300M List Price in Relation to other Seamasters

Mac-427 · Aug 12, 2021

Why is the Seamaster 300M 42mm less expensive than many of the other Seamasters. I understand the lower price of $5,200 in relation to chronometers like the Speedmaster but look at the Aqua Terra 150 M 41MM, at $5,700. It's $500 higher than the 300M for no apparent reason that I can see. This is just one, but there are plenty of other comparisons that are equally puzzling.

ConElPueblo · Aug 12, 2021

I think it has to do more with the competition outside of the brand than inside. There are probably not a lot of cannibalisation of sales between the various Omegas; someone looking for an Aqua Terra for a sober/sporty business outfit would probably not go for a Seamaster 300M to begin with.

The Seamaster 300M has always been very competitively priced, though less so nowadays.

Donn Chambers · Aug 12, 2021

I think it also has to do with the price of the previous version - it still used the cal. 2500D, so was not one of the Master Co-axial in-house movements. The new version, although it had quite a few new features and a better movement, was prices only about $500 more than the old. I think this is Omega’s philosophy with new watches - price a little more than the old version. Just look at the price points between the old and new Speedmaster - not as much as some had speculated it would be with the new movement.

the Aqua Terra line had the MC movement introduced earlier, so go the price bump earlier.

300M List Price in Relation to other Seamasters

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