In the lineup of all-time great dive watches, the Omega Globemaster from 1957 has a special place for many vintage collectors, with most comparing it (favorably) to the original Rolex Submariner models.
It gives us hope that there is an objective, nearly empirical quality to our hobby that we can point to. Or it gives us an appreciated memory of recognition: remember that time that person noticed? Even more extraordinary, who give me this compliment is my 20 year-old daughter when we were having dinner together. Allow me to repeat that: a twenty something stood up and took attention of a watch I was wearing. Notably digital and analogue-oblivious, the smart phone generation is supposed to represent a demographic end of the line for wristwatches, but I now have hope.
The watch is a technical tour de force and, legitimately, deserves the ground breaking designation for its movement but after costing some time with it, I found its aesthetics were what left a more powerful and solid impression on me. What grabbed her attention was the new replica Omega Globemaster I have been test-driving over the past week.
There are 8 tests the movement and the replica rolex watches are put through as part of the certification process. With the official announcement last week of the Globemaster’s release, the watch world has been regularly and correctly talking up Omega’s calibre 8900, which empowers the watch. In the late of last year, Omega released publicly a new certification in partnership with METAS (the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology) which disseminates Swiss official time and certifies a range of instruments from those measuring force and pressure to radiation in nuclear medicine. The testing criteria are also important because they scrutinize the watch holistically; not just as a movement but, rather, as something you actually wear on your wrist.
What does this new standard mean for consumers? During the press conference Nick Hayek, Swatch Group’s CEO – in addition to praising the technical excellence the Master Chronometer standard reflects – stressed its significance as a method of measuring trust. Trust, here, may have wider meaning. It not only mean the trust between the consumer and the manufacture (in this case Omega), but also between the consumer and METAS, and more broadly between the consumer and the Swiss replica watches manufactures. In-house seals and certifications are, no matter how rigorous, still matters of faith unless the technical standards they represent can be independently verified. This certification establishes that trust through a respected third party.
They can also decide the quality of your alcohol as an added bonus. The certification process, which Omega uses to augment COSC, results in the designation Master Chronometer and the new Globemaster is the initial watch to achieve this rating. Other competitors, such as Patek Phillipe and Jaeger Lecoultre, have innovated their own certifications of quality, however, Omega’s relationship with METAS is an open standard; any producer could hand in their watches for certification though few (today) would be able to meet the standard.
However, all that detail is beside the point. The point is immediately clear when you look at this watch. It’s a beast. And while such a brash and bold timepiece might not be your flavor. It’s a watch that just oozes badass-ness.
Replica Omega Globemaster review
