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Review of the Ultimate Omega Planet Ocean Replica Watch |
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Written by By-Tor
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Hot off the press! By-Tor as usual has some of the most in-depth reviews of current replica watch models. This review of the brand new replica watch of the famous Omega Planet Ocean brings to a close a year-long series of improvements to the Swiss ETA version. Five generations of the watch have been released in that time, each an improvement over the other. Watch size has varied (previous versions were 42.5mm, too small) as has various features such as dial quality and case design.
With this final "Ultimate" version the redesign of this replica will probably come to a close. The final product is one of the most accurate replica watches on the market, and points to the level of quality that will come out of the replica factories in 2007.
Thanks to By-Tor for allowing me to reprint his original review.
God only knows how many "generations" of Planet Oceans we've got already. I already thought the 4th Generation was the last model I had to buy, but I was wrong. The rep factories have "milked" the members many times with this watch. They had to make 3-4 attempts to finally get the bigger version right.
Black 45mm Planet Ocean is the watch that Daniel Craig actually wears in "Casino Royale" (before he changes to the standard "Bond Seamaster" later in the movie). He's wearing his 45mm PO with a black rubber strap.
When I'm writing this review nobody has yet came out with a rep strap that goes with the "Ultimate", but I believe it's only a matter of time when they're out. Can't really think of a strap that has more sales potential.
How good is it?
The 4th Gen is excellent replica watch. But the "Ultimate" has finally fixed some of the minor shortcomings. Actually there was very little to fix with the 4th Gen. All the improvements belong to the detail department, but are definitely important for the accuracy freaks.
1. The bracelet:
If the 4th Gen had a serious shortcoming it was definitely the questionable bracelet and clasp quality. The SEL had too big gap between the last link. Also the clasp didn't lock up properly, felt loose and left annoying gap between the bracelet and clasp. All these have been fixed and the watch sits perfectly on the wrist. The clasp also has correct markings for the 45mm version: "OMEGA Seamaster PROFESSIONAL PLANET OCEAN".
2. The hands:
4th Gen had too short hands (barely noticeable though). This flaw has been fixed for the "Ultimate". But now they introduced the wrongly shaped Omega ellipse logo. The feet are shaped a'la on the older Seamasters. Otherwise the dial is virtually perfect, and the pearl has been dramatically improved.
3. The HE valve:
I never really swallowed some members' claims that the HE valve was too low on the 4th Generation. I think it was perfectly placed on the rep, because on the smaller Planet Ocean the HE was significantly lower than on the standard Seamaster line. Either way, the HE valve has been raised a bit for the "Ultimate".
4. AR Coating:
4th Gen had light AR coating, which has been improved for this model. It has similar blueish tint on the crystal as the genuine (in certain lighting), but unlike the genuine the crystal looks like it's coated only from inside. Because of this the tint isn't quite as strong. Still very impressive.
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Last Updated ( Thursday, 29 November 2007 )
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