Omega Sword Hands: Seamaster GMT Great White & More

Jakeys

It looks like the current gen Omega OEM. They do unofficially fit early SMP references but they need a bit of finessing of the spring bars, or curved spring bars apparently also work. I did a write up on it for my GoldenEye.

RM747

If you are looking for a good alternative, you could try taking a look at achorstraps? I recently picked up one of their straps in orange for summer. They make these to specifically fit these pre 2018 models. Quality and feel is solid, they have quick release spring bars and are also compatible with an OEM Omega deployant clasp. Only point of criticism I have is the lack of strap length options. There is a substantial amount of excess strap left on my 6,5 inch wrist, but not to an uncomfortable degree wearing wise. Apart from that pretty great, might be worth checking out!

Mrpackerguy

Ebay OEM

arno

I'll go through you post to learn more on this

Jakeys

You might have a feeling of deja vu. 😉

RM747

If you are looking for a good alternative, you could try taking a look at achorstraps? I recently picked up one of their straps in orange for summer. They make these to specifically fit these pre 2018 models. Quality and feel is solid, they have quick release spring bars and are also compatible with an OEM Omega deployant clasp. Only point of criticism I have is the lack of strap length options. There is a substantial amount of excess strap left on my 6,5 inch wrist, but not to an uncomfortable degree wearing wise. Apart from that pretty great, might be worth checking out!

RM747

I started my Omega journey with a 36mm sword hand quartz Pre Bond, followed by a 2264.50 Quartz Peter Blake. From the beginning, this handset has always appealed to me. After the quartz Blake, a couple of skeleton hand Seamasters have came and gone, but in the end I always gravitated back to the trusty swords. I have currently settled on my personal grail, a beautiful ‘Great White’ Seamaster GMT from 2006. The sword handset of this particular reference is really cool. They are a matte silver in the centre, followed by a glossy black coating towards the tip. The silver centre part almost ‘disappears’ along with the brushed steel look of the watch, leaving the remaining black hands with a ‘floating’ look.

I also recently obtained this Omega catalogue from 2001. I figured it would be a fun addition to the collection considering it contains the Great White, a multitude of other sword hand models as well as a price sheet (in Euros). The Seamaster selection in this particular year seemed to consist of 20 watches, of which 13 were sword hand models. I’ll include some catalogue pages and a price sheet below for those who are interested!

Pretty much all of the sword hand models look fantastic imo, you could probably have a great time collecting them alone. Many seem to share my love for the sword hand models, so i figured it’d be fun to dedicate a thread specifically to them. Looking forward to see those sword hands in action! ⚔️

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