New Seamaster 300M Wave Dial

[123Blueface]

So, hearing from my AD that this is right now the Omega Pepsi/Daytona C/BLNR as far as hard to find?

I am in love with the SS with Silver Dial.

[MTBer]

Maybe a bit cynical, but I wouldn’t be surprised if your AD happens to get one in soon and offers it for only MSRP

[123Blueface]

Must say, blue dial is also,stunning.

[123Blueface]

Originally Posted by MTBer

Maybe a bit cynical, but I wouldn’t be surprised if your AD happens to get one in soon and offers it for only MSRP

Not these guys. Regional manager is a personal friend. Got me BLRO at MSRP.
Tells me they ordered 20, got 5, 2 were spoken for, the other three flew.
Told him can’t buy anything for a while so keep me in mind after tax refund.
Shooting for 15% off and no tax.

[123Blueface]

Wow.

[ap1]

This one looks fantastic / wish it were 40mm

[Dude74]

Love the look of this watch. Agree on the size wish it were 40mm

[hodie9]

Love it. I’m interested to see how those new rubber straps compare to the last 2 generations which I felt were very comfortable.

[123Blueface]

Originally Posted by hodie9

Love it. I’m interested to see how those new rubber straps compare to the last 2 generations which I felt were very comfortable.

Reviews rave about the comfort.

[Wahlberg]

Originally Posted by ap1

This one looks fantastic / wish it were 40mm

Or smaller. Anyone knows if this new seamaster model will be released as a 36mm as well? The silver dial is stunning.

[sensui]

Agreed that silver dial version really pops.

[timlaw]

no smaller options are coming according to a video I saw on youtube with a high up at omega

[timlaw]

i have tried one on and it does not wear as big as a black bay imo

[123Blueface]

even more in love than a little while ago.

[Pmt2]

Special watch

[SUPERDOC]

I love this watch dearly - but you cannot compare the distribution and "difficulty" in obtaining one compared to the Rolex models... Omega has worked to increase distribution, and increase points of sale...

even when things were limited by nature (first DSOM) rather than marketing and strategy, Omega found ways to flood the market shortly after demand made for premiums...

I love the watch... but please don't fall for any sales tactics that would have you believe that it will be hard to get... this will be on Jomashop at 30 pts off before you know it.

[WJGESQ]

What's the retail on these?

[DasKptl]

A few weeks ago, I walked in an AD in the Chicago area; and they had this exact watch (Black one with the rubber strap) available for purchase that same day. So, I don't think this watch is hard to get at all.

(I just wished that Omega equipped this watch's strap with a deployant clasp, not a pin buckle. The AD also had the new Planet Ocean, which had a much better strap with a clasp.)

[texasmade]

I saw a bunch of versions at the OB on Bond Street in London. The watch isn't hard to get if you go to an OB.

[epc2]

Hard to get?, not at all.

No regular production Omega is hard to get.

Recently a trusted seller had one for sale here for less than $1K off retail, so don't think they will be hard to get at all , wonderful watch by the way.

This is the one that sold recently , same color combination:

https://www.rolexforums.com/showthread.php?t=639244

Trsuted seller, BNIB in same color.

[timlaw]

don't think anyone is saying this will be hard to source shortly but it was only released a few weeks ago so there are understandable delays in general availability - saying I saw some on Bond Street is not the same as saying they are in every dealers window now - they undoubtedly will be but maybe not for a couple of months


but isn't that better for us WIS types if we can actually go into a shop and pay retail or less for a watch we actually want?

when these are about at £3k or less I am not sure £9k on a new sub c on the grey market makes any sense apart from the "but its not a Rolex" argument


anyone agree the sub c is overpriced at £6.5k even if you could buy one of course?

[Rolextellstime]

I wouldn't be surprised if Omega starts the same game as Rolex, at least with one or two models. They see it works..

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[Pmt2]

Originally Posted by Rolextellstime

I wouldn't be surprised if Omega starts the same game as Rolex, at least with one or two models. They see it works..

Sent from my SM-N960W using Tapatalk

I was just thinking that.

[Takonwong]

Originally Posted by timlaw

don't think anyone is saying this will be hard to source shortly but it was only released a few weeks ago so there are understandable delays in general availability - saying I saw some on Bond Street is not the same as saying they are in every dealers window now - they undoubtedly will be but maybe not for a couple of months


but isn't that better for us WIS types if we can actually go into a shop and pay retail or less for a watch we actually want?

when these are about at £3k or less I am not sure £9k on a new sub c on the grey market makes any sense apart from the "but its not a Rolex" argument


anyone agree the sub c is overpriced at £6.5k even if you could buy one of course?

I agree. Though I still bought the LV at MSRP and love it. For me for the price the Omega Seamaster 300M is better than the Sub.

[timlaw]

I have tried on the 300 (and hence I am buying one) and I owned a sub c for 6 years - even if you ignore the price difference I am not sure the sub c is better - but it is a Rolex so it must be better mustn't it?

[Takonwong]

Originally Posted by timlaw

I have tried on the 300 (and hence I am buying one) and I owned a sub c for 6 years - even if you ignore the price difference I am not sure the sub c is better - but it is a Rolex so it must be better mustn't it?

I agree with you about even if you ignore the price but didn’t want to be so blunt. But for some people it’ll always be, ‘But it’s not a Rolex...’

[red1108nyc]

I went to the New York boutique yesterday. They have both the black and blue dial but not the grey. The black is a beaut. However, the bezel click still feels really cheap. Seiko Samurai PADI bezel click mechanism actually feels much more precise and integrated yet a $250 watch.

[Sal_UKSheffield]

Originally Posted by red1108nyc

I went to the New York boutique yesterday. They have both the black and blue dial but not the grey. The black is a beaut. However, the bezel click still feels really cheap. Seiko Samurai PADI bezel click mechanism actually feels much more precise and integrated yet a $250 watch.

I think this amongst many things answers the posts above comparing the seamaster to a sub

The oyster bracelet is one hundred times better than the SM bracelet
The bezel is a hundred times better

Don’t get me wrong i am a fan of the SM and will probably get one but comparing it to the sub is just crazy

U need to see these both together in person in hand to realise how much more refined the sub is

The hands /the hour markers / the ceramic coding on the dial along with the pointless HV are just but a few things that let down the SM, but its ok given its price point.

Just my opinion

[Justinmg]

Originally Posted by Sal_UKSheffield

I think this amongst many things answers the posts above comparing the seamaster to a sub

The oyster bracelet is one hundred times better than the SM bracelet
The bezel is a hundred times better

Don’t get me wrong i am a fan of the SM and will probably get one but comparing it to the sub is just crazy

U need to see these both together in person in hand to realise how much more refined the sub is

The hands /the hour markers / the ceramic coding on the dial along with the pointless HV are just but a few things that let down the SM, but its ok given its price point.

Just my opinion

I think you have Rolex colored glasses on. The bracelet is 100 times better is a bit of a stretch, I love Rolex and have owned a few modern divers and they are great watches, but at the price point and taking the label off the dial, I don’t see much of a difference in fit and finish or quality. The Subc cost almost three times the amount compaired to what I paid for my new Seamaster that’s crazy!

[123Blueface]

The more I look at it the more I am awed.
Two tone never looked this good.