My Small Omega Bond Collection - Actually Just 2 Watches

[dgruter]

Finally here are some picks of my 2 Omega's. First is my Omega PO (the generation just before the Ultimate, with right size lugholes but wrong shape and size dial symbol. Bought a few days before the Ultimate came out. I am actually waiting for the new rumored Ultimate Casino Royale PO which supposedly will use the right shape logo). I have it with a genuine PO Strap, which cost me US$165 on ebay, and fits almost perfectly (about a 1/2 mm gap can bee seen between the case when I wear it, which is hardly visible at all). I used to have the Asian 45MM with rubber strap, and please note that you cannot compare the quality between them. If the new rumored 22MM strap is of the same quality, I don't hink it's worth it. The genuine strap has a different shape at the endlinks and the wholes are also different as well as the buckle.

The other watch is the much maligned SMP James Bond (spiral edition). I believe it's a pretty decent rep, and the spiral as you will note is not as shyny as some suggest. Only in certain lighting will it shine. But I have seen the genuine, and its pretty accurate, save for the date window size (its smaller in the rep) and crown guards. I would put in the same category as the CN subs of a couple of years ago (accuracy wise)

This is my first attempt at posting picks, so please forgive the very low quality.

[r11co]

Tip for closing the gap between the strap and the case on the PO - try using thicker springbars. They might be a tight fit through the holes in the band but they'll make the difference!

And I never thought I'd say this, but the swirly dial SMP is starting to grow on me.......

[jonthebhoy]

And I never thought I'd say this, but the swirly dial SMP is starting to grow on me.......

Holy moly.........am I reading this right?

JTB

[r11co]

Holy moly.........am I reading this right?

Yup! Having seen it in the metal a few times now I have to agree that the dial pattern isn't nearly as glaring as the intial publicity shots made it look. From even a short distance all you notice is the slightly paler appearence of the dial because the normal wave pattern is missing, and the '007' on the second hand isn't immediately apparent either (unlike the CR SE PO which screams it at you in day-glo orange).

[dgruter]

Yup! Having seen it in the metal a few times now I have to agree that the dial pattern isn't nearly as glaring as the intial publicity shots made it look. From even a short distance all you notice is the slightly paler appearence of the dial because the normal wave pattern is missing, and the '007' on the second hand isn't immediately apparent either (unlike the CR SE PO which screams it at you in day-glo orange).

My thoughts exactly. However, some slight glaring does occur under certain lighthing conditions, which I have been unable to confirm with the genuine. I actually wanted the new SMP regular (red lettering Omega), but since I was told that reps woudn't be coming out until the start of this year (late January-February), I took a chance on this one (had to have my Bond Casino Royale collection fix).

Also, please note that this rep is the model sold by Paul (although I sourced from another dealer), with the better caseback (almost perfect - correct gun 007 logo, not a rehash of the 40 years edition, serial number, but does not have the other markings), dial and logo (the logo has very slight feet , undistinguashable). The only issues I can identify is that there is a gap between the date window and the 3 o'clock marker, which shouldn't be there (and is not present in some of the other reps), the bracelet comes with screws instead of pins and to short crown guards (as in other SMP's). I initially took it to the AD for resizing of the bracelet, and the technician was initially fooled by it, until he saw the bracelet and the SCREEWWWSSS. Afterwards, he was blown away by it.

All in all, for those looking to update your SMP to the Co-Axial Bond, this is a pretty decent rep. I also recommend the SMP Professional GMT.

I will make a new attempt at photography, and hope to be posting new picks soon.

[Fireman_Fred]

My thoughts exactly. However, some slight glaring does occur under certain lighthing conditions, which I have been unable to confirm with the genuine. I actually wanted the new SMP regular (red lettering Omega), but since I was told that reps woudn't be coming out until the start of this year (late January-February), I took a chance on this one (had to have my Bond Casino Royale collection fix).

Also, please note that this rep is the model sold by Paul (although I sourced from another dealer), with the better caseback (almost perfect - correct gun 007 logo, not a rehash of the 40 years edition, serial number, but does not have the other markings), dial and logo (the logo has very slight feet , undistinguashable). The only issues I can identify is that there is a gap between the date window and the 3 o'clock marker, which shouldn't be there (and is not present in some of the other reps), the bracelet comes with screws instead of pins and to short crown guards (as in other SMP's). I initially took it to the AD for resizing of the bracelet, and the technician was initially fooled by it, until he saw the bracelet and the SCREEWWWSSS. Afterwards, he was blown away by it.

All in all, for those looking to update your SMP to the Co-Axial Bond, this is a pretty decent rep. I also recommend the SMP Professional GMT.

I will make a new attempt at photography, and hope to be posting new picks soon.

At last - someone actually admits to liking it! I posted a couple of threads about the new 007 and it was slated !! It definately grows on you but maybe not as quickly as other SMP models. Here's a few of pictures of the gen: