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Looking for the infamous seamaster professional 300M. I’ve seen one that suggests it was sold in 1994. But the dial (that the owner suggests has not been replaced) appears to be the luminova. Does this seem right? He suggests the watch is to young for tritium.

it’s a minefield out there looking for this watch. Any tips?

thanks
 
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Tritium was used up until the late 90’s, so a 1994 watch should have it...
 
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I know. It’s had one service, so it may of been replaced then but he is for sure it wasn’t. Likely not worth paying a premium even if the dial was changed?
 
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A premium? Not in my view...
 
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I know. It’s had one service, so it may of been replaced then but he is for sure it wasn’t. Likely not worth paying a premium even if the dial was changed?

A premium? No. A discount. YES.
 
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Struggling to source one. Missing half links, lack of documents etc. most seem genuine but finding one full package is pretty rare it seems.

does anybody know of anybody that knows somebody who wants to sell?…
 
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Struggling to source one. Missing half links, lack of documents etc. most seem genuine but finding one full package is pretty rare it seems.

does anybody know of anybody that knows somebody who wants to sell?…

No association with the seller, cannot vouche for them or the watch but I saw this a few days ago and really dig the way the plots have aged. Price seems good too from what I’ve seen as of late:

https://www.reddit.com/r/Watchexcha...urce=share&utm_medium=ios_app&utm_name=iossmf
 
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Like others have said, if it’s a 1994 it should have tritium.

IMO just keep looking and look for a later one. I am usually a fan of patina but not on this watch, the yellow and blue combo just doesn’t look good to me at all, much prefer the later superluminova dials for this one.
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Like others have said, if it’s a 1994 it should have tritium.

IMO just keep looking and look for a later one. I am usually a fan of patina but not on this watch, the yellow and blue combo just doesn’t look good to me at all, much prefer the later superluminova dials for this one.
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Noted. Thanks. Will keep looking. There’s a few around but the prices are getting a little crazy on this one!
 
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Like others have said, if it’s a 1994 it should have tritium.

IMO just keep looking and look for a later one. I am usually a fan of patina but not on this watch, the yellow and blue combo just doesn’t look good to me at all, much prefer the later superluminova dials for this one.
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Been looking for that OEM rubber for my 2541.80! Looks great
 
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I bought the OEM rubber strap from a boutique a few years ago, so I believe the parts are available from Omega.
 
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So. I’ve found what I think is a decent watch. It’s a later model. Seems to all be legit. It has all cards, but the warranty card is not stamped or dated. It does have the matching watch/serial number on. I assume this is a grey market watch? Do you think it will create issues getting official service from omega. The serial number in the watch is not rubbed. Is this deemed to be a “full set” or not given its from a grey dealer. Advice welcome. I’m a newbie when it comes to buying used.
 
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So, some practical advice please

I’ve found two of the same watch, one through a prestigious pre owned watch chain and another through eBay uk. Both a full sets (the one through the chain is missing the outer box) the one on eBay is a one owner watch with even the original purchase receipt.

the one from the shop is immaculate from the pics (2006) supposedly had a full service, but who knows ( I doubt it). The one from eBay is in excellent condition given it’s from 2000, but the odd scratch on the bezel and strap obviously.

now the price differential between the two is £800. In my view is it better to go through eBay, have the extra cash to get it through 2 official omega services?

pros and cons would be good to hear!
 
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I think a lot of the issues that come from this watch are due to the fact of how popular it was in the 90's and early 2000's - it was technically the watch that "saved Omega" in many ways due to it's James Bond association.

Because of that, a gigantic amount of these were sold to people that didn't care about keeping paperwork or boxes of any kind, who often bought mid-sized models or even quartz ones not knowing the difference between them and the full size automatic and at one point about 10 years ago, this was probably by far the most common pre-owned Omega I saw in nearly every jewelers/pawnbrokers window display - usually always in poor condition or missing half the bracelet links or with no box/papers.

I personally purchased one in 2014 that was made in 2005 and it had over half the links missing, no box or papers, was mirror polished by the previous owner and had a miniscule chip in the sapphire. It was my first Omega and cost me £1,050 - I bought it because I couldn't afford a £2,300 Speedmaster or a £3,400 Rolex Submariner. I sold it about 3 years later for £900.

The 2531.80.00 is a nice watch but actual good examples of them seem very few and far between - especially 90's ones. One thing I will add however is that the handset on it looks a bit weird, they seem too small in length and a bit out of proportion for the dial. I think the 2500 co-axial model fixed this.
 
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I think a lot of the issues that come from this watch are due to the fact of how popular it was in the 90's and early 2000's - it was technically the watch that "saved Omega" in many ways due to it's James Bond association.

Because of that, a gigantic amount of these were sold to people that didn't care about keeping paperwork or boxes of any kind, who often bought mid-sized models or even quartz ones not knowing the difference between them and the full size automatic and at one point about 10 years ago, this was probably by far the most common pre-owned Omega I saw in nearly every jewelers/pawnbrokers window display - usually always in poor condition or missing half the bracelet links or with no box/papers.

I personally purchased one in 2014 that was made in 2005 and it had over half the links missing, no box or papers, was mirror polished by the previous owner and had a miniscule chip in the sapphire. It was my first Omega and cost me £1,050 - I bought it because I couldn't afford a £2,300 Speedmaster or a £3,400 Rolex Submariner. I sold it about 3 years later for £900.

The 2531.80.00 is a nice watch but actual good examples of them seem very few and far between - especially 90's ones. One thing I will add however is that the handset on it looks a bit weird, they seem too small in length and a bit out of proportion for the dial. I think the 2500 co-axial model fixed this.
Noted and get the point re 2500 coaxial model. However, I like the tool like appearance of the 2531 - all printed dial, no seamaster in red or applied indices. The less is more look for me.