Daniel Craig Wears One of the Best Entry-Level Sport Watches
WatchesWhile the former Bond's style is getting delightfully weird, he's keeping his wristwear lowkey with this Omega.By Ollie CoxFebruary 4, 2025Save this storySaveSave this storySaveThere are three things that are very well documented about Daniel Craig. His 19-year stint as James Bond, his freaky menswear rebrand following said Bond era, and his love and loyalty towards Omega watches. In London for the Critics’ Circle Awards this weekend, the last quality was most fully on display.This is a guy who has access to pretty much anything in Omega’s arsenal, including the unreleased ones (Craig has often been the guinea pig for the brand to tease new watches during public appearances). On this occasion though, rather than going all in on a harder-to-get watch—he wore a $40,000 red gold Speedmaster for Loewe’s spring/summer 2025 show in September—Craig decided to wear a 41mm stainless steel Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra with a black dial.The Seamaster Aqua Terra dives into Omega’s marine roots, with 150 meters of water resistance and a 60-hour power reserve as a bonus. It’s crafted from no-fuss stainless steel (notably cheaper than gold, titanium, and platinum) and uses anti-reflective sapphire glass, which is very handy for any kind of underwater mission you might be cooking up. It's also chill enough to wear with a T-shirt and board shorts in the afternoon and can be dressed up with a suit. And in the $6,000 bracket, it lands itself in the relatively accessible watch camp compared to some of Craig’s more expensive wrist flexes—all things considered, making it a decent daily driver option or entry-level sports watch.The Seamaster Aqua Terra line debuted in 2002 as part of Omega’s legendary Seamaster dive watch line. Eagle-eyed Bond fan will know Craig wore a blue dial Aqua Terra in Skyfall and Spectre along with other Seamaster grails. But it’s not just reserved for his time on-screen. At last year's Venice film festival, Craig paired the 41mm Aqua Terra with an ultra-chill off-white suit while promoting Queer.Craig is not alone in his crush on this standard-issue watch. In 2024, the Seamaster emerged as one of the best-selling watches in the world. According to data released by Chrono24, the online marketplace for buying and selling luxury tickers, the Seamaster was the most sold watch on its platform. And while the average sale price might be down (by 5.8%), the number of sales has bumped up by 5.12%. Basically, more people are into watches (mega), and the watches they’re looking to buy land in this more accessible category (also mega). It’s a perfect storm for the Seamaster Aqua Terra.Daniel Craig rocking the 41mm Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra proves what we already know: a watch’s price tag is not indicative of how sick it is. And it props up the idea that a stainless steel daily driver is one of the coolest watches you can own.This story originally appeared on British GQ.
There are three things that are very well documented about Daniel Craig. His 19-year stint as James Bond, his freaky menswear rebrand following said Bond era, and his love and loyalty towards Omega watches. In London for the Critics’ Circle Awards this weekend, the last quality was most fully on display.
This is a guy who has access to pretty much anything in Omega’s arsenal, including the unreleased ones (Craig has often been the guinea pig for the brand to tease new watches during public appearances). On this occasion though, rather than going all in on a harder-to-get watch—he wore a $40,000 red gold Speedmaster for Loewe’s spring/summer 2025 show in September—Craig decided to wear a 41mm stainless steel Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra with a black dial.
The Seamaster Aqua Terra dives into Omega’s marine roots, with 150 meters of water resistance and a 60-hour power reserve as a bonus. It’s crafted from no-fuss stainless steel (notably cheaper than gold, titanium, and platinum) and uses anti-reflective sapphire glass, which is very handy for any kind of underwater mission you might be cooking up. It's also chill enough to wear with a T-shirt and board shorts in the afternoon and can be dressed up with a suit. And in the $6,000 bracket, it lands itself in the relatively accessible watch camp compared to some of Craig’s more expensive wrist flexes—all things considered, making it a decent daily driver option or entry-level sports watch.
The Seamaster Aqua Terra line debuted in 2002 as part of Omega’s legendary Seamaster dive watch line. Eagle-eyed Bond fan will know Craig wore a blue dial Aqua Terra in Skyfall and Spectre along with other Seamaster grails. But it’s not just reserved for his time on-screen. At last year's Venice film festival, Craig paired the 41mm Aqua Terra with an ultra-chill off-white suit while promoting Queer.
Craig is not alone in his crush on this standard-issue watch. In 2024, the Seamaster emerged as one of the best-selling watches in the world. According to data released by Chrono24, the online marketplace for buying and selling luxury tickers, the Seamaster was the most sold watch on its platform. And while the average sale price might be down (by 5.8%), the number of sales has bumped up by 5.12%. Basically, more people are into watches (mega), and the watches they’re looking to buy land in this more accessible category (also mega). It’s a perfect storm for the Seamaster Aqua Terra.
Daniel Craig rocking the 41mm Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra proves what we already know: a watch’s price tag is not indicative of how sick it is. And it props up the idea that a stainless steel daily driver is one of the coolest watches you can own.
This story originally appeared on British GQ.
