Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 222 30 46 20 01 001

The Seamaster Planet Ocean from Omega delivers particular performance and great style, both above water and below. The extra big steel case frames a black dial with luminous hands and markers for magnificent visibility, even in low light conditions, a red-tipped luminous seconds hand and seconds indexes, and a date display. The dial is capped with a almost scratch-proof sapphire crystal and framed by a unidirectional rotating steel bezel, in orange, with minute markings and fluted edges for grip. A handsome and lasting steel link bracelet completes the look. This Omega watch features self-winding Swiss automatic motion intensified by Omega’s breakthrough co-axial escapement, a engineering that ensures high precision and stable accuracy over long periods of use. It is rated water immune to a full 600 meters (or 2000 feet). The Omega Story The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt started out hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn’t appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been affiliated with glamorous screen and sports stars–the Omega Seamaster is widely known and esteemed for being the watch of choice for James Bond–with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe. But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was “flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency’s severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster’s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s original steps on the Moon’s surface as portion of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is known for it is stringent testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega motion is tested on the wrist in existent Omega models, while respective laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance. The Omega Story The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt started out hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from constituents supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn’t appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been affiliated with glamorous screen and sports stars–the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond–with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe. But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was “flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency’s severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The biggest moment in the Speedmaster’s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s firstborn steps on the Moon’s surface as share of the Apollo 11 mission. Omega watches rocketed off to space on a lot of subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975. In more recent years, Omega formulated the world’s basi self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the initial mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, invented in conjunction with widely known and esteemed English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega’s Co-Axial Escapement drasti reduces the friction amongst the elements that transmit energy to the other components, constructing dandier stability and precision and reducing service requirements. Today, Omega is known for it is stringent testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega motion is tested on the wrist in existent Omega models, while respective laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

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11 of 12 persons found the following review helpful.
Watchmakers Advice
By Claude H. Suddreth
I am rather opinionated when it comes to luxuriousness watches. This comes from spending 2 years in watchmaking school, studying directly under the guidance of a certified master swiss watchmaker who came here from Europe. Watches, exceptionally mid to high grade swiss watches, are a passion of mine. I am not truehearted to a brand or a style or anything else. I judge them for what they are, in terms of quality, function, construction, and style. A watchmakers point of view.

This said I will tell you that this peculiar watch is what I consider to be a “best held secret” sort of watch. This is an AUTOMATIC watch (read: Mechanical – NOT Quartz), and of CHRONOMETER grade function. Chronometer as applied here is a measure of exact timekeeping, not quality – a point often times misunderstood – and is applied largely from a retail point of view by companies such as Rolex. HOWEVER. This motion in THIS watch is in truth EXCELLENT in terms of quality, time keeping ability, and construction – without apparent effort comparable to other Swiss made movements from other widely known and esteemed manufacturers costing various times as much. This watch, decently serviced, will provide a lifetime of use – and in all probability more. Absolutely the sort of watch you pass down to the next generation.

All in all – and EXCELLENT choice – exceptionally for those seeking their introductory QUALITY Swiss watch purchase.

Definitely recommended!

5 of 5 persons found the following review helpful.
Omega Seamaster 2208.50
By Albert M. Raymond
I just got this watch and I could not say sufficient when it comes to it. I ordered the more prominent face (45mm) and glad I did. This is a finelooking watch and well made. It is heavy and and a nice piece of jewelry. The orange bezel is definitly attention-getting. It is a must-have for the bold dresser!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.
Omega Planet Ocean 2208.50
By Mr. S. Butler
The Omega Men’s Seamaster Planet Ocean Chronograph Watch #2208.50 is perfectly superb!I am very pleased with this buy from Watch Grabber i saved over $400 by buying it from the USA as it is far more pricey to buy here in the UK.it only took four days from the USA to reach me here in England by expediated deliverance which i thought was pretty fast concidering the time divergence & distance, Be sure to look out for the import tax rates before you buy from the USA when ordering from the UK as they may be rather extortionate.( but in my case it was still the for less option to buy this superb Watch in the way that i did).

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