The skyfall omega AT on full view on Bond

[Muddy250]

Well, if 6 people can be Bond, I'm sure a couple of us can be Daniel Craig...

Why not!

[snakeinthegear]

QoS looked to start if great. The amazing opening car chase was ruined by the scenes being butchered by the editors and the action overall was just all over the place and at times hard to see what was going on. QoS had a few great scenes, I loved seeing Bond's PO on display when ever it was visible bit the film overall for me was underwhelming and a disappointing followup to CR for me. SF so far, looks to be amazing and I do hope it's as good as it's being hyped u to be. I can't wait to get my hands on this new AT Bond watch but until then I'll stick to my PO.

[Muddy250]

i managed to cure that condition by getting married and having kids.

I did that too. It's only a temporary fix...

[copperjohn]

That scene always bugged me. Not because of Craig's weird pronunciation or any product placement issue, but because it awkwardly broke the internal logic of the movie's characters at that point. Vesper's knowledge and skill in observation would allow her to recognize the/an Omega (or a Rolex) easily.

Ya, this seemed odd at first. But in reality, when normal people see what they think is an expensive watch, their first thought always go to Rolex. She is women, not WIS. Could the comment then seem more natural?

Not arguing with your thoughts, just conversating on the scene.

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[zerophase]

That scene always bugged me. Not because of Craig's weird pronunciation or any product placement issue, but because it awkwardly broke the internal logic of the movie's characters at that point. Vesper's knowledge and skill in observation would allow her to recognize the/an Omega (or a Rolex) easily.

Well actually, Omega's president, Stephen Urquhart also pronounces it "Oh-me-ga" so I actually think that contrary to popular belief, that is the proper pronunciation of it. Either that or that is what it sounds like with a British accent applied to the word.

[iinsic]

Well actually, Omega's president, Stephen Urquhart also pronounces it "Oh-me-ga" so I actually think that contrary to popular belief, that is the proper pronunciation of it. Either that or that is what it sounds like with a British accent applied to the word.

The English have long been known to "Anglicize" the pronunciation of French words (e.g.-Cartier=CART-ee-ehr). However, I've known many English over the years who do not pronounce Omega (the last letter in the Greek alphabet) the way Messrs. Craig and Urquhart do. That leads me to believe that their pronunciation is an affectation.

[imranbecks]

Ya, this seemed odd at first. But in reality, when normal people see what they think is an expensive watch, their first thought always go to Rolex. She is women, not WIS. Could the comment then seem more natural?

Not arguing with your thoughts, just conversating on the scene.

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I agree... When I had my Omega PO on during my wedding recently, my uncle saw it and asked me if it was a Rolex.. For some reason, when it comes to great looking expensive watches, the first thing that naturally comes to a persons mind is "Rolex".

[zerophase]

I agree... When I had my Omega PO on during my wedding recently, my uncle saw it and asked me if it was a Rolex.. For some reason, when it comes to great looking expensive watches, the first thing that naturally comes to a persons mind is "Rolex".

As far as the scene goes, it make sense if she hadn't actually seen the watch before she made the comment. I agree that she could have just thought that the because of his class it was a rolex.

[snakeinthegear]

She hadn't seen the watch. She could see he was wearing what looked like a nice, expensive watch but from where she was sitting, there's no way she would have copped a good eyeful of the whole watch, much less identify what make it was.

[SerialQiller]

She also pointed out that he came from orphan background and didn't come from money. She thought the cut of his suit meant that he went to Oxford or Cambridge and that he assumed that people naturally dressed like that. I think that she called him out on wearing a Rolex because he was a poor boy trying to act blueblood and that he would have mistakenly assumed Rolex would give him status; rather it would just make him come off as pretentious. But then he said it was an Omega, so she changed her mind that he actually had real taste and hence called it 'beautiful'.

jk jk to all the Rollies...