Omega Seamaster Diver 300M

    I purchased this Omega Seamaster when I was at university in my early 20s.  Probably a tad foolish to spend that sort of money on a watch at such a young age, but even then I knew this was something I would keep forever.  It was also the start of a tenet I live by to this day: buy something of quality and keep it.

    The Seamaster was first launched by the Swiss watch company Omega in 1948.  It was based on watches they had supplied to the British Royal Navy during the Second World War.  Omega used a revolutionary O-ring seal for watertightness; technology that had been developed during the War for submarines.

    Over the years the Seamaster would become very popular with the British military, especially elite forces like the Special Boat Service (of whom the US Navy Seals are modeled after).  Because of this, the Seamaster would be worn by my favourite fictional hero: Bond, James Bond.

    Yes, I bought a watch because it was worn by James Bond, but hear me out.  'Goldeneye', my favourite Bond film, came out when I was 8 years old and I still watch it multiple times a year.  Pierce Brosnan wears the watch throughout the film, complete with lasers and other gadgets that mine doesn't have, and I knew even as a boy that I had to have one.

    

    Automatic watches need to be serviced every 5-10 years and most people will have their watches polished and cleaned up while this is happening.  Not me.  Although it has only required one service, I have always told Omega that I don't want any polishing of the case or bracelet.  Every nick and scratch is a story to me, and I want to keep that patina.  'Patina', defined as a surface appearance of something grown beautiful especially with age or use, is to me just another term for 'memories'.

    There is an even bigger reason that this watch is so special to me: my father wears one as well.