Omega Seamaster

The Omega Seamaster ,watch. is most famous for being James Bond's watch of choice. There are 20 watches overall in the Omega Seamaster range -17 for men and 3 for women. Many Omega Seamaster watches are collectable and highly sought-after. They are the watch of choice for many divers and sportspeople. They are not only for water-lovers though. Many people choose an Omega Seamaster as an everyday or dress watch. Some have labelled the Omega Seamaster as "The Rolls Royce of watches".

Omega is one of the most well known watch brands on the market. In a survey seven out of ten respondents said that they were familiar with the Omega watch brand. Omega watches are popular because they are associated with high quality and reliability.

All Omega watches are now water resistant. However, when the original Omega water resistant watches were developed, they were quite a step forward in watch technology. At that time, the slightest splash of water could ruin a watch permanently.

Omega Seamaster watches

The watches available in the Omega Seamaster men's range are:

• Planet Ocean
• Planet Ocean Chrono
• Planet Ocean Big Size
• 300 M GMT
• 300 M Chrono Diver
• 300 M Diver Chronometer
• 300 M Quartz
• 300 M Racing Chronometer
• Apnea
• NZL-32 Chrono
• Aqua Terra Big Size Chronograph
• Aqua Terra Chronometer
• Aqua Terra Mid Size Chronometer
• Aqua Terra Big Size Chronometer
• Aqua Terra Quartz
• Railmaster Chronometer
• Railmaster XXL Chronometer

Ladies can choose from:

• 300 m Quartz
• Aqua Terra Quartz
• Aqua Terra Automatic

Other Omega Models:

• Omega Deville
• Omega Constellation
• Omega Speedmaster

The Omega Seamaster range of watches was introduced in 1948. The early watches came in two styles - standard and chronometer.

In 1982 the Omega Seamaster Titane was launched, a line of quartz watches with screw-in crown. These watches were water-resistant to depths of 120m and the case and bracelet was made from titanium.

The first Omega Seamaster Multifunction watch was released in 1986. It was the most sophisticated and easy to use multifunction watch of its time. It had an electronic dial with two mechanical hands for giving the time of day plus an LCD for three other traditional time functions along with four instrument functions - countdown, second time zone, chronograph and alarm.

1988 saw the release of the Omega Seamaster Professional 1/100 - a wrist chronograph with microprocessor. It was the first watch in the world with a perfectly legible hand display to the hundredth of a second and a memory capable of recording up to eleven different timings (single, cumulative, split and final or lap and total laps). This watch was launched prior to the Seoul Olympic Games of 1988.

Other recent models include the Seamaster 120 series with 120 meter water-resistance in a dress watch style.