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OMEGA Seamaster 300 SPECTRE Limited Edition

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My QC pictures from Toro Bravo. I received it within 24 hours of sending the funds over, extremely impressed!


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When did the updated NATO start coming out? I bought from Super Mirror's (Sead) and there is not etched "Omega" on the NATO strap that I am aware of from his pictures on his web site (I have not received the watch and extra NATO strap yet).

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I don't think it is. I can bet 100% if I asked Sead for it, he'd be able to get it for me. When it was first released it was coming with cheap alternative as standard, I don't know if it will change now when this one is released.
 
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Hello friends. Was in NYC this week and happened upon the Omega store which featured a nice Spectre display. Unfortunately, yours truly sucks as a photographer and was further limited to using my camera phone. But with humble regards, and a bit of holiday cheer under my belt this evening, I wanted to share...
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amilhazes

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hub6152 said:
MI6 Bond RAF? What the hell is that? Bond was Royal Navy not Royal Air Force! And RAF colours are dark blue, dark red and white. Somethings not right there!
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Google it. Don't shoot the messenger.
 
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Google it. Don't shoot the messenger.
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Been researching this. It seems the mistaken red and green colours were as a result of film stocks and lighting effects back in the day. The following is taken from a 007 forum where this was being discussed. For anyone wanting an authentic NATO from the original UK maker Phoenix Straps Ltd (Mike Edwards) they have an eBay store here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/mickie500/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

"I believe that the red stripes on the Connery/Bond strap are a function of the film stock, however I don't have irrefutable proof on this. The Phoenix strap is the best representation of the Connery/Bond strap in that with wear the grey takes on a greenish hue. One big difference in the movie strap and the Phoenix strap, apart from the steel loops, is the center black stripe. The Connery/Bond strap has a thick black center stripe while the Phoenix strap does not.If you look at military Submariners with fixed lug bars and original nato straps, you'll see that the strap is usually narrower than the lugs. If you look at James Dowling's book The Best Of Time, many of the military Submariners have narrower straps. I'm not sure if it's a function of shrinkage, or what but that's the way they look. As I said in my article I believe that the producers went to a nato type strap to impart a military bearing to Bond.
I think that the strap chosen for the Connery/Bond was an off the shelf purchase to ape what the Royal Navy and Royal Marines were wearing."


 
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amilhazes

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Been researching this. It seems the mistaken red and green colours were as a result of film stocks and lighting effects back in the day. The following is taken from a 007 forum where this was being discussed. For anyone wanting an authentic NATO from the original UK maker Phoenix Straps Ltd (Mike Edwards) they have an eBay store here:

http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/mickie500/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

"I believe that the red stripes on the Connery/Bond strap are a function of the film stock, however I don't have irrefutable proof on this. The Phoenix strap is the best representation of the Connery/Bond strap in that with wear the grey takes on a greenish hue. One big difference in the movie strap and the Phoenix strap, apart from the steel loops, is the center black stripe. The Connery/Bond strap has a thick black center stripe while the Phoenix strap does not.If you look at military Submariners with fixed lug bars and original nato straps, you'll see that the strap is usually narrower than the lugs. If you look at James Dowling's book The Best Of Time, many of the military Submariners have narrower straps. I'm not sure if it's a function of shrinkage, or what but that's the way they look. As I said in my article I believe that the producers went to a nato type strap to impart a military bearing to Bond.
I think that the strap chosen for the Connery/Bond was an off the shelf purchase to ape what the Royal Navy and Royal Marines were wearing."
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Excellent. Did you read this ?

http://rolexblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-all-watches-worn-in-james-bond.html?m=1
 
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Excellent. Did you read this ?

http://rolexblog.blogspot.com/2008/11/list-of-all-watches-worn-in-james-bond.html?m=1
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Hadn't seen that but have now!! Here's another interesting tidbit:

"According to the book James Bond the Legacy (John Cork and Bruce Scivally, Boxtree 2002, IBSN 0-8109-3296-2), great care was taken to insure that James Bond in his first outing in Dr. No had the right look, wore the right clothes and in general had the right style. This extended even to Bond's surroundings and accessories. Bond would not just drink champagne, it would be Dom Perignon, and "he could not just wear a watch, it needed to be a Rolex". When Rolex declined to provide one of their watches to the production and the film's budget did not allow for the purchase of one, Cubby Broccoli took the one off his wrist and gave it to a member of the art department for use in the film. That Rolex was a Submariner with a very large crown, no crown guards, a coin edge bezel and a black crocodile strap."
 
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amilhazes

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Hadn't seen that but have now!! Here's another interesting tidbit:

"According to the book James Bond the Legacy (John Cork and Bruce Scivally, Boxtree 2002, IBSN 0-8109-3296-2), great care was taken to insure that James Bond in his first outing in Dr. No had the right look, wore the right clothes and in general had the right style. This extended even to Bond's surroundings and accessories. Bond would not just drink champagne, it would be Dom Perignon, and "he could not just wear a watch, it needed to be a Rolex". When Rolex declined to provide one of their watches to the production and the film's budget did not allow for the purchase of one, Cubby Broccoli took the one off his wrist and gave it to a member of the art department for use in the film. That Rolex was a Submariner with a very large crown, no crown guards, a coin edge bezel and a black crocodile strap."
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And some have said Connery just took Flemings watch off his wrist to film a scene and it stuck, forever a piece of cinematic history. Also just got back from seeing Spectre for the second time in theatres. Better again.
 
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And some have said Connery just took Flemings watch off his wrist to film a scene and it stuck, forever a piece of cinematic history. Also just got back from seeing Spectre for the second time in theatres. Better again.
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Twice!! Hardcore eh!! Proud to be British!!
 
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