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January 9, 2006
11:57am on
my Seamaster 2254.50
Confirmation of new James Bond
"Co-Axial" Omega
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Omega, "Co-Axial"
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My inside sources have confirmed that
James Bond will, indeed, be getting an upgrade from
the straightforward Seamaster style that's graced his wrist for more than a decade.
Believe it or not, the final model has not yet been chosen. But his
Omega watch will definitely feature its so-called "co-axial" escapement.
 For those speculating on the time
period for Casino Royale, use of this technology surely rules out
a 007 story line set in the era of the original Ian Fleming novel upon
which this movie is based.
Omega touts its co-axial
technology as the "last but not the least of the 20th
century's watchmaking inventions..." (emphasis added).
Co-axial movements didn't exist
during the Cold War. Then again, recall that James Bond
wore the
Omega Seamaster 2541.80 on his Arkangel Chemical Weapons Facility
mission (the pre-title sequence in
GoldenEye) — almost a decade before that watch was actually
produced.
Omega: "Co-Axial Technology"
<LINK>
Post Script
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Primer on "James Bond Choice"
Omega Seamaster watches
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Remembering the words of James Bond
himself in
GoldenEye, "Numbers were never my strong suit," here's the
"secret decoder ring" for the Omega watches we're talking about here.
Only the
2531.80 and
2541.80 have appeared in the movies; the 2551.80 and 2561.80 are
the mid-sized versions of these. The 2599.80 may be confused for a James
Bond watch, as it is virtually identical to the
2531.80, except for its chronograph functions. None of the five
aforementioned models has a co-axial movement.
The only current option with a
co-axial escapement is the 2535.80 if they want to keep with an
appearance similar to the Pierce Brosnan Omega Seamaster watches.
Omega Seamaster 300 M Diver
Chronometer
(2531.80.00)
<LINK>
Omega Seamaster 300 M GMT
(2535.80.00)
<LINK>
Omega Seamaster 300 M Quartz
(2541.80.00)
<LINK>
Omega Seamaster 300 M Mid-Sized
Chronometer
(2551.80.00)
<LINK>
Omega Seamaster 300 M Mid-Sized
Quartz
(2561.80.00)
<LINK>
Omega Seamaster 300 M Chrono Diver
(2599.80.00)
<LINK>
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