{"product_id":"omega-pre-bond-seamaster-200m-396-1054","title":"Omega ‘Pre Bond’ Seamaster 200m - 396.1042 - Rare Mercedes Hand","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe Omega Seamaster Professional 200m 396.1042 is a \"Pre-Bond\" quartz diver from the late 1980s to mid-1990s, so nicknamed because it directly preceded the Seamaster line that became famous on James Bond's wrist in 1995. This \"-1042\" is the mid-size version, a 36.5mm steel case with a unidirectional dive bezel, sapphire crystal, screw-down crown, integral steel bracelet, and the engraved Seahorse case back, water resistant to 200m. Depending on variant it came in steel, or steel with a gold bezel and black or champagne dial, running a quartz calibre (1438\/1441, based on the ETA 255 series), the 1441 being a sought-after thermo-compensated movement made only briefly around 1987–88.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe \"rare Mercedes hand\" is the collector's detail: early Pre-Bonds were fitted with a Rolex-style Mercedes hour hand, which Omega later dropped for the more familiar straight\/arrow set, so an original Mercedes-hand example is the scarcer first-generation configuration and the one enthusiasts hunt for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eYear: 1988\u003cbr\u003eContents: Watch only \u003cbr\u003eReference: 396.1042\u003cbr\u003eCase size: 36mm\u003cbr\u003eWith crown: 39mm\u003cbr\u003eMovement: 1441\u003cbr\u003eCrystal: Sapphire\u003cbr\u003eWrist circumference: 17.5cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDial\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e The dial is in a perfect condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBezel\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe bezel is in a very good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe case is in  a very good condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCase back\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eThe case back is in a very good condition \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eMovement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe movement keeps time perfectly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eCrystal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe crystal is in a perfect condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eBracelet \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eThe bracelet is in a very good condition\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Time Vault London","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56947316490564,"sku":null,"price":795.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0866\/8817\/0308\/files\/632430B3-119E-45B0-9699-04F042A6E6AB.jpg?v=1783601846","url":"https:\/\/timevaultlondon.co.uk\/products\/omega-pre-bond-seamaster-200m-396-1054","provider":"Time Vault London","version":"1.0","type":"link"}