Has The New Omega Seamaster 300M Got Rolex Beat? | Watchfinder & Co.

[Music] it's no secret that Omega has been chasing Rolexes success for Neron half a century it must be galling for the head honchos at the swatch group to see the five pronged crown take all the glory with such ease especially since back when Rolex was just a notion in the mind of young German Hans Wilsdorf Omega was the force to be reckoned with but those house young days at the turn of the 20th century were not to last for Omega its dominance a withered husk by the dawn of the next but the fights not over not yet thanks to this the 2018 seamaster 300m if you like these videos and want to see more please help the channel by subscribing don't forget to click the notification bell - what happened to Omega this is a brand that used to win award after award for its supreme quality and accuracy a brand that would have paid a young upstart like Rolex no mind whatsoever as always the turn of the tables was brought about by the introduction of electrification to watch making with Omega ever eager to keep his edges cut jumping on board like a hobo on a railroad car Omega really went to town with this electric watches and many of them were actually rather good but when the general public realized it could have the same accuracy from a Japanese watch a tenth of the price well the inevitable happened and has been an uphill struggle ever since it's perhaps not understood just how close Omega came to disappearing completely along with many other watchmakers of its time but it was saved at the eleventh hour by a bit of product placement in a movie you just might have heard of Goldeneye this Pierce Brosnan's post mrs. Doubtfire interpretation of James Bond was an opportunity to relaunch Omega and for that the brand needed something new the Seamaster professional 300m their name may have been historical but the watch itself wasn't a new platform for a modern audience with a few details like the lion lugs thrown in as a nod the Omega of your and it wasn't the first time the C master had been completely reinvented with the 1957 see master 307 a precedent for remodeling the line so you could say that starting over is actually true to the brand the professional 300m was by all accounts a success except for the fact that the gaps our Rolex wasn't closing a maker still offered courts had outdated features like anodized aluminium bezels and used bought in movements for his automatic variants Rolex on the other hand had in-house movements had switched to glossy ceramic parts and generally offered a product that sat at air higher Omega responded with a version of the Seamaster professional that had both a ceramic bezel and dial which coupled with a step-up in fit and finish took it closer to the Rolex but it still lacks the in-house movements that had started appearing elsewhere in its lineup hence this the ceramic in-house 2018 Seamaster professional 300m this time Omega is bringing the big guns to Rolex is Submariner and it starts with what's inside the Metis approved caliber 8800 what's Metis approved I assume you're wondering well let me tell you you know how Rolex certifies its own movements as chronometer rated now Omega dust to I don't know if that's a good thing or not I suppose it's more likely to demonstrate a commitment to accuracy rather than an opportunity to cheat the system but back to the caliber 8800 this is a new one for Omega and it is packed with features you've got the free sprung balance and balance spring in silicon for protection against magnetism a 55 hour power reserve an odd twenty five thousand two hundred vph beats that's seven beats per second rather than the usual eight the Daniels developed lubrication free coaxial escapement of course and rather pleasantly a sapphire case back to admire it all from a byproduct of this new movement however is an extra millimeter in the diameter of the watch taking it up to 42 millimeters that's two millimeters more than the Submariner plus a little extra thickness that might be a deal-breaker for you or maybe a bonus either way it's happened something else that's happened is the return of the dial waves a surprisingly subtle addition that harks back to the original professional and was omitted in the previous ceramic model the waves are cut by laser which is appropriate given the watches James Bond associations sneaking up and down like a wriggling Sean Connery trying to avoid dastardly castration the helium escape valve has also been tinkered with not just so it's now conical but also so it can be operated underwater these valves are used to allow helium to exit the case during decompression in a decompression chamber so why it needs to be used underwater I'm not quite sure if the Chamber's filling up with water saving your watch will be the last thing on your mind maybe you have some thoughts on it but the really impressive thing here isn't something that can be written down as a line in the spec sheet it's the build quality the attention to detail each luminous marker is perfectly domed each delineation between finishes crisply defined the date window is balanced at 6 o'clock and inverted to bend with the dial the ceramic elements available in seven different color combinations are deeply polished and shift in saturation under moving light even the bezel text in white enamel is crisp and bright on paper it sits side by side with the Submariner trading blows with no real winner emerging but there's one more tidbit left to ponder and that's the price Rolex would kindly ask you for six thousand five hundred and fifty pounds to relieve them of a Submariner date Omega on the other hand want just three thousand five hundred and twenty pounds three thousand six hundred if you want a bracelet instead and you don't need me to tell you that that is a big difference if there's one thing to be learned from an ongoing interest in mechanical watches it's that logic doesn't have much of a part to play in any of it if you want a Rolex you want a Rolex and that quite frankly is the end of it however if the Seamaster has always held an appeal for you but just never quite hit the mark then perhaps now it's time to reassess your position it might have taken omega many many decades to catch up but it seems at last that it's finally stopped bringing a knife to a gunfight what do you think can the new seamaster 300m topple the mighty Submariner let us know in the comments below discover more exceptional watches at watch finder dr. dot uk' if you enjoyed this video please like and subscribe if there are any other watches you'd like to see reviewed please let us know in the 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Length: 7min 47sec (467 seconds)

Published: Wed Oct 24 2018

Reddit Comments

[u/ChrisPnCrunchy]

The new Seamaster is a gorgeous, high quality watch but it's styling is too extravagant to compete with the tame, classically styled Submariner.

We all know you're not supposed to wear divers with suits but it's something that's become common and effortless to do with a Sub, which I don't think is possible with a Seamaster that's both taller and more garishly styled.

The Sub wins IMO because of the two it's the watch for every occasion. It fits in just as effortlessly at the beach, in boardroom, or on the altar.

If you're rich and can buy multiple luxury watches then it doesn't matter but for those regular people who are going to save up for years to buy that one expensive luxury watch that they'll wear everywhere for the rest of their life and eventually hand down, it's always going to be the Sub.

[u/GriffonsChainsaw]

So, does the Seamaster have the offerings from Rolex beat? Omega has been somewhat behind Rolex ever since they went in on quartz and people realized they were charging way more than quartz should cost. Rolex had the things that the snobs really wanted; modern materials, in-house movements, pedigree, etc. Omega now has come back with all of those things in the new Seamaster. So, is it better than the Sub?

Personally, I think so. I think it looks better, and I think it wears better, and I think that it's a good modern take on what is fundamentally an antiquated technology. Not that Rolex has stopped improving things since the days of old, of course, but there's something about the Omega that seems less show-offy and more substance than before.

[u/progerialover69]

I am smitten with this new seamster. Only thing I would change is that helium escape valve seams to be a bit much.

[u/pepe_le_shoe]

Whenever a headline asks a yes or no question, the answer is always "no".

Watchfinder make these high production value videos, but I just don't get it. Always these clickbait titles/themes, from a company that only sells pre-owned, so is rarely going to even have these pieces in stock.

As for the seamaster, until they ditch the affected helium escape valve crown which rolex and tudor have achieved without crown... Then no, they're not beating anyone except customers who don't understand what a helium escape valve is. Besides, aren't saturation divers often deeper than 300m?

[u/93_Honda_Civic]

I tried on a blue dial Seamaster 300 at an AD and loved how it looked on my wrist.

[u/plascra]

Rolex is a "safe"watch.

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Omega is a "sleek" watch.

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Thats how I interpret the 2 brands.

[u/Uncle_Paul_Hargis]

I've always hated the Seamaster 300 models for some reason - I don't know why. I do like the new versions even though not much is different.