Watches of a Supervillain

Super villains are more fun than super heroes, and so are their watches. Tonight’s show highlights the luxury watches that megalomaniacal, power mad, and flamboyantly evil figures might wear around their volcano lairs or space stations. From tantalum Omega Seamasters to precious metals to tourbillons and oversized cases, tonight’s luxury watch lineup is ready to bring the world to its knees. No watch is more closely associated with the last thirty years of James Bond than the Omega Seamaster. Specifically, the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M. First worn in quartz form by Pierce Brosnan in 1995's "Goldeneye," the Seamaster Diver 300M has endured as an icon of Agent 007's world even as the character has transitioned to the Planet Ocean. But why can't a James Bond villain enjoy Omega's finest dive watch? In fact, several versions of the Omega Seamaster have included the provocative and flamboyant tri-tone combination of rose gold, tantalum, and titanium. Better suited to a Bond villain like Blofeld or Auric Goldfinger than 007 himself, the three "tri-tone" Seamasters are villain watches. First came the 1993 Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph. As the first watch ever to combine tantalum with titanium and gold, it was a landmark watch made even more appealing by the early 1990s use of tritium on Omega watch dials. Today, those early chronographs are more colorful than ever thanks to tritium patina. The 2018 redesign of the Seamaster Diver 300M heralded the return of Omega's tri tone w