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Full Product Name: Omega Men’s Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Watch #2201.50.00

Omega Men’s Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Watch #2201.50.00 Description:
The Seamaster Planet Ocean from Omega delivers exceptional performance and great style, both above water and below. The hard steel case frames a black dial with luminous hands and markers for excellent visibility, in low light conditions, a red tipped luminous seconds hand and seconds indexes, and a date display. The dial is constrained with a virtually scratch proof sapphire crystal and framed by a unidirectional rotating steel bezel, in black, with minute markings and fluted edges for grip. A good looking and lasting steel link bracelet completes the look. This Omega watch features self winding Swiss auto motion improved by Omega’s breakthrough co axial escapement, a technology that assures high precision and stable accuracy over long periods of use. it is rated water tolerant to a full 600 meters or 2000 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. but, the Omega name did not appear till 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 related with glamorous screen and sports stars the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond with current ambassadors as well as 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 serious tests, as well as passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from 18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster’s history has been undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s 1st steps on the Moon’s surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is distinguished for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega motion is tested on the wrist in present Omega models, while different laboratory tests are conducted to learn temperature resistance, shock resistance and vibration resistance.

Omega Men’s Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Watch #2201.50.00 Reviews:

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars
Class ..,
March 4, 2008

By M. Lawn “Mighty Blues” UK See all my reviews
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This is my 4th Swiss timepiece and it must be said, my favourite. I have also owned an Ikepod, Omega Speedmaster Broad Arrow and a Tag F1, the latter of which I still own as it is just such a fun watch.

I just swapped my Broad Arrow BA for the Planet Ocean XL PO XL and I am happy I did the XL is the one to go for not the baby brother version. The BA is a great watch but I started to find it just a little too dressy for my taste. The PO XL on the other hand is a fantastic, great looking, chunky sports watch which grabs peoples attention without being too flash. It can be worn as an everyday watch but it still has the class and will look great on that special occasion. The PO is beautifully made and a pleasure to wear. I looked at the Tags Aquaracer and Link Breitling colt and many others in the price range and they just did not come close to this one in my opinion. I have had it 6 months now and timekeeping is spot on as you could expect. I tend to get bored with my watches and sell them on and replace them after many years. But I can honestly say that I may just settle down with my Planet Ocean.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars
Watchmakers Advice,
December 21, 2007

By Claude H. Suddreth “Opinion Expert” Phoenix, AZ USA See all my reviews
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I am rather opinionated when it comes to luxury watches. This comes from spending 2 years in watchmaking school, studying directly under the guidance of a certified master swiss watchmaker who came here from Europe. Watches, particularly mid to high grade swiss watches, are a passion of mine. I am not loyal to a brand or a style or anything else. I judge them for what they are, by quality, function, construction, and style. A watchmakers point of view.

This said I will tell you that this particular watch is what I think about to be a “best kept secret” sort of watch. This is an auto watch read: Mechanical NOT Quartz, and of CHRONOMETER grade function. Chronometer as used here is a measure of correct timekeeping, not quality a point frequently misunderstood and may be used typically from a marketing point of view by businesses like Rolex. HOWEVER. This motion in THIS watch is really EXCELLENT by quality, time keeping ability, and construction easily comparable to other Swiss made movements from other famous manufacturers costing many number of times as much. This watch, properly serviced, will supply a lifetime of use and most likely more. totally the sort of watch you pass down to the next generation.

All in all and EXCELLENT choice particularly for those seeking their 1st QUALITY Swiss watch purchase.

Definitely recommended!

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars
The last sport watch you will ever have to buy.,
September 14, 2007

By Anonymous “Anonymous” United States See all my reviews

The last sport watch you will ever have to buy.

This review mentions the Model 2218.50, XL variant 45 mm case with steel bracelet. The opinions of the movement, modification and dependability are related to the model with rubber strap and leather lizard strap.

This is a hefty timepiece, it weighs 9+ ounces over half a pound, it feels and exudes quality and is bound to illicit a glance and a double take. The domed double anti glare sapphire crystal is super sharp and on occasion hard to learn it is there.

The outside is a mix of brushed and polished stainless steel, most notably the trademark Omega horns are this mixed finish.

The screw down crown is adorned with the Omega logo and easy to open, the 1st position enables manual winding for a power boost, the helium escape valve at 10:00 is adorned with the regular symbol “He”.

Clockwise turns of the crown in second position changes the date forward, the date can not be adjusted backwards. Time modification is easy and rapid; no modification for seconds is available.

The unidirectional bezel rotates counter clockwise 120 clicks and lines up perfectly with every second marker, the hard feel of the rotation is nothing less than you’d expect from an Omega.

The luminescent material of this watch is a glow magnet, just many seconds contact to sunlight or held close to a lamp will turn the face of this watch into a lighthouse! joint with the chrome and split bezel hands of the subdials and this timepiece may be used as a signal mirror for low flying aircraft.

The Omega 3313 motion is same to their 3303 motion except the 3313 has the co axial escapement, this is the same motion inside the Omega DeVille and will be used in future models.

The accuracy of this watch is only surpassed by my Omega SeaMaster Quartz 300 2221.80, my Quartz Omega never loses or gains a second and the PO gains less than 5 seconds a week. The days I do not wear it, I use up 60 seconds winding it and store it standing vertically for optimum movement.

The bracelet will include the scuba expansion of all SeaMasters, but has no convenience pins for fast modification or for bodily weight fluctuation. It releases easily with the double release pins and feels confidently closed when clasped.

I’ve performed testing of the power reserve, it continues to function about 43 hours with a full wind.

The watch can also function with a running chronograph for over 40 hours on a full wind, that is impressive.

Overall, I’d recommend this watch for anybody who wants an exquisite sport timepiece which is not out of place at a formal, like all of the Omegas made before it; I expect this watch to endure for my grandchildren and their grandchildren.