Reply With QuoteTake away the ridiculous second hand and the NATO and it's really not so bad.
Not that I'd buy it, but for a youthful summery take on the SMP it would be ok.
Seems they're in every Omega boutique in London. The colours are a bit more muted in real life but it still looks like a lucky bag watch.
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Take away the ridiculous second hand and the NATO and it's really not so bad.
Not that I'd buy it, but for a youthful summery take on the SMP it would be ok.
Thing is you see it on a bracelet and it still looks odd.... lol....maybe one to grow on you.Originally Posted by Scepticalist
Take away the ridiculous second hand and thge NATO and it's really not so bad.
Quality....a voice that sounds like a monkey farting through a comb...
Yup! Funniest comment I've read on here for ages!!
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I remember seeing that in the cinema, I laughed at how cringe-makingly awful it is.
Everytime i see that watch makes me a little bit off !
To be fair to Omega, Rolex do churn out some hideous watches themselves
Ships in 2-3 days according to Jomashop :-)
https://www.jomashop.com/rolex-mens-watch-116598.html
That's a nice looking watch. The second hand doesn't add anything to the design, but that dial is really cool.Omega were once able to do tasteful Bond LEs
Note how much more subtle the second hand is on this one
To provide some balance. Omega make some fantastic watches and some absolutely terrible watches
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Now you're really spoiling usOmega were once able to do tasteful Bond LEs
Note how much more subtle the second hand is on this one
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Indeed.
The website claims the strap to be based on Royal Navy colours - which is complete rubbish. The classic RN design is very dark navy with a single narrow red and white stripe. Much classier - but wouldn't rescue this from being an abomination.
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My next "big purchase" was gonna be an Omega but having seen this pile of rubbish and the endless stream of LE speedys has put me off somewhat.
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Oddly i like the watch except for the second hand and the bullshit on the back. Nothing wrong with a splash of colour.
I prefer the date window on the Ferrero Rocher
You can thank the Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan.Yup! Funniest comment I've read on here for ages!!
Awesome
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The watch is not great but the marketing is cringeworthy in the extreme.
"The Commander's Watch" - seriously??! How on earth did that name ever get approved at Omega head office?!
Can you imagine:
"What's that new watch you're wearing?"
"It's the Commander's Watch"
'Sorry, you what??!"
The packaging and marketing blerb are toe curlingly embarrassing as well. It's like some awful cliched foreign view of what's considered "cool" or "sophisticated" in Britain'.
I think it looks a lot better in the flesh, ditch the 007 hand and it's not bad imho.
Omega's marketing guys might not be so foolish as many think. This watch looks like the above which is very popular with a younger and trendy public that has no connection whatsoever with the WIS-world. They might be the target group for this as Omega might be trying to find a new clientele for their watches. As many of these youngsters go to the cinema Omega gambles this watch will appeal to them more than the traditional Seamasters. Ofcourse they know that many existing clients don't like it. Maybe they have struck gold with it, time will tell.
For the love of Croesus!Omega were once able to do tasteful Bond LEs
Note how much more subtle the second hand is on this one
There's a quick buck to be made. Sure. But at what cost. Look at this thread for a start.
Omega's marketing guys might not be so foolish as many think.
plus one on that.To provide some balance. Omega make some fantastic watches and some absolutely terrible watches
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Ian
I'd like to try it on with the bracelet attached. That might tone it down a tad...
Edit. After looking at the pictures on ABTW (and the one on the other page) with the bracelet attached, I really like it. I'll definitely be trying it on.
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Never understood and never will 'theme' watches unless they are commissioned and envisaged as a gift/award.
Anything like 007, 'limited', 'special edition' or other nonsense plastered anywhere on the watch is plain silly. YMMV.
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I have posted this elsewhere so apologies if you see it twice but I was a fly on the wall at the original design meeting for this watch. The conversation mentioned:
Red, White and Blue colourways accented with naval rank motif. Ladies and Gentleman I give you the Omega Kevin Keegan!
For some reason they bottled it and made up some tenuous Bond rubbish instead. Bond being half Scottish, half Swiss wasn't even eligible to play for England!
Would this have been the strip he was wearing when he missed that header in '82?the Omega Kevin Keegan!
Bizarrely, by using this tenuous terminology, Omega have managed to copy a company who were doing a ripoff of one of their other watches:
The Commander 300
Not quite, this is the World Cup 82 strip:
They could have limited all the releases to 007. I expect we'll see these on display for years.Nobody commented on the rare yellow gold model, they claim it's ultra rare because there's only going to be 7 pieces made. I'm saying it's going to be ultra rare cause it's ultra crap looking.
Something tells me Daniel Craig might refuse to wear that in the next Bond film. And the gold version! Bleugh!
Omega could potentially ease the criticism by including another strap in the set.
Probably 'Commander' is one of those new bits of slang the kids are using that no one understands. As in, 'Look, he's wearing that stupid watch again' - 'Yeah, he's a complete Commander'.
Are these the first solid gold Nato strap keepers? A long way from a tool watch.
My A.D. told me today that he'd already sold "a number" of these ahead of delivery. I said I doubted it, unless that number was zero. But he promised the interest in it had been "significant". And I just don't believe it. I know people have different tastes but, surely not?
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Very good.
It looks like a cheap homage.
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All that blurb about "British Royal Navy " , more like an insult. Proper cheesy big time. Made for the yanks/tastless countries is it?
When you think of all the brilliant watches omega have made as well.....
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It looks alright in real life but I don't get it!
Definitely the worst-looking Bond watch... Generating a lot of publicity for Omega (negative ones though!)
The bracelet clasp has tacky 007 plastered on it
Dread to think what a replacement bezel will cost when you scape the red coating off the blue ceramic!
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Indeed, it seems that they're finally accepting — nay, embracing — their place as a watchmaker that mostly isn't to be taken too seriously. And as long as the pricing reflects this, it's probably for the best. :)
Think rrp is just over 3.5K lol
Fleming would choke on his Dry Martini over this tat
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It's just awful. We'll be seeing it sold at argos before you know it. The LE Omega Lizzie Dukes 007 Chavmaster.
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The main issue with this watch is the absurd marketing.
The actual watch is just a novelty polar colourway with an on-trend summer Nato strap. Tudor gave us the white Heritage Chrono a couple of years ago which seemed to go down very well and fundamentally this Omega is just following that vibe. Drop the 007 guff, the limited edition twaddle and tidy up some details and it's this summers watch.
As it is I hate it intensely.
You've scared me now.....I like Under Amrmour t shirts, oakleys and Fatface cargo shorts😨.....but not be watch.....hideous
There was talk a while back about making impersonating an ex-serviceman and wearing medals you didn't earn a criminal offence. Handing out a fake medal ribbon like the one included here may be a little unwise and tasteless then.
Saw one for the first time and as others have said, it's less garish in real life. A bit of a mistake to oversaturate the picture on the website to 'make the red really pop', it's a bit more subtle than that. In fact, the colours are almost exactly the same as a Rolex GMT bezel, though the effect is less pleasing. I wouldn't wear one personally, but it looks less like a toy and more like a watch in person.
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