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: Does anyone know when Omega introduced
: "Mid-Size" models?
: Did they come in with the "James
: Bond" SMP?
OMEGA has long made a whole range of sizes of watches. But it was not until the past 15 years or so that they started regularly making more than one mens size of the exact same watch.
Partially because it wasn't until recently that bigger mens watches were that popular. During the 1950s through 1970s, mens watches over 36mm in diameter were uncommon. But now 38mm, 41mm and larger are quite popular. So based on historical sizing, the 'mid' size are really the normal sized mens watches while the 'full' are the oversized.
Also sizes of mens watches vary in popularity across different parts of the world. For example, OMEGA told me that on the Bond SMP, the full size is the most popular in Europe and the US, while the mid-size is the most popular in Japan. So by making one watch in two sizes, they can sell one style that will be popular globally.
I believe the pre-Bond Seamaster Professionals also had a mid-size option starting in the late 1980s. The mid-size Bond SMP came out simultaneously with the full size in 1993.
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