Omega

Omega Men's 2218.50.00 Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Chronograph Watch

• Quality Swiss Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 45.5 mm

Product Description

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The Omega Men's Seamaster Planet Ocean Orange Bezel Watch is built to join you in the deep blue depths. This self-winding chronograph timepiece features a column wheel mechanism and co-axial escapement movement with rhodium-plated finish movement for greater precision, stability, and durability of the movement, and a stainless steel case and bezel. The watch's black dial is offset by red Arabic numerals, and luminous white hands and markers, and the striking orange bezel features black engraved second markers and Arabic numerals. The sub-dials with white hands and markers sit at the 3, 6, and 9 o'clock, and a date calendar sits diagonally at the 4 o'clock. The watch also features a stainless steel band, and a domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal coated on the inside with anti-reflective treatment. Designed to join you in some serious skin diving and other water sports, the Seamaster is water resistant to 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. However, the Omega name didn't appear until 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 associated with glamorous screen and sports stars--the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond--with current ambassadors including 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 severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster's history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man's first steps on the Moon's surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Omega watches rocketed off to space on many subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975.

In more recent years, Omega created the world's first self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the first mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, developed in conjunction with renowned English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega's Co-Axial Escapement drastically reduces the friction among the parts that transmit energy to the other components, producing greater stability and precision and reducing service requirements.

Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NIGEKO
• Item model number: 2218.50.00
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #45,174 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing, July 6, 2011

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Jorge Carrasco "JC" (US) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Omega Men's 2218.50.00 Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Chronograph Watch (Watch)

This watch is really beautiful, very solid and of very high quality like all Omegas. The only bad thing about it is that once you have this one you'll want the black one too. It will last a lifetime.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Warranty card, August 15, 2011

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Tso Mun Wai - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omega Men's 2218.50.00 Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Chronograph Watch (Watch)

I just receivd the watch. There is not any warranty card inside the box, nor any other cards informing the repair centres location etc. Where are they?

Bst regards,

Henry Tso

9 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars BEWARE Anti Glare coating SCRATCHES !, August 14, 2009

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John Olendy - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Omega Men's 2218.50.00 Seamaster Planet Ocean Automatic Chronometer Chronograph Watch (Watch)

Only 2 stars for this watch. While i do not own this particular brand, i do own a Planet Ocean 2200.50.00 which has the DOUBLE ANTI GLARE ( anti glare on inside and outside of crystal ). The watch looks great, no complaints about that.

Take note before you buy any of these watches from Omega that have the Double anti glare. THEY SCRATCH EASILY !! Mine scratched after 2 months and Omega will not warranty it. In fact, if you go to their website, they don't even have a customer service number and it states this:

"Due to the considerable interest shown in the OMEGA brand, our staff is answering an unprecedented number of inquiries. Therefore, you should expect a response time of at least four weeks. We thank you for your patience and understanding." ONLY THROUGH EMAIL

I feel that after spending $4000 on a watch, that they should replace it or at least re-imburse the cost. They do not and will not, so you are stuck with a scratched watch.

Save your bucks and get a ROLEX or Tag. Customer service on these Omega's are NILL !