Monthly Archives: March 2015

Seamaster Aqua Terra 150m James Bond

“The name’s Bond, James Bond” and he’s back on the big screen in 2015 in Spectre, the 24th film in the saga. The new film adaptation of Ian Fleming’s novels is Daniel Craig’s fourth outing in the role of the British spy. To coincide with the new release, Omega, Bond’s favourite watch brand, has unveiled a limited edition of the Seamaster Aqua Terra (15,007 pieces available). The blue dial and tip of the yellow central seconds hand are adorned by Bond’s very own Scottish family coat of arms. The figures on the minute track wrapped around the dial are also in yellow whilst the indices and hands are true to the Aqua Terra’s signature features. The time functions (hours, minutes and seconds in the centre) and the date (at 3 o’ clock) are brought to life by the self-winding Master Co-Axial 8507 calibre resistant to magnetic fields up to 15,000 gauss and housed in a 41mm steel case. Price: 6,500 CHF

Promesse

Stendhal said: “Beauty is nothing other than the promise of happiness.” Could the writer have been right? Could a beautiful and timeless watch be a seal of commitment between two people and the promise of happiness? When it comes to love, the imagination runs wild. Baume & Mercier radiate this sentimental sermon in an entire ladies collection. The timepiece comes in two diameters (30 or 34mm) with a self-winding or quartz movement wrapped in steel, plain, with diamonds or blended with rose gold. The simplicity of Promesse with its guilloché silver-tone or mother-of pearl dial means it’s love at first sight. True to the collection’s key features, four Roman numerals are surrounded by baton or diamond indices. Spear-shape hands glide above to track the hours and minutes with a slim seconds hand. What makes this timepiece so spellbinding? Not only may it dazzle with diamonds but the oval bezel plays with the case’s round curves. Price between 1,750 CHF to 6,500 CHF