Features:

• Omega 1128 Caliber Swiss automatic chronometer with GMT function
• Domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal
• Case diameter: 41 mm
• Stainless-steel case; Black dial; Date function; GMT function
• Water-resistant to 300 M (1000 feet)

Editor Reviews:

Product Description:
Omega GMT Mens Watch Premium grade stainless steel, Chronometer movement, Bidirectional rotating aluminum bezel serves as a second time zone. Stainless steel case & link bracelet, Push-button safety clasp, Black Geneva wave pattern dial, Luminous hands and hour markers, Automatic date calendar, Screw-in crown and caseback for water resistance up to 300M, Scratch resistant sapphire crystal. 41mm.

Amazon.com Product Description:
Set sail with confidence and style to points unknown with this classic Omega Seamaster stainless steel men's automatic chronometer watch, a highly accurate timepiece that's as comfortable negotiating deals in the boardroom as it is navigating the breaking seas. It's also a great diving watch, with water resistance to 300 meters (1000 feet). Definitively masculine in design, it features a large, round silver stainless steel watch case that blends brushed and polished surfaces and measures 41mm (1.61 inches) wide and 11.5mm (0.45 inches) deep. This watch includes a secondary hand (in red) that enables you to track a second time zone using the aluminum bidirectional rotating bezel's engraved 24-hour marks (in large Arabic numerals).

The black dial background is accented by a Geneva wave pattern and it includes large, luminous Dauphine hands (with seconds hand) and baton dial markers, as well as a window at 3 o'clock for the automatic date display. Other features include a screw-in caseback, screw-locked crown, and scratch-resistant and glare-proofed domed sapphire crystal. It's completed by a silver stainless steel link bracelet band that offers polished highlights, which is joined by a secure, push-button clasp.

Originally created in the 1750s, the first chronometers were clocks that were accurate enough to calculate the longitude of a ship's position. Today, the chronometer label is bestowed upon timepieces that have undergone precision tests and received a certificate from the official COSC (Control Officile Suisse de Chronometers) regulatory organization that rigorously tests and certifies (or fails) watch movements for chronometer status.

Automatic Watch Movement
An automatic watch is self-winding, and its movement has a reserve that must be at least partially filled prior to being worn. This is done by shaking and winding the timepiece manually. In order for an automatic timepiece to keep a reserve, it must be worn daily for 8 hours of active wear.

The Omega Story
The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn't appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been associated with glamorous screen and sports stars--the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond--with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.

But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was "flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions" as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency's severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster's history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man's first steps on the Moon's surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

Rating : - Beautiful Watch, excellent Amazon service
I have wanted this Omega 2234.50 black dial GMT watch for several years but thought I would have to get one at a local jewelry store to make sure it was a genuine Omega and not something less. I checked Amazon and to my surprise they had the exact watch model I wanted and at the best price I have seen anywhere. I entered the order, got an acknowledgement by email, and three business days later, had the beautiful and rugged watch ticking on my wrist, and I used standard UPS ground shipping. This is the most painless large dollar purchase I have ever experienced via the Internet. I would never have bought this watch on the 'Net anywhere other than Amazon because they have earned my trust over many transactions.

I was surprised to not have an Omega warranty card to return but this is the first watch I ever bought from Amazon and I guess the way it works is that Amazon provides the warranty rather than Omega. If I bought it from an authorized Omega distributor then I would have had an Omega warranty and paid full price or close to it.

Pros: Excellent price on this getting-hard-to-find model. Great price. Very fast order handling and delivery. No hassles. Amazon 30 day return and 2 year warranty.

Cons: Amazon could have packed it a little smarter. The Omega box was slightly split from UPS pounding. They padded it on the top and four sides but not on the bottom and that was the problem. I tend to keep my watch boxes for decades and I was disappointed to see the very slight box damage.