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Excellent point.

: Funny, I've heard several people recently
: commenting on how bright the blue is on the
: Bond version.

: As someone who has worn the blue Bond version
: almost continuously for 3.5 years, I've
: always considered it pretty conservatively
: dark. The dial is near navy blue and the
: bezel is a dark denim blue. Certainly the
: online and catalog photos of it are
: extraordinarily well lit, so greatly
: emphasize the blueness in ways you won't see
: in real life.

: Omega does a great job with textures--making
: their watches much more interesting and
: diverse in contrast and reflection than you
: will ever see in a static photo. Catalog and
: jewelry store lighting do not properly show
: the true character of these creations.

: Sure the dark blue versions have a sporty look.
: But I find the extraordinarily bold markings
: of the black dial versions to be an equal if
: not louder declaration of being a sports
: watch.

: Omega has done an interesting thing with
: positioning two suberb, yet distinctly
: different looks in the same Seamaster
: Professional series. The Bond style is truly
: unique--never seen its like on any other
: watch (excluding knockoffs and
: counterfeits). Even the classic bracelet is
: much more different than on other watches.

: Yet the newer black style ones are truly
: classic designs dating back to Seamasters of
: the 1960's, but with updated touches like
: the wave background. The Speedmaster style
: bracelet is nice too, yet reduces the
: uniqueness of the Seamaster line. I spoke to
: Omega product development about the bracelet
: change and their reasoning was to give a
: more consolidated look across the sports
: model lines. While that sounds good, I feel
: this bracelet change takes more away from
: the Seamaster line than it adds to the
: sports lines in total. Apparently I was not
: alone, not only Omega USA but also Omega
: South Africa rejected the updated bracelet
: and offer the classic bracelet on virtually
: all Seamaster models.

: I actually consider myself lucky that I bought
: mine *before* the other style option was
: available. It has made it much easier for me
: to be happy with my decision!