This was the “limited” edition Omega Planet Ocean that came out when the latest James Bond movie “Casino Royale” was released:

… And while I must confess that I thought the engraving on the back was absolutely ghastly, the fact was that the only visible part of the watch that was changed was the “007″ on the seconds hand.

That was fine, because it just told the whole world that you were only dorky enough to buy a “general” James Bond limited edition watch as opposed to being so dorky as to buy a watch made specifically for a single movie.

With the latest Omega incarnation, however, all will be lost:

As I have already established before, all Omega owners are a bunch of pocket protector wearing nerds, but outside of the stupid writing on the crystal (or the dial, I can’t tell…) I think it actually looks quite good.  The dial is suppose to emulate the checkered pattern on the grip of Bond’s gun, and to be honest I think it looks really good, kind of like a dial Audemars Piguet would make.

That red writing of “Seamaster” is a nice touch too.  An apparent influence from the old Rolex SeaDweller/Submariners of old, but quite nice nonetheless.

I don’t know what it is with Omega and their stupid “limited” edition watches.  It’s gotten so out of hand that I suspect there are more limited edition watches than regular ones!  That was a bit of an exaggeration, but if you get rid of that stupid writing of the movie title, I’m sold.

I doubt that James Bond himself would wear such a watch, but I’m aching to see if he will be wearing the standard metal bracelet Omega Planet Ocean as I had long been suspecting:

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean – 2201.50.00 Gents Watch

I don’t have much of an interest in politics.  In fact, one could say it is quite similar to a stoner’s feelings toward employment.  You want to be interested because you feel it’ll be better for you, but you’re doing just fine without it so you don’t bother…

That is why when I heard that Barack Obama chose Senator Joe Biden as his vice-presidential running mate, I immediately went for a nap.

But later on in the week I actually read up a little on him, and would you look at the watch he’s wearing:

Omega Seamaster GMT Mens Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic Watch 2535.80

Here’s a closeup if you’re having trouble telling what it is:

Omega Seamaster GMT Mens Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic Watch 2535.80

To confirm your initial suspicions, yes that IS an Omega Seamaster Professional,  the current James Bond watch!

I’m not sure of the exact model, but based on a picture I saw, I think it’s likely the GMT version as seen here with a few windows outlining its different features:

Omega Seamaster GMT Mens Blue Dial Stainless Steel Automatic Watch 2535.80

It could, however, just as easily be the more true to form “official” James Bond watch as seen here:

Omega Seamaster Automatic – 2220.80.00 Gents Watch

The truth of the matter is that I don’t know what verson it is, but I also don’t really care.  You see it doesn’t matter what version of the watch you have, the automatic version, the quartz version, the GMT version, or even the chronograph version, the goal of the Bond watch has always been the same.

And that is to transform the most dimwitted idiot, the fattest husband, and the most unattractive college grad, to HIM:

Omega Seamaster Automatic – 2220.80.00 Gents Watch

People will lie to you all the time and claim that they got the Bond watch because of the looks, because they couldn’t pass up a great deal, but they can only lie to themselves for so long before finally admitting to themselves that the only reason they got this watch is because the kid inside of them wants nothing more than to be James Bond.

They may be responsible adults these days, but a part of them, and myself I suppose a part of myself, since I used to have one, find an appeal to the kind of charming, brave, and dashing persona of the legendary fictional spy and the lifestyle he leads.

And who can blame them?  It is quite a nice departure from everyday life I must admit…

I thought that it might be the case that Senator Joe Biden might just happen to have several watches, or may be a collector, and he may very well be, but every time I see him with a watch, and I do mean EVERY time I see him with a watch, it’s always the James Bond Omega.

And that’s saying something!