2007 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 45.5mm Black 2200.50.00
Ref: 2200.50.00
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Omega box. It comes paired with its original 22mm Omega stainless steel brushed stainless steel bracelet secured by an Omega-signed push button-release clasp and will fit up to a 7.15-inch wrist. The watch is from Circa. 2007 in worn condition, but overall, it is in very fair condition, coming fresh from a light polish, as seen by the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty.
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The Watch
Here we have a 2007 Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Black 2200.50.00 with a 44mm polished and brushed stainless steel case, characteristic twisted lugs with a lug-to-lug length of 51.5mm, and a case thickness of 14.5mm give the watch an impressive wrist presence. On the right side is a signed screw-down crown that sits recessed into the case for protection and, at 10 o’clock, a manual helium escape valve. The unidirectional bezel has deep knurling sides for extra grip, and a black aluminium dive insert has silver numerals and markings. Sapphire crystal sits above a black dial, an outer minute track has baton indexes filled in lume that sit above the 12, 6 and 9 numerals marking the hours, and at 3 o’clock a colour-matched date window, broad sword hands filled with lume are complemented by an arrow-tipped sweeping second-hand, at 12 o’clock we have the Omega motif “Seamaster Professional” and at 6 o’clock “CO-Axial Chronometer 600m/2000ft'' is printed underneath. On the reverse, a screw-down case back with a polished Hippocampus in the centre, a seahorse that represents Neptune, the God of the sea; it was conceived by Pierre Borie after seeing a picture of Neptune riding a chariot pulled by seahorses; it is the reason why the seahorses are wearing a bridle, first seen on the Seamaster in 1958. Inside an automatic Omega Cal. 2500, 29 jewels, and an unusual 25,200 beats per hour, the movement is based on the ETA 2892-A2 and was released in 1999, after Omega purchased the patent for the Co-Axial escapement from George Daniels, a renowned English master watchmaker and inventor in 1993. It comes paired with its original 22mm Omega stainless steel brushed stainless steel bracelet secured by an Omega signed push button-release clasp. It will fit up to a 7.15-inch wrist, and the watch comes with its Omega presentation box.
Personal Note
This Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean, reference 2200.50.00, is no small watch at 45.5mm and definitely demands its presence on the wrist, so if you are a small watch collector, this probably isn't the one for you. But if you have the wrist to support this beast, it's a great pickup, especially at our asking price. Snap this awesome watch up today whilst you can!
Lugs : 22mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months NON-Waterproof Warranty
The Brand
They were formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co., founded in 1848 by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds. When he died in 1879, his sons carried on his dream. In 1880, they moved to 96 Rue Jakob-Stampfli, where they remain today. The brothers produced their first mass-produced calibre, the Labrador In 1885. Just a few years later, in 1892, they produced the first minute-repeater. In 1903, they renamed the company Omega until 1982, when they officially changed their name to Omega SA. During WW1, Omega watches were used as official timekeepers for the Royal Flying Corps and the US Army. In 1930, Omega and Tissot merged together to form Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH.) In 1931, another group was formed - Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG). Where SSIH was primarily French-speaking, ASUAG was founded by the more German-speaking members of the Swiss watch industry. In 1948, they introduced the first edition of one of its most symbolic watches: the Seamaster. Omega first introduced the Constellation in 1952. At the time, it was Omega's flagship timepiece. The first models had a Cal. 354 bumper movement in them. Later, in 1955, Omega introduced the Automatic Cal. 50x, followed in 1959 by the Cal.55x (no date) and 56x (date) versions. Many of the Constellations came with pie-pan dials, diamond indexes, and fancy lug configurations. All the gold Constellations of that time have the Observatory of Geneva's hand engraved on the back. The stainless steel and stainless steel/gold versions had a gold medallion on the back with the Observatory of Geneva. The eight stars above the Observatory stand for the many exploits of Omega in the world Chronometer competition. Celebrating the fact that all Constellations are Chronometer Certified. In 1962, when astronaut Wally Schirra wore a Speedmaster on his Mercury Sigma 7 Mission, making it the first Omega watch to enter space. After rigorous tests, NASA used Omega for all their Apollo missions, including the 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11. Today, Omega is still the first choice of astronauts. In 1969, President Nixon famously said it was “too valuable” and turned down the first-ever all-gold Speedmaster Professional Deluxe. As a response to the ever-growing threat of electronic watches to the manufacturers of mechanical watches, Omega and many Swiss brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe formed Centre Electronique Horologer (CEH). Prototypes began to appear in 1967, and their production started in 1968. Then In 1972, Omega introduced the reference, 198.030, which included the Omega calibre 1250, a ‘tuning-fork electronic movement which was made under licence from Bulova. Later we saw a merger of SSIH and ASUAG into SMH, or Société de Microélectronique et d’Horlogerie. This merger took place in 1983. In 1992, the company acquired Blancpain, and in 1998, it officially rebranded itself from SMH to the Swatch Group. Then, in 1999, they purchased and integrated Breguet into the Swatch Group.