The “Omega vs Rolex”, and the “Rolex vs Omega” comparison on the Internet and off the Internet, is probably the most saturated question among watch enthusiasts and watch connoisseurs! Here are the brief introduction.

In 1957, Omega released the equally legendary and famous Omega Seamaster 300 –Omega’s answer to Rolex’s divers watch – the rolex submariner replica . Since the late 1950s and early 1960s, Omega and Rolex have been figting each other, as far as their marketing is concerned, for who has got the best divers watch. Omega Seamaster Divers Watches, considered to belong in the category of the world’s flagship divers watches, available on the market today. Rolex Submariner’s history dates back to 1953, when it was released by Rolex. Rolex Submariner is one of the first and earliest divers watches in the world. 

Both brands are intimately associated with Ian Fleming’s James Bond 007. These two luxury brands have so far dominated among the watches utilised in the Bond Movies. Ian Fleming, who wrote the James Bond novels, wrote in his books that his secret fictional agent was wearing a Rolex. Rolex was the official timekeeper of the fictional secret British agent James Bond 007, in the early Bond movies of the 1960s, 1970s and occasionally in the 1980s as well. Omega has been the fictional, suave British secret agent’s watch of choice since Pierce Brosnan starred as Bond in GoldenEye (1995) until our days. Omega is the luxury wristwatch of the modern James Bond (Daniel Craig) as well. 

Rolex is still ahead of Omega, but Omega is doing its best to catch up with and outperform Rolex. For Price range, Rolex tends to be more expensive. They both are independent financial giant. Rolex and Omega, set the tone for the Swiss luxury watch industry. Rolex still has a slightly better steel grade, and better build quality than Omega. Rolex still has got a better resale value than Omega – and that has to with brand recognition and the simple truth of economics: supply and demand. Omega usually appeals to younger people (people in their 20s and 30s) while Rolex might appeal to slightly older people (people in their 30s and 40s).