One of the many great benefits that flows to collectors from an official product placement sponsor for James Bond watches in Eon Productions films is the wealth of related material that's made available.In conjunction with Die Another Day, Omega SA produced a 12-page gatefold brochure that highlights the wristwatch makers' history with 007, dating back to GoldenEye.
The opening panel of this 2002 piece features the following introduction from Nicolas G. Hayek of the Swatch Group (Omega SA is one of its wholely-owned subsidiaries).
Omega & James Bond 007
Omega and James Bond. No matter how you write it, it always makes sense. Omega designs watches which go deeper, higher, further, performing at the extremes of human experience. Its watches are the choice of men and women who travel in space or dive the ocean depths. What better companion could Bond wish for on his adventures?
The Seamaster represents a marriage of precision, strength and reliability that even in the exacting business of Swiss watchmaking is hard to beat. Q branch chose the Seamaster Professional for issue to all its operatives for much the same reasons as NASA selected the Speedmaster for all its manned space flights. They work.
The Seamaster represents a passion for style and function that has characterised Omega's 150 years as a leading player in the Swiss watchmaking industry. It is good to know, as James Bond sets off on his next dangerous mission, Die Another Day, that one again, a little, but very well qualified, bit of Omega goes with him.
The next panel in sequence goes to our 2537.80:
SeamasterJames Bond
Limited Edition
1962 - 2002
40th Anniversary
of James Bond
To celebrate the latest Bond adventure and the 40th anniversary of agent 007, Omega is proud to offer a limited series of the famous Seamaster Professional Diver watch.
Images credit Omega SA
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