“We have all the time in the world.”
The fictional British secret agent, otherwise known as 007, has been portrayed by seven different actors over the course of 60 years. Where most on-screen portrayals of the character emphasized a smooth and buttoned-up spy with perfect hair at all times, it was only the most recent actor's work that highlighted a tenacious, rough-around-the-edges, all-business version of Bond.
That actor was Daniel Craig.
Between 2006 and 2021, Craig quickly rose throughout the ranks of actors who have played the famous spy. Barely relying on the ingenuity of Q Branch, Craig’s character met each henchman, assassin, and villain with sheer brute force and the tools available to him in his immediate environment — remember when he used a Caterpillar 320D L hydraulic front-end loader to fight the villain in the opening sequences of Skyfalll?
In his final James Bond film, No Time to Die, audiences were finally treated to several high-tech gadgets that they had been waiting for — including an Omega Seamaster 300M that doubled as an electromagnetic pulse (EMP) emitter to disable electronic devices (and to dispatch one final henchman).
The piece we have here is a faithful recreation of that exact watch and celebrates Craig's final moments as 007 on the silver screen — it’s the Omega Seamaster 300M 007 ‘No Time To Die’ edition!
It features a 42mm Grade 2 titanium case with a scalloped bezel fitted with a lightweight, anodized aluminum insert and vintage-colored luminous elements. Equipped with a signed, screw-down crown and a sapphire crystal, it features an awesome, titanium mesh bracelet with a signed locking clasp. We’ve seen our fair share of titanium bracelets, and this one might just be the best.
Like the bezel, the dial is also made out of lightweight aluminum and houses applied, luminous indices; a matching 'skeletonized 'handset; a lollipop seconds hand; a red ‘Seamaster' signature; and a 'broad arrow' insignia indicating British government-issued equipment — a nod to Bond's status as a government agent.
Similar to any mil-spec timepiece, this watch features a closed caseback with numbers denoting its relevant issuing military branch, instrument type, and other pertinent information. The ‘0552’ signifies a naval code number and is followed by ‘923 7697’ which specifies a diver’s watch. The ‘A’ denotes a screw-down crown, and ‘007' — well, you know what that stands for. As for the '62'; that refers to 1962, the year that Dr. No introduced James Bond to the Hollywood screen.
Powered by a self-winding Omega Calibre 8806 METAS Master Chronometer equipped with a Co-Axial escapement, silicon balance spring, and magnetic resistance up to 15,000 gauss, this piece is in outstanding condition. (Unfortunately, however, EMP capability is not included.)
Made for those who don't mind the occasional rough-and-tumble, this piece is indeed a blunt instrument — and one of the very best of its kind!
