Last Week in Watches: Omega Plays Both Sides, Seiko Takes Panda Literally
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Last Week in Watches: Omega Plays Both Sides, Seiko Takes Panda Literally
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond and Spectre Collection
Omega’s new six-watch collection in tribute to James Bond and his adversaries in Spectre comprises two individually available steel models and two boxed limited editions, each limited to 77 sets, pairing steel and platinum-gold watches. All use 42mm cases and the Co-Axial Master Chronometer Caliber 8806. The good-guy Bond models receive the iconic gun-barrel decorations on their rotors while the villain Spectre versions carry the organization’s octopus emblem instead.
Read more about the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond and Spectre Collection here.
- Omega Seamaster Diver 300M “James Bond” Steel and Platinum-gold Limited Edition
- Omega Seamaster Diver 300M “Spectre” Steel and Platinum-gold Limited Edition
Tech Specs: Omega Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond and Spectre Collection
Movement Automatic Co-Axial Master Chronometer Caliber 8806, 55 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds
Case Stainless steel, 42 × 14.23mm, or platinum-gold, 42 × 14.29mm; water-resistant to 300m
Dial Steel models: blue aluminum with wave pattern for Bond, black grained dial for Spectre. Platinum-gold models: 18K white gold with gradient-blue gun-barrel pattern for Bond or gradient-gray octopus pattern for Spectre
Strap Steel mesh bracelet with folding clasp; platinum-gold models on blue or black alligator straps with platinum-gold pin buckles
Price CHF 6,700 for either individually available steel model; CHF 70,000 per boxed set
Availability Individually available steel models are non-limited; Bond and Spectre boxed editions each limited to 77 sets containing one steel and one platinum-gold watch
Jacob & Co. Palatial Flying Tourbillon Minute Repeater
For the 40th anniversary of Jacob & Co., the brand revisits the original Palatial Flying Tourbillon Minute Repeater – now in a 43mm rose-gold case with a translucent red mineral dial. Limited to 12 pieces, the watch features the manually wound JCCM04, which combines a one-minute flying tourbillon, cathedral-gong minute repeater and silent centrifugal governor, topped off with a 90-hour power reserve.
Read more about the Jacob & Co. Palatial Flying Tourbillon Minute Repeater here.
Tech Specs: Jacob & Co. Palatial Flying Tourbillon Minute Repeater
Movement Manually wound Jacob & Co. Caliber JCCM04, 90 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, minute repeater
Case 18K rose gold, 43 × 12.3mm, water-resistant to 30m
Dial Translucent red mineral with rose-gold details
Strap Red alligator with rose-gold pin buckle
Price USD 390,000
Availability Limited to 12 pieces.
Angelus Chronographe Tachymètre
Angelus draws on its historic chronographs with three models measuring 37mm across and 9.25mm thick. The yellow-gold version with green accents is limited to 15 pieces, with the steel coral-pink and grey-and-petrol-blue versions limited to 30 and 50 pieces respectively. Each houses the hand-wound A5000, with a column wheel, horizontal clutch and a 42-hour power reserve.
- Angelus Chronographe Tachymètre in steel and coral-pink
- Angelus Chronographe Tachymètre in steel and grey-and-petrol-blue
Tech Specs: Angelus Chronographe Tachymètre
Movement Manually wound Angelus Caliber A5000, 42 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, small seconds, monopusher chronograph with 30-minute counter, tachymeter
Case Stainless steel or 18K yellow gold, 37 × 9.25mm, water-resistant to 30m
Dial Gold with British racing green accents; coral pink with steel-gray accents; or pearl gray with petrol-blue accents
Strap Calfskin in sage green, sepia gray or blue, respectively; matching yellow-gold or stainless steel pin buckle
Price CHF 18,500 in steel; CHF 34,600 in yellow gold, including VAT
Availability Limited to 15 pieces in yellow gold, 30 pieces in coral-pink steel and 50 pieces in gray-and-blue steel
Raymond Weil Freelancer World-Traveller
Created for the founder’s birth centenary and the brand’s ongoing 50th anniversary celebrations, this 260-piece edition combines a GMT hand, rotating 24-city bezel and day/night indication in its 40mm steel case. Champagne-colored continents contrast with midnight-blue oceans on its map dial, while the automatic RW3230 delivers a 56-hour power reserve.
Tech Specs: Raymond Weil Freelancer World-Traveller
Movement Automatic Raymond Weil Caliber RW3230, 56 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date, GMT, rotating 24-city bezel, day/night indication
Case Stainless steel, 40 × 10.25mm, water-resistant to 50m
Dial Relief-rendered world map with champagne-colored continents and midnight-blue oceans; founder’s handwritten signature
Strap Navy-blue calf leather with stainless steel folding clasp
Price CHF 3,995
Availability Limited to 260 pieces
Seiko Power Design Project Collection 2
Seiko takes the “panda dial” nickname literally with the black-and-white HHK001 and the newborn-pink HHK002. The subdials become the eyes of the panda, the pushers become the ears and the hands take their shape from bamboo leaves. They’re produced in 43mm cases powered by the quartz Caliber 8T61, with production limited to 3,000 and 2,000 pieces respectively.
Tech Specs: Seiko Power Design Project Collection 2
Movement Quartz Seiko Caliber 8T61
Functions Hours, minutes, small seconds, 60-minute chronograph, SASAMETER tachymeter scale
Case Stainless steel, 43 × 14.6mm, splash-resistant
Dial Black and white for HHK001; pink and black for HHK002; panda-eye subdials and bamboo-leaf hands
Strap White or pink leather strap with stainless steel pin buckle
Price USD 540 each
Availability Limited to 3,000 pieces for HHK001 and 2,000 pieces for HHK002
Bremont Supermarine Full Ceramic Deep Blue
Bremont’s latest ceramic diver pairs a 43mm blue monobloc case with a titanium inner case, black wave-pattern dial and a titanium bezel carrying a blue ceramic insert. Limited to just 250 pieces, it offers a full 500 meters of water resistance and a helium escape valve, with the automatic BB64AH providing 56 hours of power.
Tech Specs: Bremont Supermarine Full Ceramic Deep Blue
Movement Automatic Bremont Caliber BB64AH, 56 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, seconds, date, unidirectional diving bezel
Case Blue ceramic with titanium inner case, 43 × 13mm, helium escape valve, water-resistant to 500m
Dial Black wave pattern with luminous hands and hour markers
Strap Black rubber chevron, blue rubber with leather lining, or black-and-blue woven NATO strap
Price USD 7,400
Availability Limited to 250 pieces
Bell & Ross BR-03 Green Radar Ceramic
Bell & Ross continues its radar-inspired series with a 999-piece limited edition housed in a 41mm black ceramic case. Three aircraft silhouettes travel around rotating discs to indicate hours, minutes and seconds, viewed through a green-tinted sapphire crystal. It features the automatic BR-CAL.327, which delivers a 54-hour power reserve, with water resistance rated to 100 meters.
Tech Specs: Bell & Ross BR-03 Green Radar Ceramic
Movement Automatic Bell & Ross Caliber BR-CAL.327, 54 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes and seconds indicated by aircraft silhouettes on rotating discs
Case Micro-blasted black ceramic, 41 × 10.6mm, water-resistant to 100m
Dial Three black discs with green gradients and luminous aircraft silhouettes, viewed through green sapphire crystal
Strap Black rubber and additional black synthetic fabric strap; black PVD-coated steel pin buckle
Price CHF 4,500
Availability Limited to 999 pieces
Nomos Glashütte Metro Date Power Reserve Ice Blue
Nomos updates its Metro with a fresh metallic ice-blue dial and a new hand-wound movement. The in-house DUW 4701 adds a quick-set date and increases the power reserve to 52 hours compared to the previous 42 hours. The movement is housed in a 37mm steel case which retains the wire lugs and domed sapphire crystal, while a white, light-blue and teal indicator tracks the remaining power.
Tech Specs: NOMOS Glashütte Metro Date Power Reserve Ice Blue
Movement Manually wound NOMOS Caliber DUW 4701, 52 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, small seconds, quick-set date, power-reserve indication
Case Stainless steel, 37 × 8mm with sapphire caseback or 37 × 7.9mm with solid caseback; water-resistant to 5 ATM
Dial Metallic ice blue with a white, light-blue and teal power-reserve indicator
Strap Black Horween Genuine Shell Cordovan leather
Price From CHF 3,280 with solid caseback; USD 4,500 with sapphire caseback
Armin Strom Tribute³ Au750
Armin Strom extends 18K rose gold from the Tribute’s 38mm case to its off-center dial, subdial and all three movement bridges. Three guilloché patterns decorate the gold surfaces: soleil on the dial, grain d’orge on the subdial and Clous de Paris on the three-quarter bridge. The 8-piece limited edition is powered by the hand-wound AMW21, providing 100 hours of autonomy.
Tech Specs: Armin Strom Tribute³ Au750
Movement Manually wound Armin Strom Caliber AMW21, 100 hours of power reserve
Functions Hours, minutes, small seconds
Case 18K rose gold, 38 × 9.38mm, water-resistant to 50m
Dial Off-center 18K rose-gold dial with soleil guilloché, rose-gold small-seconds subdial with grain d’orge guilloché, gray Breguet-style hands
Strap Gray nubuck leather with 18K rose-gold pin buckle
Price CHF 69,000
Availability Limited to eight pieces
Angelus, Armin Strom, Bell & Ross, Bremont, Jacob & Co., NOMOS Glashütte, Omega, Raymond Weil, Seiko











