Flooded Seamaster Planet Ocean Chrono

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I can add that in my very humble opinion, PO is a shitty watch when it comes to actual water resistance. That's because of this idiotic gas valve.
Aqua Terra which does not have one is much more water resistant.
I'm writing this from personal experience.
 
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Where is the thumbs down button?

Larry you can turn out thumbs in any direction. As a veteran member of 'no-name forum' maybe you remember my story.
And if you'll say that individual case does not represent yada yada, the Internet is full of leaked PO stories.
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Larry you can turn our thumbs in any direction. As a veteran member of 'no-name forum' maybe you remember my story.
And if you'll say that individual case does not represent yada yada, the Internet is full of leaked PO stories.

The internet is also full of
cracked ceramic speedmaster cases
Conspiracy theories
Alt right neo nazis
And Chupacabras
 
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The internet is also full of
cracked ceramic speedmaster cases
Conspiracy theories
Alt right neo nazis
And Chupacabras

Sorry I don't buy it.
When the last time you saw a leaked Rolex diver? Grand Seiko? Blancpain?
Hell, even leaked AT?
 
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Larry you can turn our thumbs in any direction. As a veteran member of 'no-name forum' maybe you remember my story.
And if you'll say that individual case does not represent yada yada, the Internet is full of leaked PO stories.

I'd like to see some evidence that there is a higher percentage of well maintained "leaked" Planet Ocean than other high-end divers like Rolex.
 
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Note the key word, "well maintained". Is it possible that Planet Ocean owners are cheapskates and don't maintain or WR test their watches as often as an anal-retentive Rolex owner? Sure.

I'm not saying that all leaking Planet Ocean were neglected by the owner, either. I know some people have had a leaky watch within the 1st year of ownership (the OP for example).
 
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You know the meaning of PO's 600m water resistance?
'Don't approach to water closer than 600m'
 
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You know the meaning of PO's 600m water resistance?
'Don't approach to water closer than 600m'

Well now you're just being plain silly. I thought your derogatory posts were serious for a moment.
 
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My PO has been underwater multiple times. Mainly just swimming and 10-15 foot depths, but no evidence of moisture intrusion.
 
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All my watches are divers - Omega (PO, SMPc) Breiting Seawolf, Rolex (Sub and SD) and I've used all of them for scuba in all conditions from the Caribbean to winter lake diving and never had any leaks. The only problem I did experience was my first PO stopped due to the cold during a winter dive. The AD changed it immediately, and the new one was fine when diving in the same conditions.
 
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Well now you're just being plain silly. I thought your derogatory posts were serious for a moment.

I'm not in the funeral business. Are you?

Anyway, have a nice (and dry) weekend.
 
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A lot of off topic , to sum it up . If i understood correctly first you got a fog on black dial chrono, you sent it to service , he fogged again after service, the you replace it with titanium chrono which also fogged. So basically that is 3 incidents?
 
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Hi I purchased the above named watch in April 2021 and due to covid haven't been away since this summer. When away and using this watch in a swimming pool I noticed water had entered the watch face.upon my return I have returned the watch to the Omega store in which I purchased the watch in which they have sent it to Omega for servicing.

they are stating that the water ingress liability is with myself however I do not know how this has occurred as this is a diving watch and no crowns where in an open position, has anyone else heard or experienced this?. the retail store have stated that many costs will be down to me for serving and repair which I find very strange considering I bought a drivers watch and it simply broke in a holiday swimming pool.

any advice would be appreciated.
 
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Well the warranty states you have to do the maintenance. In this case a yearly pressure test is required to maintain the warranty.
 
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Thanks for your input guys. I did indeed reject it. Water damage twice.. there was no chance i was having it back. The long and short is i upgraded it to 215.90.46.51.99.001, the newer titanium version.

The whole chirade was a bit of a nightmare. I ended up paying an additional £1,300 for the upgrade. Dealing with the UK brand director who i can only liken to Lord Lucan took what seemed forever and for my troubles offerd me 20% discount.. which in the 11th hour actually turned out to be 20% off the difference in the current price of mine at £5550 and £7100 which was a bit naughty as that was only disclosed post calulation and led me to believe it would have been off the rrp.

Apparently as mine is nolonger ‘current stock’ they suggested getting me one from a boutique which i also rejected as i didnt want a stock item that had been in a cabinet for ages. They then suggested an upgrade which after a weekends thought i accepted. I actually very nearly took the deep black ceramic Chrono at £8640 but after the messing around with the discount, 20% off the upgrade cost was far less than off the rrp so left me with a £2500 bill.
thats a mean color combo. I like it better than your old one. Enjoy!
 
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Last year I bought a new Mercedes Benz for around $77,000. Three months later the front headlight lens cover was filled with moisture. It was replaced under warranty.

So whether its a $7k watch or a $77k car, any mechanical device can experience a quality defect despite being well designed and engineered.

Just saying....