The Omega Seamaster Chronograph worn in the video game 007 First Light is now a real watch
Zach Blass- Omega realises a new James Bond Seamaster Chronograph featured in the 007 First Light video game.
- It is the first-ever chronograph in James Bond’s Seamaster Diver 300M history.
- The new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light is not a limited edition – Price: US$9,400.
No luxury watch partnership has been more impactful or iconic than Omega and the James Bond franchise. Though other watchmakers have long been featured in films, the deal made between Jean-Claude Biver and the 007 cinematic universe has become the blueprint and benchmark for all brands searching for a means to make their designs a staple of mainstream culture – planting aspirational seeds in the current and next generation of watch buyers that an Omega Seamaster is a must-have on the wrist.
Want to be as cool as James Bond? Buy an Omega Seamaster. How tough is the watch? Well, James Bond wears it – enough said. Of course, such marketing methods can be dismissed by watch snobs. But it is irrefutable just how massive the impact has been for the Seamaster lineup since 007 strapped one to their wrist. It has sparked standard Seamaster sales and spawned many special and limited editions coveted by watch buyers and collectors. Today, the Omega x 007 horological universe breaks new ground, with the first-ever chronograph in James Bond’s Seamaster Diver 300M history and the first to be created for a 007 video game and brought to life.
The new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light does not reinvent the wheel, nor does it have any outlandish or overt 007 branding. It builds upon the existing framework, its stainless steel case still measuring 44mm in diameter, 17.2mm thick, and 52.8mm lug-to-lug. This design is absolutely not under-the-cuff sliding or super tuxedo-friendly. In fairness, the 007 First Light video game is set at a time when Bond is 26 years old and is sent on a mission that will earn him his 00 status (an agent who holds a “license to kill”). Without having played the full game myself, as it is not out until May 27, it is fair to assume that this is a more budding Bond who is yet to fully develop his suave, “shaken, not stirred” persona.
The main dial is your familiar black ceramic wave dial, with large semi-skeletonised hands and applied indices that house ample Super-LumiNova for increased visibility in darkness. The central chronograph seconds hand and its corresponding counter are delineated with a golden hue, and to free up real estate for the dial-blending date complication at the 6 o’clock position, Omega has neatly packaged both the elapsed hour and minutes recorder for the chronograph into a single counter. Opposite to it, at 9 o’clock, you have your small running seconds. It is a very balanced layout that is very easy to read while being visually harmonious.
Matching the colour tones of the dial is a NATO strap that is similar to the strap found on the 007 No Time to Die Edition Seamaster, but with grey, gold, and black tones laid out with a different striping pattern. If this colour scheme is not to your fancy, six other NATO strap configurations, also featured in the game, will be available for purchase separately. The strap includes a special Seamaster buckle as well as ‘007’ and ‘First Light’ engravings on the keepers. These are the only 007 visual cues that can really be seen while worn.
The most overt 007 branding is also the most hidden, with ‘007 FIRST LIGHT’ etched on the sapphire glass of the exhibition caseback. Beneath it is the familiar METAS Master Chronometer-certified in-house Co-Axial calibre 9900 – a 60-hour automatic column-wheel chronograph movement. You also once again have the handsome industrial Geneva waves in arabesque finish that has been a longstanding signature for Omega’s calibres.
Although the scale of the watch may be intimidating for some, it is ultimately a 300-metre water-resistant chronograph with a screw-down crown and screw-down pushers. I look at this type of design as a true professional watch in that it is meant to be large and in charge, easy to read, and handle. At the end of the day, there are already plenty of smaller 007 Seamaster watches in both the Seamaster and Seamaster Aqua Terra collections – we are spoilt for choice in that regard. So, I appreciate that Omega has broken new ground here, with the first 007 Seamaster design born from a collaboration with a video game and the first-ever Bond Seamaster to feature a chronograph complication. This brings new dimensions, quite literally yet to be covered, into the Omega and James Bond universe for fans of the franchise and watchmaker to enjoy.
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light pricing and availability
The new Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light is now available for purchase. Price: US$9,400
| Brand | Omega |
| Model | Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph 007 First Light |
| Reference | 210.32.44.51.01.002 |
| Case Dimensions | 44mm (D) x 17.2mm (T) x 52.8mm (LTL) |
| Case Material | Stainless steel |
| Water Resistance | 300 metres, screw-down crown and pushers |
| Crystal(s) | Sapphire front and back |
| Dial | Black ceramic, wave-textured |
| Lug Width | 21mm |
| Strap | Black, grey, and beige polyamide Nato strap, polished-brushed buckle |
| Movement | Co-Axial calibre 9900, in-house, automatic, METAS-certified |
| Power Reserve | 60 hours |
| Functions | Hours, minutes, small seconds, date, chronograph |
| Availability | Now |
| Price | US$9,400 |