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Set sail with confidence and style to points unknown with this classic Omega Seamaster stainless steel men’s Swiss quartz chronometer watch, a highly accurate timepiece that’s as comfortable negotiating deals in the boardroom as it is navigating the breaking seas. It’s also a great diving watch, with water resistance to 300 meters (1000 feet) and a helium escape valve, which allows helium to escape from inside the watch when the watch is worn in highly pressurized environments (such as long-term underwater work or crude oil exploration). Definitively masculine in design, it features a large, round silver stainless steel watch case that blends brushed and polished surfaces and measures 41mm (1.61 inches) wide and 11.5mm (0.45 inches) deep.

It’s topped by a durable aluminum unidirectional bezel in blue with silver markings, which frames a blue dial background with Geneva wave pattern and luminous hands and dotted dial markers, as well as a window at 3 o’clock for the automatic date display. Other features include screw-in caseback, screw-locked crown, and scratch-resistant and glare-proofed domed sapphire crystal. It’s completed by a silver stainless steel link bracelet band that offers polished highlights, which is joined by a secure, push-button clasp.

Originally created in the 1750s, the first chronometers were clocks that were accurate enough to calculate the longitude of a ship’s position. Today, the chronometer label is bestowed upon timepieces that have undergone precision tests and received a certificate from the official COSC (Control Officile Suisse de Chronometers) regulatory organization that rigorously tests and certifies (or fails) watch movements for chronometer status.

The Omega Story
The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn’t appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been associated with glamorous screen and sports stars–the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond–with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.

But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was “flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency’s severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster’s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s first steps on the Moon’s surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.
I have owned this watch for about 6 months and I love it. It feels solid, keeps great time and looks great on the wrist. I considered both Tag Heuer and Rolex, but am very glad to have chosen Omega.

Rolex Mens Watch 116520 Rolex Daytona Men’s Watch – 116520 – Black Dial – Polished with Brushed Steel Case and Oysterlock Bracelet – Oyster Perpetual Cosmograph – Certified Automatic Chronometer Movement – Screw Down Crown – Certificate of Authenticity – Scratch Resistant Sapphire Crystal – 100 Meters / 330 Feet Water Resistant – 40mm = 1 1/2″ Case, 7″ Adjustable Bracelet – Manufacturer Box & Manual

This watch is perfect, but it is true that it is very hard to get. I had to purchase a s/s Submariner $4700, s/yg Submariner $7600, and a p/s yachtmaster $7800. This totals over $21,000 with tax. I still had to wait over a year for the white faced one. This is worth the wait though. The best watch I have ever owned. I own over 100 watches for citizen to rolex and this one by far is the best and anyone who knows rolexs are in awe if you have one of these.