Omega

Omega Men's 2503.30.00 Seamaster Aqua Terra Chronometer Watch

• Quality Swiss Automatic movement; Functions without a battery; Powers automatically with the movement of your arm
• Functions without a battery; watch powered automatically with the movement of your arm
• Domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal

Product Description

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The newest evolution of Omega's highly regarded SeaMaster series, the Aqua Terra delivers rugged handsome styling and superior performance, on land or at sea. This model places a large brushed steel case on a durable steel link bracelet. Featured beneath a virtually scratch-proof sapphire crystal, the round silver dial sports luminous hands and markers, a luminous sweep seconds hand and seconds indexes, and a date display at the three o'clock position. A see-through caseback allows a view of the self-winding Swiss automatic movement, which is enhanced by Omega's co-axial escapement, a technology that provides high precision and stable accuracy over long periods of use. This Omega watch is rated water resistant to a full 150 meters.

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. 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.

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: 2.2 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000I5OWWO
• Item model number: 2503.30.00
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #60,553 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice watch, June 18, 2009

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I bought this watch for my father-in-law as a Father's day present, we had gone to a local authorized dealer 1st and picked this one, the price was $200 more that what Amazon.com offers, though their warranty was for 3 years instead of Amazon.com's 2-year. I decided to buy it from Amazon.com because I make a lot of purchases from them regularly, my experience with them has been very good, their prices are very competitive and services are the best among all the online retailers. Anyway, I bought the watch yesterday and chose overnight shipping, got it this morning, opened up the box, the watch looked beuatiful, much better than what the picture showed. I will have to spend $20 to have the bracelet adjusted though.