I tested Daniel Craig’s new ultra-secret Omega Seamaster

To become a superstar spy, nothing could be simpler: a few sophisticated gadgets to change the world, a debonair look based on tailor-made tuxedos, and a top secret Omega will do the trick. Now that I have tested the famous watch, here I am in the running to dethrone 007 who always had delicious Omega watches…

At the start of the summer, Daniel Craig wore a unique Omega in the stands of the Paris Olympic Games. Fine connoisseurs have recognized the Seamaster 300M, in a new model presenting the same DNA as the different editions worn by the agent throughout the films. In recent weeks, it was my turn to lead a secret mission: to test the famous watch.

The new Seamaster 300M revisits the old 007 models. The two updated models just launched by Omega feature a mesh bracelet, a refined dial with an elegant domed sapphire crystal. This new version swaps the standard ceramic bezel for, on the one hand, a black dial with an aluminum bezel (this is the model worn by Daniel Craig), and on the other hand a gray dial with a titanium bezel , which recalls Bond’s watch in Dying can wait (2021).

Omega entered pop culture thanks to NASA and 007, who has worn the brand’s pieces since GoldenEye, in 1995. If NASA is at the origin of the Moonwatch, Omega’s biggest success, which continues to inspire new references, such as the sublime Speedmaster “First Omega in Space” released in October, the 007 watches are generally the subject of special editions. With this new Seamaster, Omega revisits in depth its intimate link to the 007 universe. Unlike the 007 Seamaster, which were replicas of the watches worn by the actor in the films, this one moves away from high-priced merchandising. gold. In this case, Omega has integrated elements of the 007 models into these standard versions. Enough to give yourself the air of Bond, James Bond, all in subtlety, without having to sign with MI6.