Omega Seamaster Bond watches
A VISIT
to the
OMEGA MUSEUM
BY SAAD CHAUDHRY
In the small garden outside, a sign read “Musée Omega” and a lunar rover played
peekaboo through a corner window. I entered through the open doors and was
greeted at the reception desk on the first floor by a friendly lady who encouraged
me to look around as I pleased. I was the only visitor at the time, and I decided to
follow the natural light.
As one ascends the spiral steps up to the first floor and location of the muse-
um’s collection, one finds three possibilities beyond the reception desk. To the left
is a narrow but finely appointed room with light polished wood and cognac leather
furniture, display cases and television screens with promotional films. This room
is reserved for dignitaries and guests of the brand. To the right is a dimly spot lit
square room with a central glass column housing movements and loupes. More on
that later.
I went ahead and walked into the largest room, straight ahead, with open
windows bringing in a light breeze through their louvered shutters. The lower-case
r-shaped room is home to some of Omega’s proudest achievements. In the back
is a mock lunar landscape with Neil Armstrong’s spacesuit on display near a real
NASA console used in the Apollo missions. I started my self-guided tour with the
‘Omega in the Movies.’ Here, one can see examples of props used for multiple
James Bond films, including the Seamaster 300M Diver from “Tomorrow Never
Dies,” complete with light-up dial, and Daniel Craig’s “Quantum of Solace.” Planet
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