Celebrating the new James Bond film:the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M”SKYFALL” Limited Edition

In SKYFALL, to be released in autumn of 2012, James Bond will take to the screen for the 23rd time with Daniel Craig again assuming the role of the world’s favourite secret agent. And once again, 007 will wear an OMEGA Seamaster.

To celebrate its seventh performance in a supporting role in a Bond film, OMEGA is launching the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M”SKYFALL” Limited Edition watch.

Like every Planet Ocean, the new watch is ready for underwater adventure. Equipped with a unidirectional rotating diving bezel and a helium escape valve, the watch is water resistant 60 bar / 600 metres / 2000 feet.

The watch has a 42 mm brushed and polished stainless steel case and a matching patented screw-and-pin bracelet whose divers’ clasp is engraved with “007”. The rotating diving bezel is distinguished by its matt black ceramic ring with a chromium nitride diving scale.

The applied indexes on the matt structured black dial are coated with white Super-LumiNova emitting a blue light as are the polished, facetted rhodium-plated hands. The exception is the minute hand which emits a green light, as does the dot on the diving bezel. This feature makes it easy for divers to keep track of their time at a glance. At the 7 o’clock position is a 007 logo and at 3 o’clock, there is a date window.

The Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M SKYFALL Limited Edition is powered by OMEGA's exclusive new Co-Axial calibre 8507. SKYFALL 007 is on its rotor in black-varnished engraving. The movement is visible through sapphire crystal in the brushed screw-in caseback.

Along with OMEGA’s industry-changing Co-Axial technology, the watch is equipped with an "Si14" silicon balance spring. The combination is so stable and reliable that the Planet Ocean comes with a full four-year warranty.

The Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M SKYFALL wristwatch is being produced in an edition limited to 5,007 pieces and is delivered in a special presentation box.

Bond Girl Bérénice Marlohe is the Newest Omega’s Ambassador
The renowned Swiss watchmaker that has built the reputation of favorite James Bond’s watch brand appointed a French actress, Bérénice Marlohe, as the newest brand ambassador. The Eurasian beauty plays glamorous and enigmatic Severin in the 23rd Bond film Skyfall, alongside with Daniel Craig who has already deserved the place in the first line of Omega’s ambassadors, by promoting the brand’s watches in his roles of the world’s most famous secret agent.

Bérénice Marlohe in Venice

This year, Omega has marked 50 years since the first movie about stylish spy by releasing Limited Edition of the Seamaster Professional James Bond 50th Anniversary Watch.

Bond Girl Bérénice Marlohe is the Newest Omega’s Ambassador review was published on Watchalyzer on June 18, 2012

Bérénice Marlohe was promoted as the brand’s latest ambassador at the opening of the new Omega’s boutique in Venice. The French actress was speaking about the most important acting role in her carrier, rather than about her new role in the Omega’s family. Thus, we still do not know which models Bérénice Marlohe will promote. Since her partner in the movie Skyfall, Daniel Craig, wears the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m in each of his three Bond movies (read the reviews of the new James Bond’s Seamaster Planet Ocean Skyfall watch and Omega Bond 007 Watches), it would not be a surprise seeing glamorous Bérénice with some of luxurious sporty watches from the Ladies’ Seamaster Collection.

Bérénice Marlohe in Venice for Omega Boutique Opening
This is not the first time that the Bond girl is connected with the famous Swiss brand. Caterina Murino showed up in Casino Royale with a blue Omega’s model, while Olga Kurylenko formally promoted the Seamaster Planet Ocean James Bond Watch that Daniel Craig wore in Quantum of Solace. Since these are men’s timepieces, it would be nice to see the first ladies’ Omega in a Bond film.

Bérénice Marlohe in Venice

Speaking about her role of Séverine in the James Bond film to be released in November, Bérénice said that she had been described by writers and director as glamorous and enigmatic. “For me, enigmatic is very important because I wanted to create a character that couldn’t be stereotyped. It should not be obvious immediately what kind of person she is”, said Ms Marlohe. “Daniel Craig has added something special with James Bond – he’s both tough and vulnerable and it’s not always clear what he’s thinking. I want to do the same thing with Séverine – she’s not just on the screen to be saved by Bond.”

2012 marks the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film series. To celebrate, it looks like Omega is releasing a special edition James Bond 50th anniversary watch (despite the fact that fifty years ago, Bond was not wearing an Omega at all).

The watch is in the Seamaster series, uses a "007" theme on the black lacquer dial with "50" filled in with red on the outer bezel, and uses Omega's caliber 2507 co-axial movement. The winding rotor looks like a bullet and is inscribed with "50 years of James Bond." The Omega Seamaster Limited Edition James Bond 50th Anniversary watch is sized at 41mm and will be available some time early this year.

Oh, and just how limited will this limited edition be? Omega will be making 11,007 of them, which is, to give you some context, roughly 2.5 times the yearly production of A. Lange & Sohne, worldwide.

Editor's Note: It should be stated that this information did not come from Omega directly, but from a UK-based authorized dealer called Banks Lyon. Since publishing this post, Banks Lyon has removed the listing from their website.

http://www.omegawatches.com/

James Bond to wear a Seamaster Planet Ocean in Activision’s Blood Stone video game

In the game JAMES BOND 007™: BLOOD STONE, Bond will be wearing an OMEGA Seamaster, as he has done since 1995.

Activision, the distributer of interactive entertainment products, is working with video game developer Bizarre Creations and EON Productions in the creation of JAMES BOND 007™ : BLOOD STONE. It features the likeness and voice of Daniel Craig as the world’s favourite secret agent. In the game, which puts players directly in the action, Bond will be wearing an OMEGA Seamaster, as he has done since 1995.

Grammy and BRIT Award winner Joss Stone will not only provide the soundtrack music, she will also be featured as the newest Bond Girl. Oscar-winning actress Judi Dench will also reprise her role as “M” in the first video game ever to feature an OMEGA product.

The storyline in the game was created by screenwriter Bruce Feirstein whose many credits include – the first film to feature James Bond wearing an OMEGA.

The JAMES BOND 007™: BLOOD STONE video game, rated PEGI 16, USK 16, is being developed by critically acclaimed developer Bizarre Creations for the Xbox 360® video game and entertainment system from Microsoft, PlayStation®3 computer entertainment system, and Windows PC under license from EON Productions Ltd and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios Inc. (MGM). Additionally, an original Nintendo DS™ game is being developed from the ground up by n-Space. For more information about the game, visit www.007.com.

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