Again, another first look for less than half a day ownership. Just gotten the watch this afternoon and here's the first look write up on this watch: Omega Planet Ocean 007 Edition.
Well, overall this watch is massive. Pretty good build. Bracelet is again a little bit a problem to resize. You need a good pairs of pliers, proper pin removal tools and some strength to remove the pin. AR coating is slightly thicker than PO 42.5mm 4th Gen (similar to Ferrari's), single side coated. Bracelet clasp is a joke if you compare it to the genuine. My diver's extension link pops out very easily (unlike genuine bracelet clasp). Nonetheless it locks well. Steel quality of the bracelet seems to be pretty bad. It gets scratched up pretty easily (I notice this when using pin removal tool). I would say that 4th gen PO has better bracelet sans clasp (I would safely comment that all SMP/PO bracelet clasp which comes with the rep is nowhere near the gen quality). Perhaps a genuine rubber is way to go for this model. Crown is much better than PO 4th gen. This one looks more like the genuine.
No worry for little white lies here... Movement is genuine ETA 2824-2.
Bezel pearl is standard Ultimate 45mm rep quality... the excessive green and weak luminosity looks like an eyesore. I removed it the minute I got this watch (it's very easy to remove on this model, just used my fingernail.). To clean up lume residue, use a sharp tip screwdriver carefully with some solvent. Be careful not to damage the bezel.
It does look big on my wrist but I get used to wearing PAM so this watch will be OK for you who has ~6.5" wrist.
Some minute details worth mentioning:
- Dial is OK... way inferior from the genuine dial though... a little bit crooked hour marker (not as bad as pedobrite's).
- Orange tip... still the rep cannot get the orange colour right. The one that come close to the genuine orange colour is the one on - SMP Chrono replica. It is very close on this particular model. Familiarize yourself with genuine Omega orange tip and you'll be able to spot the replica at a glance.
- Lume is not as strong as SuperLuminova but it is very good for a rep. Please refer to my Buyer's Guide on lume on reps in Replica Discussion section for further elaboration.
Sorry no wristshot this time because I am waiting for the pearl lume to dry off. At sub 250USD, it is a good buy. Recommended by taka
Enjoy! Pardon me for bad pictures.
Buying tip: it is advisable to opt for ETA movement for this model. It allows mod to be done (i.e: genuine dial, hands). The Asian model may come with DG2813 movement which may not have the same hand size as the ETA. Om*ga Coax Cal. 2500 has the same hand size as ETA2824-2.
Well, overall this watch is massive. Pretty good build. Bracelet is again a little bit a problem to resize. You need a good pairs of pliers, proper pin removal tools and some strength to remove the pin. AR coating is slightly thicker than PO 42.5mm 4th Gen (similar to Ferrari's), single side coated. Bracelet clasp is a joke if you compare it to the genuine. My diver's extension link pops out very easily (unlike genuine bracelet clasp). Nonetheless it locks well. Steel quality of the bracelet seems to be pretty bad. It gets scratched up pretty easily (I notice this when using pin removal tool). I would say that 4th gen PO has better bracelet sans clasp (I would safely comment that all SMP/PO bracelet clasp which comes with the rep is nowhere near the gen quality). Perhaps a genuine rubber is way to go for this model. Crown is much better than PO 4th gen. This one looks more like the genuine.
No worry for little white lies here... Movement is genuine ETA 2824-2.
Bezel pearl is standard Ultimate 45mm rep quality... the excessive green and weak luminosity looks like an eyesore. I removed it the minute I got this watch (it's very easy to remove on this model, just used my fingernail.). To clean up lume residue, use a sharp tip screwdriver carefully with some solvent. Be careful not to damage the bezel.
It does look big on my wrist but I get used to wearing PAM so this watch will be OK for you who has ~6.5" wrist.
Some minute details worth mentioning:
- Dial is OK... way inferior from the genuine dial though... a little bit crooked hour marker (not as bad as pedobrite's).
- Orange tip... still the rep cannot get the orange colour right. The one that come close to the genuine orange colour is the one on - SMP Chrono replica. It is very close on this particular model. Familiarize yourself with genuine Omega orange tip and you'll be able to spot the replica at a glance.
- Lume is not as strong as SuperLuminova but it is very good for a rep. Please refer to my Buyer's Guide on lume on reps in Replica Discussion section for further elaboration.
Sorry no wristshot this time because I am waiting for the pearl lume to dry off. At sub 250USD, it is a good buy. Recommended by taka
Enjoy! Pardon me for bad pictures.
Buying tip: it is advisable to opt for ETA movement for this model. It allows mod to be done (i.e: genuine dial, hands). The Asian model may come with DG2813 movement which may not have the same hand size as the ETA. Om*ga Coax Cal. 2500 has the same hand size as ETA2824-2.
