Accept no substitutes.

Three weeks ago, Omega announced that Aaron Taylor-Johnson [1] had become a part of its “family of global ambassadors” [2]. With that, the Internet erupted with speculation that 007-cum-Amazon had been cast [3-7].

Regardless of what was behind it, the move packed a healthy dose of viral wallop. As I think about it, this morning might be the first where Google hasn’t alerted me to some new content on the matter, just released … continued

While updating the “Casino Royale” Limited page earlier today, I noted that that watch, new from an Authorized Dealer, was priced in 2006 at $3,650 (MSRP).

In case you forgot to ask— the standard (read, ‘not Limited Series’) Omega Planet Ocean, in either size, runs $3,300 (MSRP) on the rubber strap …. So we’re talking about a $350 premium for the James Bond 007 Casino Royale watch affiliation ….

The “Casino Royale” differed from its … continued