Gang, Govberg Jewelers in Phily had one more brand new 2500D Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean and now it is mine. I have long wanted this watch and realized time was running out if I wanted a NEW one from an authorized dealer. A very helpful chap at another forum put me in touch with George from Govbern and BAM, I have the 2500D PO! Yes, the XL. 45mm baby! I have owned six Omegas (four Pre-Bonds and two so called Watchco SM300's) and all have led me here to my all time favorite dive watch. This son of a gun is every bit as awesome as I had expected. I am in awe... AWE, I TELL YOU!!! By the way, I have the parts ordered to replace the clasp with the micro-adjustable one from the Seamaster 300 Co-axial. Some quick iPhone pics (I may sell the leather strap)...
I love my orange 3313 45.5. Those 1st gen PO's are great! Agreed these look so good on bracelet. Never changed mine out. Every other watch I own changes straps constantly but not that one.
And by the way, can anyone check my serial? Supposedly they called Omega and checked and got back to me that it was a 2500D and that is why I said okay, let's do it. But now I am being told my someone who says he knows everything (and usually does) that the date window is wrong and it's a 2500C. So the serial is 80949517 Here is a quote from the dealer: the 45mm Planet Ocean models that we have been discussing have the 2500D movement in them. They had two. So I and a friend were discussing buying them. Hence "models." He confirmed 2500D via phone. EDIT: Talked with them this morning. I also called OMEGA and they told me it is a D so I want to make sure everyone here knows Govberg treated me fairly, professionally and even more than that.
I think it's a "c". The "d" have the date numbers with serifs iirc. Also there it's a serial number cutoff between both. Google how to differentiate 2500 c and d and add forum as search term...
Based on what I have read, the date font and Serial no. suggest your watch has a 2500C movement in it. You can either write to omega or ask a watchmaker to open the back to confirm it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk
It's been described here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/does-my-smpc-use-a-2500c-or-2005d-movement.16059/
Gang, I called OMEGA and they confirmed Govberg was 100% right. This IS a D. They looked up the serial number and it shows a D. So what gives with this Date Font thing and people saying the serial # has to start with 85 for it to be a D? Where has that information come from because according to OMEGA it is purely bogus.
Like anything on the net when discussed by enthusiasts there is alot of anecdotal evidence for things that may or may not be correct. See the Steve McQueen Rolex or the omega story about nasa buying 4 watches at a jewelry store. One has been proven wrong over and over but is still considered fact,the other was just confirmed as wrong by Omega.
Funny, when I looked up the serial number this morning it didn't specify what version was in this watch. Who exactly looked this up for you? If it was just some rep at a boutique, I would take their answer with a very large grain of salt. Recent incident on another forum was quite similar where they asked someone at a boutique to look up the movement version, and were given incorrect information. The Extranet just went through a complete redesign, so people are misreading things with the new format...
It was the service center. NJ Service center, to be exact. Not a boutique. 800-766-6342. When prompted I entered that I was a dealer. I ended up speaking to the same person who had spoken to Govberg minutes earlier. So great, is there ANY way that I can have a definitive answer? This is mind numbing.
If it's important to you that it is a D version, as it appears to be, the only way to know for sure is to look at the movement... This is what the Extranet pulls up for your watch... Serialnumber:80949517 Article ref:29005037 Version of movement:2500 It does not specify if the movement is a C or D, just says 2500...
Oh brother... This is almost comical. I'm going to go jump into the pool, cool off and somehow try to forget about all of this. Then when I hit NJ in September I'll just drive to the service center and have them look at it. They (Omega) offered to give me a FedEx label to send it to them for this and that's really nice of them, but I really don't want to be sticking the watch in the bleeping mail after just getting it.
If they offered to do this free of charge, it does make me wonder just how sure they were themselves.
Just open it up and have a look inside. Take a couple of photos and the forum can confirm the movement. There surely must be a watchmaker nearby that can do that (with you looking over the shoulder). It would be a 10 min job, including the pressure testing afterwards, no?
