Following on from my look at episode 1 of season 18 of Top Gear, it would seem that there are different watches to talk about in episode 2 of the 18th season.
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| No... this is not a watch, but the rev counter in the Mercedes SLS Roadster... |
We start off by revisiting a favourite and one of mine, actually, from Jeremy Clarkson: the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean. As I have mentioned in the previous post, he has been wearing this watch almost non-stop on Top Gear (and one would assume, during off-screen times as well). I reckon this is one of my favourite watches that I have yet to own. One day I will.
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| Jeremy Clarkson with his Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean |
It is a very classically styled dive watch. The design is based on their Seamaster 300 model from the late '60s/ early '70s.
It is a tool watch first and foremost, but it's also kind of dressy,
meaning you could possibly pull it off combining it with a suit or a
tux. Yes I know what purists will say, but some people don't havethe dough to have a watch for every occasion. Hey, if it's good enough for Bond and Clarkson… (even if Bond does get paid to wear it…)
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| The Bond version of the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean |
The piece Clarkson wears was superseded in 2011, when a newer version
of the Planet Ocean was released, powered by the in-house Omega Calibre
8500. However, as with an in-house anything, the price was seriously
jacked up.
I mean, sure it's nice to have the newer in-house movement, but if you
get your hands on the slightly older version, it's powered by a tried
and tested Omega calibre 2500B/C/D which is a co-axial version of the
venerable ETA2892-A2.
It is, however, quite a small movement, so if a small movement in a big
case bugs you.. well… just be glad it doesn't have a see-through case
back (whereas the newer Planet Ocean with the inhouse 8500 does).
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