Fun Facts on Omega

- President John F. Kennedy had a gold Omega wristwatch, inscribed "President of the United States from his friend Grant."

- Omega appeared in the film Apollo 13 (1995) with Tom Hanks as Commander James Lovell.

- The Omega Speedmaster Professional was worn in the real life adventures of the NASA Apollo missions to the moon.

- The Omega Seamaster 300M Professional Chronometer is the current official James Bond watch, used by Pierce Brosnan in each of his Bond movies since, but not including, GoldenEye (1995). In the GoldenEye film, the quartz Seamaster 300M Professional was featured. Daniel Craig, the current James Bond of the film Casino Royale proudly wears his Omega Seamaster.

- The Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph was the first watch worn on the Moon. All subsequent manned NASA missions also utilized this wristwatch.

- Special Agents Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) and Fox Mulder wore Omega DeVille Prestige watches on The X-Files.

- In the film The Deep End of the Ocean (1999), Michelle Pfeiffer's character Beth Cappadoro wears a vintage steel Omega.

- The Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch appears in many documentaries and programs related to the Apollo missions including From The Earth To The Moon, NASA: 25 Years To The Moon and For All Mankind.

- In Simply Irrestible (1999), actress Sarah Michelle Gellar wears a steel and gold Omega Constellation.

- Omega has frequently been the official timekeeper for the Olympics, beginning with the 1932 Summer Olympics. Omega was the official timekeeper for the 2006 Winter Olympics and will be for the 2008 Summer Olympics as well.

- Luc Besson's movie The Big Blue (1988) featured Omega's Seamaster Professional 600 which has become a collectible.

- In the film, The Corruptor (1999), Chow Yun Fat wears an Omega Speedmaster Moon Watch.

- In the television series JAG (1995-2000), Commander Harmon (David James Elliott) wears a Seamaster Professional Diver.

- The villain in Undercover Brother (2000) wears a steel and gold Seamaster Professional Chronograph.

- Wil Smith, as Robert Dean in the movie Enemy of the State (1998), wears an Omega DeVille Prestige.

- Nigel Marven, of The Discovery Channel's nature documentary series Nigel's Wild Wild World, occasionally sports a Seamaster Professional Diver.

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Fun Facts on Rolex

- Ian Flemming's James Bond character wore a Rolex Oyster Perpetual in the series of spy novels.

- In the movies, Sean Connery, Roger Moore, and Timothy Dalton all wore different Rolex models during their time as James Bond. The Rolex Submariner was the iconic choice, but Moore also wore Rolex Cellini.

- Rolex created the first waterproof watch case, the first wristwatch with a date on the dial, and the first watch to show two timezones at once.

- Rolex is associated with many athletic events including U.S. and international sailing regattas, golf, sportscar and road racing, fishing and angler sports, and equestrian events.

- Rolex recognizes visuary individuals through the Rolex Institute, which honors and supports significant contributions in science, culture, education, and the arts.

- Winners of the Rolex Awards for Enterprise include Alexandra Lavrillier for setting up a nomadic school for the Evenks of Sibera and Brad Norman who developed a photo database that gathers information about whale sharks.

- Rolex relies on 4,000 watchmakers in over 100 countries.

- Chapter 3 of the film Pulp Fiction is called "The Gold Watch." The watch is a gold Rolex.

- Dustin Hoffman exchanges a Rolex for loose change in the 1976 film Marathon Man. (We don't recommend this.)

- A Rolex watch reatains a higher percentage of its cost than any other production Swiss watch.

- Rolex donates a large portion of the profits made through the sales of its watches to charitable causes.

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