Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1754 in Watches
• Brand: Omega
• Model: 2223.80.00
• Band material: stainless-steel
• Bezel material: Metal
• Case material: stainless-steel
• Clasp type: fold-over-push-button-clasp-with-safety
• Dial color: blue
• Dial window material: anti-reflective-scratch-resistant-sapphire
• Movement type: swiss-quartz
• Water-resistant to 1000 feet

Features

• Precise Swiss-Quartz movement
• Domed, anti-reflective scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 36.25 mm
• Stainless-steel case; Blue dial; Date function
• Water-resistant to 300 M (1000 feet)

Amazon.com Product Description
Presenting a classic design fused with innovative details, this Omega Midsize Seamaster Quartz Watch #2223.80.00 features a rich blue dial face, which is encased and protected by a scratch-resistant-sapphire dial window. Bringing easy readability, an alternating series of indexes and index beads adorn the dial, and a handy date calendar rests at the three o'clock position. Indexes and Arabic numerals grace the unidirectional, metal bezel, for an eye-catching contrast, and the 36.25-millimeter case is made of stainless steel. The band, also stainless steel, comes equipped with a fold-over-push-button clasp to ensure easy wearability. Built tough to accommodate your adventurous lifestyle, this striking timepiece brings your sporty style a sophisticated twist. Powered by Swiss-quartz movement, this watch is water resistant up to 984 feet.

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. Omega watches rocketed off to space on many subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975.

In more recent years, Omega created the world's first self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the first mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, developed in conjunction with renowned English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega's Co-Axial Escapement drastically reduces the friction among the parts that transmit energy to the other components, producing greater stability and precision and reducing service requirements.

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.

Customer Reviews

James Bond Style at an Affordable Price
I received this watch as a gift from my wife for my 50th birthday. It is a beautiful example of a luxury watch at an affordable price. The mid-size case is smaller in diameter than the full size gents watch (36.25mm vs. 41mm) and is a comfortable fit for my thin 6-1/2 inch wrist.

This 2006 edition of the famous James Bond watch made its debut in the movie Casino Royale. Actually, there are two Omega watches in the movie; the limited edition Omega Seamaster Plant Ocean Big Size 2907.50.91 and the limited edition Omega Seamaster Chronometer 2226.80.00. The watch offered here carries on the James Bond style without the limited edition price tag.

This style of the James Bond watch first appeared in the movie 'Golden Eye' (1995) and is still available as the full size gents model 2531.80.00 and mid-size model 2561.80.00. The new 2006 models 2220.80.00 and 2222.80.00 mid-size have several refinements that you should consider over the previous (but still available) models. Most notably, the automatic movement now has the newly designed Co-Axial escapement. The Co-Axial Technology reduces sliding friction compared with the lever escapement in the previous model and ensures greater accuracy over time. More importantly, it doesn't require servicing for 10 years versus 2-3 years in the previous model. Servicing a luxury watch like Omega can be expensive. Bear in mind that any Omega watch purchased on the internet voids the International Warranty, so read the seller's warranty terms carefully. This watch is also available in a less expensive quartz version as model 2221.80.00 and mid-size 2223.80.00 offered here, which is the watch I purchased.

The other big change is the appearance of the watch face. The blue wave dial is a deeper shade blue with a more distinctive wave pattern and the Seamaster script is a subtle red. More apparent is the hour markings are now encased in stainless steel mountings instead of painted on as in the previous model. This alone cleans up the watch face and makes it look like it costs thousands more.

If you desire a James Bond series watch at an affordable price, this is the one.

YOUR LAST & ONLY WATCH
Purchased this watch new in 2003 from a local swiss watch retailer @ 20% off 2003 list price. Have had nothing but the best to say about this watch. Sapphire Crystal is still scratch free (I wear the watch everyday except during ice hockey & sleep) & it keeps excellent time (about 1 second fast every 4 days). Love the luminous markings at night and in dark settings, markings stay lit for several hours. I used to own a Rolex Datejust that I bought in 2003 as well and I have to say that I was so disappointed with the Rolex that I sold it to my friend. Rolex accuracy was fast by 1 second/day. The clasp on the Rolex used to come undone occasionally when I would twist my wrist a certain way, not to mention the white gold fluted bezel & wristband scratched very easily. BUY OMEGA ONCE & POSSESS A TRUE QUALITY TIMEPIECE. Stop wasting $$$ on cheaper throw-a-way Seiko, Citizen, Bulova & all the other mid-priced retail store watches that fall apart after six years or less, you'll thank me in 20yrs when you're still wearing the same Omega watch that has only needed a battery replacement! Everyone that I've recommended Omega too has NO COMPLAINTS about product quality & it can be worn daily anywhere!

james bond midsize omega
MY 2ND SEAMASTER,I LOVE THESE WATCHES,100% QUALITY,A GREAT SIZE,NOT BIG/BULKY LIKE THE NEW WATCHES OUT,I WOULD BUY A 3RD ONE,BUT MY WIFE MAY KILL ME.THEY ALSO HOLD A GOOD RESELL VALUE.