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ErichPryde
·Here's a mockup. I've assumed a wave dial here, but it could just as easily be a plain black dial.
I hate to say it, but that's an instant buy for me.
Possible new 300m spotted on Daniel Craig
I hate to say it, but that's an instant buy for me.
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Jakeys
·I hate to say it, but that's an instant buy for me.
Yeah I'm a huge fan of it too, haha. But I think it'll be plain dial, the photo I shared I could have gone either way as the Bond/60th wave dials could be very subtle bordering on invisible in the right light. But on review of some other photos, I think it must not have the waves or it would have at least partially shown up in the shot where he's sitting down on the Omega display, I think. I don't mind plain, I just like the classic subtle waves more.
The only aspect I don't like is the milanese. I would want the classic Bond tank tread bracelet, preferably updated with a taper and a micro adjust. I am pretty confident, if this were the general release model, they would offer at minimum a micro adjustable Bond bracelet.
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chiefenergy
·Its Time: Black No Wave/No Date Dial, Thinner & Shorter Case, Ceramic Bezel, Three Bracelet Options. Reasonable Price. Game Over.
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·Its Time: Black No Wave/No Date Dial, Thinner & Shorter Case, Ceramic Bezel, Three Bracelet Options. Reasonable Price. Game Over.
I can't do much for the case dimensions or price but for the black no wave no date dial with ceramic bezel and bracelet options, how about...
I think this is more accurate to what Daniel is wearing, but we know what milanese bracelets look like already so I've mocked it up on a tapered Bond bracelet. I personally prefer the wave dial to plain, but accept I'm probably in the minority. I will say though, if it loses some weight, I'd prefer this over an equivalent Rolex Sub hands down.
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twizit
·Watching this with interest. Most so if it does turn out to be smaller and thinner
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·Realistically even if it does meet all our wildest dreams, I won't buy it because I'll never part with my GoldenEye and I don't need two Seamaster Pro divers. But I would love to see a Seamaster that good in the lineup anyway. I never quite liked the ceramic wave dial, felt too cluttered and chunky. Seems to be the trend, Rolex did something similar a while ago with their maxi cases.
I really feel like the SMP should remain a sleeker, almost dressy diver like the first gen, and the Planet Ocean is better suited to the tanky tool diver. But that's just me.
I really feel like the SMP should remain a sleeker, almost dressy diver like the first gen, and the Planet Ocean is better suited to the tanky tool diver. But that's just me.
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ErichPryde
·I can't do much for the case dimensions or price but for the black no wave no date dial with ceramic bezel and bracelet options, how about...
I think this is more accurate to what Daniel is wearing, but we know what milanese bracelets look like already so I've mocked it up on a tapered Bond bracelet. I personally prefer the wave dial to plain, but accept I'm probably in the minority. I will say though, if it loses some weight, I'd prefer this over an equivalent Rolex Sub hands down.
Between the two mockups it's easily the small waves for me, not close.
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reverbtime
·Hope it has waves since I enjoyed that my 3rd gen. was the only version without waves. Just kidding, lol.
Can't tell by the photos on Craig, but looks like they may have also decreased in size the current huge, Reese's Cup HEV.
Can't tell by the photos on Craig, but looks like they may have also decreased in size the current huge, Reese's Cup HEV.
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·Can't tell by the photos on Craig, but looks like they may have also decreased in size the current huge, Reese's Cup HEV.
Hard to say, looks about the same size to me in the pics, but there's no clear shots with it completely visible. Can at least tell it's still conical.
I do think the HEV could be made smaller, but the overall thickness and lug to lug are the bigger issues for me. I'd like to see a reduction to about 12 mm thick, 47 mm lug to lug and I guess 40-41 mm diameter for proportion's sake, but really I just want a sleeker profile on wrist. Hitting those marks is more akin to the older references, and if they pair that with a tapered micro adjust bracelet... that's going to be tough to beat.
Hell, if they were really wanting to knock it out of the park, they'd add Spirate. But probably too soon for that.
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padders
··Oooo subtitles!Looking the pics again, it definitely does look smaller than the 42mm std model. I can't see them going back to the old 36mm as that is rather too small for modern tastes but I too wonder if a ~38mm offering is in the wings. The problem with the smaller case size Omega divers is that they don't usually get any thinner meaning they can feel a little chubby on the wrist. Hopefully they have found a way to knock a mm off the depth also and keep or improve the proportions. A solid rather than display back would help with that. They can also have tiny dials but hopefully that isn't the case here.
Regarding Spriate, I am beginning to think it is basically vapourware in that if it really was a game changer they would have used it more widely before now. I am not holding my breath to see it on any mainstream releases any time soon.
Regarding Spriate, I am beginning to think it is basically vapourware in that if it really was a game changer they would have used it more widely before now. I am not holding my breath to see it on any mainstream releases any time soon.
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·Looking the pics again, it definitely does look smaller than the 42mm std model. I can't see them going back to the old 36mm as that is rather too small for modern tastes but I too wonder if a ~38mm offering is in the wings. The problem with the smaller case size Omega divers is that they don't usually get any thinner meaning they can feel a little chubby on the wrist. Hopefully they have found a way to knock a mm off the depth also and keep or improve the proportions. A solid rather than display back would help with that. They can also have tiny dials but hopefully that isn't the case here.
DC's got decent sized wrists, he pulled off a 45mm PO in Casino Royale. I don't think the diameter looks that different personally, but it does look like it sits closer to his wrist:
Regarding Spriate, I am beginning to think it is basically vapourware in that if it really was a game changer they would have used it more widely before now. I am not holding my breath to see it on any mainstream releases any time soon.
It only released a year and a half ago, I think they move too slowly and cautiously to declare that yet. For comparison, the 15,000 Gauss which seems to me to be essentially the same "new tech demo" style watch, came out in Jan 2013 but they didn't start to make all movements antimagnetic until the rollout of master co-axial in December 2014. Master chronometers took a while too, Globemaster first but eventually the majority of the lineup over time.
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·R reb810Wave dial confirmed (from latest Omega instagram post)
Awesome! They've really nailed the subtle wave dial effect of the first gens only catching the light on some angles, in several photos that wave effect is invisible.
Looks like I got the bezel wrong, it does look to have line markers beneath the numerals. So it is probably an unchanged current gen Diver 300M bezel.
One new detail in that image I hadn't noticed in the others because the dome was hiding it, it looks like it might retain the weird part segmented minute track from the current gen models? Or it could just be a coincidental light reflecting on the dome... honestly 50/50 on what it is. But if it is segmented, I don't like that at all. Fingers crossed it isn't.
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Kraal90
·I can't do much for the case dimensions or price but for the black no wave no date dial with ceramic bezel and bracelet options, how about...
I think this is more accurate to what Daniel is wearing, but we know what milanese bracelets look like already so I've mocked it up on a tapered Bond bracelet. I personally prefer the wave dial to plain, but accept I'm probably in the minority. I will say though, if it loses some weight, I'd prefer this over an equivalent Rolex Sub hands down.
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reverbtime
·This really pushed me to my limit. 😁
There are some faults with this one, but I ran out of patience haha. Pls no judge. 😜
Amazing digital chops to to create this, btw.
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·Oh man, this would be insane if they ever release this.
Amazing digital chops to to create this, btw.
Thanks! The first two were actually not so hard and I'm really happy with how they came out. But the PB was very hard, the available assets for it look a bit crap because the images are old or low quality, and removing things off the wave dial is harder than you might think, it's difficult to add information back where there wasn't any. In fact, you can see a small cheat I did - the minute hand I rotated a bit back from 2 o'clock to hide the missing lettering obscured by the thicker original minute hand. 😜
I have absolutely no expectation that they would make another Peter Blake, it's a cult classic for us nerds but I doubt it's a blip on their radar. Although I wouldn't have bet they'd embrace the original wave dial and we've got two confirmed references with it now so I guess anything's on the table.
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josiahg52
·Heck, I'd be happy if there is a new reference, it comes with at least one new bracelet that is compatible with the current generation, just to have an option. I don't mean a tapered Bond bracelet, either, which I think would look terrible.
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texasmade
·Heck, I'd be happy if there is a new reference, it comes with at least one new bracelet that is compatible with the current generation, just to have an option. I don't mean a tapered Bond bracelet, either, which I think would look terrible.
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