Welcome to our luxxee magazine weekly wrap-up, where we bring you fresh news about what's going on in the watch world.
The Updated Hamilton “Murph”
One of the most incredible watches to come out over the last couple of years has to be Hamilton’s production model of the watch created for the box-office hit, Interstellar, the “Murph.” The director, Christopher Nolan, and production designer, Nathan Crowley, commissioned the watch as a prop to demonstrate time travel. During the movie, the watch is given to Murph Cooper (Mackenzie Foy) by her father, Coop (Matthew McConaughey), before he leaves on a mission to find a habitable planet for humankind to thrive and escape the dying earth.
Released in 2019, the Murph wasn’t much different in terms of dial design than the standard Khaki field mechanical. The original Murph had a 42mm stainless steel case, a very stiff calf-skin leather strap, and a beautiful fauxtina black dial. On the second hand, there is a section of morse code on the original Murph, which translates to “Eureka,” the word used to signify a crucial moment in the film. Fans of the movie loved this watch; however, there was the harken to make a smaller version since 42mm is on the larger side for most.
That’s where the update comes in. On November 22nd, Hamilton listened to the people and released a smaller 38mm cased version of the Murph. With a length of 44.7mm and a thickness of 11.1mm, this new version is compact, elegant, and carries the same looks as its bigger 42mm brother. The main difference is that the morse code is removed from the second hand on the 38mm version. While some people think the morse code should have stayed, I think it's an excellent call by Hamilton to remove it since it's now the same as the watch seen in the film.
60th Anniversary James Bond Seamaster Diver 300M
Sticking with the theme of movies, Agent 007 recently celebrated 60 years on the silver screen, thus calling on Omega to create a new Seamaster Diver 300M. The new Seamaster is one of my favourites ever made by Omega for a multitude of reasons. Not only is it designed with the world’s best spy in mind, but the aesthetic and unique material choices for this Seamaster make it much more special.
The inspiration behind this Seamaster utilizes the design of Daniel Craig’s Seamaster in “No Time to Die” and combines it with Pierce Brosnan's blue Seamaster Diver 300M Quartz seen in “GoldenEye” to create a genuinely stunning blue dial and bezel dive watch. While the watch is already unique by utilizing two Bond greats from both an acting and wristwatch perspective, a particular metal is in both the dial and bezel.
The dial and bezel implement anodized aluminum giving both a unique texture and look, and the watch will age beautifully over time. On top of that, using aluminum on this Seamaster is exciting. It could signify that Omega is using this as a test to see how customers and enthusiasts react to the use of aluminum. The dial features laser-engraved waves, and the bezel now features a 60 where the triangle and lume pip previously existed. The blue-on-blue aesthetic is gorgeous, and the lack of a date, as well as no coloured text on the dial, makes it much cleaner and adds to the wow factor for me.
The 60th Anniversary James Bond Seamaster Diver 300M exudes just how badass the James Bond character is, but the coolest part of the watch has to be the case back design. With the Omega Master Co-axial 8806 showing through is the silhouette of James with gun barrel rifling spinning behind him; a callback to the opening sequence to many Bond films. Yes, the gun barrel rifling does rotate. Omega achieved the rotating effect by laser engraving a single disc and attaching it to the case back disc to the second hand of the Seamaster. Such a great way to include an iconic movie opening with an iconic watch.
Omega takes great pride in the James Bond films, especially since 007 has been wearing Seamasters since 1995, and we hope to see new James Bond Seamaster watches for years to come.
The Social Corner: @watchpartsmotorcycles
It's time for another installation of The Social Corner! For those who don’t know, I take the time to go through my Instagram and see who’s making awesome content in the wristwatch space. If you haven’t heard the name Dan Tanenbaum, I highly recommend you check his profile out at @watchpartsmotorcycles.
Dan creates beautiful sculptures and art from old and non-functional watch parts. Stormtrooper helmets, motorcycles, Porsches, you name it; Dan has most likely made it with his extraordinary talents. He has also built a couple of pieces for renowned DJ Steve Aoki. Check him out!
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