Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by gwells » Thu Dec 05, 2019 1:54 pm

can't do those hands.

and why is it the last couple of "bond" versions enlarged the logo like that? meh. i mean, i could live w/that, it's much more annoying in a big photo than on the wrist, but it's dumb.

but the hands...

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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by hoppyjr » Thu Dec 05, 2019 1:57 pm

Henryj wrote:Too much of a mish mash for me. It wants to look vintage with the beige lume and the broad arrow, but it’s got a ceramic bezel, the He valve, modern Seamaster hands, and that ungrippy bezel. Don’t get me started on the bracelet or the no-date.
I have to disagree on your points here.

The hands are derived from the older SMP hands.

HE valve has been around a while.

Bezel is aluminum, not ceramic.

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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by Joeprez » Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:17 pm

JP Chestnut wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:55 am
Joeprez wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:39 am
Panerai7 wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:25 am
93 Turbo wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:27 am
poppydog wrote:
Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:59 pm
And, if I wanted titanium, the Pelagos is way better value!
Yep... :thumbsup:
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Omega should never be more expensive than Rolex of any similar model anyway. That’s why they’re all on Jomashop at 40% off
Do you also think that the Daytona is 2 or 3 times better than a Speedy?
Absolutely, and I own both.
I need to have more time with a Daytona then... I've felt underwhelmed by it every time I've saw one (haven't seen one of the new ones in the flesh). Does the SS models have gold hands and indices surrounding?
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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by mechnut » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:27 pm

I’m with the minority...love the aesthetic (although I would prefer sword hands). Grade 2 Ti is significantly softer than Grade 5, and thus more likely to suffer deep scratches and dings. What I can’t wrap my head around is the ridiculous pricing. How is this watch $1k MORE than the ceramic cased Seamaster (pic from Omega).
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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by raf42 » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:38 pm

Looks ok, but not at twice the $ the regular version goes for. Mesh look somewhat nice, but does not go with the watch. Would look better on the stock bracelet and probably even better on the stock rubber. For a "Bond" version, it's one of the least goofy looking ones, so it has that going for it.

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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by Henryj » Thu Dec 05, 2019 3:58 pm

hoppyjr wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 1:57 pm
Henryj wrote:Too much of a mish mash for me. It wants to look vintage with the beige lume and the broad arrow, but it’s got a ceramic bezel, the He valve, modern Seamaster hands, and that ungrippy bezel. Don’t get me started on the bracelet or the no-date.
I have to disagree on your points here.

The hands are derived from the older SMP hands.

HE valve has been around a while.

Bezel is aluminum, not ceramic.
Yup, you’re right, although I tend to think sword hands when I think older Seamaster. My very first good watch was a 2531, so if I start thinking of those hands as “vintage” Seamaster, where does that leave me? Overall, there still seems to be something a bit off on how it comes together, at least in the pics. I’m betting it looks better in real life, though.
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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by JP Chestnut » Thu Dec 05, 2019 5:37 pm

Joeprez wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:17 pm
JP Chestnut wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 9:55 am
Joeprez wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:39 am
Panerai7 wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 4:25 am
93 Turbo wrote:
Thu Dec 05, 2019 2:27 am
poppydog wrote:
Wed Dec 04, 2019 9:59 pm
And, if I wanted titanium, the Pelagos is way better value!
Yep... :thumbsup:
+100

Omega should never be more expensive than Rolex of any similar model anyway. That’s why they’re all on Jomashop at 40% off
Do you also think that the Daytona is 2 or 3 times better than a Speedy?
Absolutely, and I own both.
I need to have more time with a Daytona then... I've felt underwhelmed by it every time I've saw one (haven't seen one of the new ones in the flesh). Does the SS models have gold hands and indices surrounding?
The SS version has the same style hands and indices as every other SS Rolex, but the finishing looks a little nicer.

To me, the Speedmaster is a $3,000 watch and the Daytona is a $9,000 watch. That’s about what I paid, I was comfortable with it at the time, and nothing in my ownership experience has changed that.

Neither are worth what people pay now, and that’s true about almost every single non-used-modern-Tudor watch available.

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Re: Coming in 2020. Omega 007 Watch

Post by KidKeith » Thu Dec 05, 2019 7:21 pm

No to mesh. No to skeleton hands. Eh to faux patina. And I've never liked the nubbed outer bezel on these. Solid no from me. Oh and I've never seen a minute of any James Bond film. I'm weird.
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