming and comfortable like most mesh straps, but it was too stiff and unforgiving. I even took it to the beach one summer but didn't go as far in as I usually do because that bracelet for some reason did not inspire confidence.

After the honeymoon period was over and the "post-nut clarity" set in, I sold it and ended up buying a Ti Planet Ocean 42mm and haven't looked back. Fixed every issue I had 😀

Meme-Dweller

It's not the AR coating, it's the nature of domed sapphire crystals, which is why they are relatively rare on watches. Using a flat sapphire crystal is how Rolex got away with not using AR coating for decades until recently.

gbesq

First world problems, my friend. You can always sell the watch and buy something else that makes you happy. As for the lack of AR coating on the exterior of the crystal, I completely agree with padders - exterior AR coating is vulnerable to scratches which are unsightly and can’t be fixed other than by either removing the coating entirely or replacing the sapphire crystal.