Initially released in 1948 and based on watches used by airmen in WWII, the Omega Seamaster has become one of Omega’s best-known collections. Initially, a dress-style watch with thick lugs, the Seamaster was designed to promote daily wear while remaining functional for use in water with 62.5 meters of water resistance. However, the modern Seamaster that we know and love today was born nine years later, in 1957. This was when the Seamaster 300 was released after Omega was inspired to upgrade the Seamaster after they had 50 Seamaster cases with rubber O-ring gaskets tested in 1955, which led them to work with new materials and push their boundaries. As a result, they created the Seamaster 300, which featured a heavily luminescent dial and handset, a rotating bezel, a thick domed hesalite crystal, and double crown seals. Interestingly, while named the Seamaster 300, the watch was originally only rated for 200m of water resistance, with Omega insisting the watch could outperform the testing equipment. Either way, the Seamaster lives on as James Bond's watch of choice and now enjoys the privileged position in today’s market as one of the most iconic dive watches ever released. Offered here we have the Seamaster James Bond 007 ref. 2537.80.00, which was launched in 2002 to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the iconic British spy being on the silver screen. Featuring a the 007 logo integrated across its entire dial alongside it being applied at 6 o’clock and engraved onto its commemorative caseback, this timepiece pays homage to Bond’s iconic cinema debut.

Watch is in very good overall condition. Case exhibits moderate signs of wear, with scratches and marks visible throughout. There are a few minor marks visible on the metal bezel insert, with the most noticeable at around 56 minutes past. The crystal has some surface scratches, visible to the left side of the Omega logo on the dial. Dial and hands near-mint wtih little to no signs of wear The bracelet has 12 links total, 6 of which are removable. it fits an approx 8 1/4" wrist.

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of James Bond's debut on the silver screen, the ref. 2537.80.00 is held in high regard as one of the earliest entrants within the collection of limited edition watches that Omega have released since their relationship with the iconic British spy began in 1995.