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JAMES BOND
NEWS
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13 December 2006 |
OMEGA presents James
Bond Exhibition in Geneva
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Biel,
Switzerland, December 13, 2006. OMEGA, Swiss luxury watchmaker and
creator of “the Bond watch”, has opened its James Bond Exhibition to
the public at Cité du Temps in Geneva, Switzerland. On display until
end of January 2007 is an exclusive selection of photographs, OMEGA watches worn by members of the cast, and props used in the filming
of Casino Royale, the 21st and most recent film adventure
featuring Ian Fleming’s legendary British spy. Among the artefacts
on display are a number of personal items—a book of poems, a
handkerchief, a letter, keys, a bottle of perfume—belonging to
Vesper Lynd, played by the beautiful French actress, Eva Green.
Additional items of interest to Bond fans include the inhaler used
by Bond’s nemesis, Le Chiffre, an architectural scale model of the
fictional “Casino Royale” in Montenegro and, naturally, the Bond
watch worn in the film by Daniel Craig, the British actor playing
James Bond for the first time.
In point of fact,
Daniel Craig wears two OMEGA watches in Casino Royale.
The first is a striking black Planet Ocean, the professional diver’s
watch Bond wears before he earns his notorious “license to kill”.
The second is “the Bond watch” familiar from earlier films in the
long-running series, an OMEGA Seamaster Professional. Also on view
in the Geneva exhibition are producer Barbara Broccoli’s copy of the
Casino Royale screenplay, Bond’s money clip and credit cards,
British passports made out to Bond and Vesper Lynd, short videos
with scenes from the film, and large-scale photographs from the set,
many of which have not previously been released elsewhere.
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The OMEGA James
Bond Exhibition is open to the public at Cité du Temps, the Swatch
Group cultural centre in the heart of Geneva, Switzerland. The
historic building at Pont de la Machine 1 has been a city
landmark since the 1840s. Originally constructed to supply water to
the city’s new fountains and recently restructured by the Swatch
Group, it has become a vital source of energy for the arts and
culture in Geneva. The interactive venue accommodates cultural
events, conferences, permanent exhibitions and a broad range of
temporary exhibitions.
Celebrating the return of James Bond
to the silver screen, OMEGA has released two new limited-edition
Bond watches: The OMEGA Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale,
available in a limited edition of 5,007, and the James Bond Limited
Series, an exclusive new OMEGA Seamaster Professional featuring the
classic blue “Bond” bezel and 007 numerals at the tip of the seconds
hand, limited to 10,007 pieces. Among the first Bond watches to be
equipped with the exclusive OMEGA Co-Axial Escapement, both models
are professional diver’s watches and COSC-certified chronometers. |
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11 December 2006 |
OMEGA unveil their
latest Limited Edition James Bond watch
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Seamaster
Planet Ocean Casino Royale Limited Edition
Even whilst relaxing on the beach, only the best is good enough for James
Bond, an ethos perfectly reflected in his choice of diving partner. The
Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale is a potent combination of
technical complexity and aesthetic elegance. The Planet Ocean model is identified by its distinctive bezel, which
recalls the original Seamaster 300 metre models, albeit with a choice
between classic and highly contemporary interpretations of this historical
theme. Meticulous attention to detail resulted in a slightly different
bezel design with a model taking on a resolutely sporty look. The
unidirectional rotating bezel has minute graduations for the first fifteen
minutes, numbers for the subsequent ten-minute sectors and a luminous
triangular marker at 12 o’clock. Other features indicating that this is a
professional divers’ watch are the watertight screw-in crown, a screw-in
case back and the helium escape valve (located at 10 o’clock and embossed
with “He”). The Seamaster Planet Ocean is water resistant to 600 metres
(2000 feet).
The matt black dial also offers excellent clarity, thanks to applied
luminous hour markers and Arabic numerals at 12, 6 and 9 o’clock, with
date window at 3 o’clock. The facetted arrowhead hour and minute hands
also have luminous SuperLuminova inserts, and a luminous arrowhead seconds
hand with orange tip offers ultimate visibility down to the last second.
Beneath the surface is OMEGA’s calibre 2500 Co-Axial Escapement movement,
which is a COSC-certified chronometer and has a power reserve of 48 hours.
The Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale is available with a 45.5
mm diameter case and a black rubber strap. This Limited Edition has
exclusive features: the central second hand bears the “007” gun logo in
orange, that recalls the code name of the famous MI6 secret agent. The
stainless-steel case back is embossed with the Casino Royale logo
as well as the series number of each Limited Edition watch. Limited to 5,007 pieces, the Seamaster Planet Ocean Casino Royale
will be a perfect collector’s item for all James Bond aficionados. |
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26 October 2006 |
OMEGA Boutique opens
in Moscow
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(PHOTOPRESS/Alessandro
Della Bella for OMEGA) |
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The
opening of the first ever flagship OMEGA boutique in Russia brings
James Bond to Red Square!
From left to right: Nick Hayek, CEO of the Swatch Group, Stephen Urquhart,
President of OMEGA, British actor Daniel Craig and Barbara Broccoli,
co-producer of the James Bond movies, address the audience at the GUM on
the Red Square in Moscow, Russia, late Thursday, October 26, 2006. Daniel
Craig, who plays James Bond 007 in the upcoming movie Casino Royale
is in Moscow on the occasion of the inauguration of the first ever OMEGA
boutique in Russia, located at the GUM, Russia's most famous department
store. |
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OMEGA Seamaster Professional 300M |
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Bond is back
and as the intrepid secret agent enters the Casino Royale on
his first mission as 007 the stakes are perilously high. Will
his impenetrable demeanour and tactical moves be enough to
break the concentration of his notorious opponent Le Chiffre
and beat him at the poker table? As the intrigue unfolds James
Bond knows that apart from his instinct, his only ally on this
arduous assignment he can trust implicitly, is the precision
and accuracy of his Seamaster Professional 300m complete with
the exclusive OMEGA Co-Axial movement. |
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