Omega ‘Jumbo Pre Bond’ Seamaster 200m - 396.1041 - Rare Mercedes Hand

The Omega Seamaster Professional 200m 396.1041 is the full-size or "Jumbo" version of the "Pre-Bond" quartz diver, so nicknamed because it directly preceded the Seamaster that became famous on James Bond's wrist in 1995. Where the 396.1042 is the mid-size, this "-1041" is the larger case: roughly 40mm without the crown , giving it much more wrist presence. It carries the same design language, a unidirectional dive bezel with black insert, sapphire crystal, signed screw-down crown, integral steel bracelet, and the engraved Seahorse case back, water resistant to 200m. It came in steel or steel-and-gold variants with black or champagne dials, running a quartz calibre.

The "rare Mercedes hand" is the collector's detail: early Pre-Bonds were fitted with a Rolex-style Mercedes hour hand, which Omega later swapped for the more familiar straight set, so an original Mercedes-hand example is the scarcer first-generation configuration enthusiasts seek out.

Specifications

Year: 1989
Contents: Watch only
Reference: 396.1041
Case size: 38mm
With crown: 41mm
Movement: Cal 1441
Crystal: Sapphire 
Wrist circumference: 18.5cm

Condition

Dial

 The dial is in a perfect condition

Bezel 

The bezel is in a very good condition

Case

The case is in  a very good condition 

Case back 

The case back is in a very good condition 

Movement

The movement keeps time perfectly

Crystal

The crystal is in a perfect condition

Bracelet 

The bracelet is in a very good condition