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Super-spy James Bond has been strapped with yet another fabulous Omega Seamaster watch in the latest Bond franchise No Time to Die, which is finally set to be released in November this year.

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Omega has been looking after Bond’s timekeeping needs since 1995 as seen in "Golden Eye". The last Bond watch made was  the Seamaster 300 “Spectre", a vintage-inspired model that had a limited production of 7,007, and was released alongside the Bond film in 2005. This year’s Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond Numbered Edition, which will don the familiar red and black colour scheme, is given a vintage vibe and some high-tech details, which certainly, 007 die-hards will appreciate.

The watch comes in a 42mm platinum-gold case and a platinum-gold plate on its side, engraved with each the edition’s number, matched with a black leather strap with a buckle made from the same luxurious metal. There are also small, unique details that make this an interesting piece, such as the black ceramic bezel ring with a platinum diving scale, and a black enamel dial featuring a spiralling gun-barrel design in white gold.

This collector’s item also includes a hidden number "50" within the Superluminova of the 10 o’clock index, referencing to the 50th anniversary of the James Bond film "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Look closer and you’ll find a 007 logo at 7 o’clock on the white enamel minute track.

And we’re not quite done. Turn the watch over and you’ll find another Bond family coat-of-arms, which has been laser-engraved and filled with platinum on the sapphire crystal case back. The piece is gloriously equipped with the Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8807  – certified at the highest standards of precision, chronometric performance and magnetic resistance.

Finally, this Seamaster Diver 300M James Bond Numbered Edition comes presented in its own Globe-Trotter suitcase, bound by NATO-inspired straps. Inside, an additional black rubber strap is included.

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British luxury sportscar manufacturer Aston Martin may have been teetering on the brink yet again – this time, it’s predictably been the fault of Covid-19 – but that hasn’t arrested the flow of special-edition projects that seem to emanate regularly from its factory.

This time, it’s a pair of limited-run Vantage and DBS Superleggeras produced by the company’s bespoke Q division as a tie-in with the new James Bond movie No Time to Die, which may or may not be released in cinemas this autumn.

A throwback to the car that appeared in 1987 The Living Daylights, the Vantage 007 Edition will be available in 100 units, while 25 examples of the Superleggera 007 Edition, whose specification is similar to the Aston that appears in Bond’s latest cinematic outing, will be produced. Both models will be available globally, with deliveries beginning early next year.

Grey is the colour for both cars, the Vantage being decked out in a metallic Cumberland shade, with the Superleggera receiving a spectral Ceramic paint finish. Other unique details include the Vantage’s mesh grille with chrome surround, a vented sidestrake and yellow detailing on front spoiler, sill extensions and rear diffuser – the latter, we’re told, referencing the rocket boosters of the car in the ’87 film. Completing the homage is the availability of a ski rack and skis in matching colours, 007 branding on the centre console of manual-transmission models and an optional laser-etched gadget plaque depicting “controls” for such functions as rocket motors, missiles and ski outriggers (which, fortunately for other road users, aren’t part of the package).

The Superleggera, meanwhile, gets black carbon-fibre roof, aero additions and wing mirrors, massive 21-inch Y-spoke wheels, and 007 logos on wings and spoiler. The cockpit also gets the full Bond treatment, with branding on doors, armrest buckles and rear woofer cover.

Mechanically, both cars are identical to the regular models, with a 4-litre twin turbo V8 in the smaller, two-seat Vantage and a 5.2-litre twin-turbo V12 – the latter producing a mammoth 900Nm of torque – in the DBS Superleggera. All of which might well leave our hero somewhat stirred, if presumably not at all shaken.

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