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Hmmm, which Seamaster should I go for???

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I had a classic blue version like the one in the OP. Great watch. I gave it to my brother when I decided to buy the new no date version for myself. As much as I like the no date I can’t stop thinking about replacing the one I gave away. My justification is then I would have a ceramic and aluminum version. Talk about rationalization. The only thing that’s stopped me is I can’t decide between classic blue and seaweed green. The blue worked so well in every circumstance but the green is a great color. The vintage purists always want us to buy the older versions but the current generation SMP 300 is about as good as it gets IMO.
 
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Man, I don’t know about that. The 60th anniversary is very different in my eyes.
The blue wave dial one?

I’m not bothered about the animation on the back (or the elevated price tag), but I think it’s the best looking watch Omega currently make.

Looks better to me than the standard blue dial version.
 
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The blue wave dial one?

I’m not bothered about the animation on the back (or the elevated price tag), but I think it’s the best looking watch Omega currently make.

Looks better to me than the standard blue dial version.

I think the Bond 60th anniversary is very different than the standard blue version. Bond has different waves, aluminum bezel, no date, and a completely different bracelet. The blue color is nice, but that’s not the only difference.
 
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Always worth considering the older generations as well, as @Annapolis mentioned, unless your primary goal is to have the "newest" fashion item.

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This is what I'd do. In fact it's what I've done myself.

Buy a 2531.80 and have it fully restored. New dial, new bezel, new hands, new crowns, reconditioned case and bracelet, and a serviced movement. It will be like new.

If I was to get a current gen SMP I would get the standard dark blue version. It's the truest colorway for the SMP (at least of the last 30 years).
 
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Yeah, the Heritage line is absolutely fantastic. The two blue versions that are currently being produced are excellent.

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@ErichKeane I think a photo or two is required from you just so we can thoroughly boggle the original posters goals....
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Finally am wearing this 😀 Aftermarket strap + some (i wanna says) pancake syrup on the crystal thanks to tiny hands, but absolutely adore the heritage 300.
 
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The vintage purists always want us to buy the older versions but the current generation SMP 300 is about as good as it gets IMO.
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This is what I'd do. In fact it's what I've done myself.

To these points: I'm genuinely happy with both and in a lot of ways they are so different that for anyone who is collecting, there's definitely room for both. I don't think it's a matter of a right or wrong choice.
 
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Not sure about the “vintage purist” label (if it was meant to include me, since I was the first to suggest an older model). FWIW, the model I propose is from c. 2016, so not exactly vintage. Having owned several generations of the SMP300s, including the current one, I’d contend that the current gen is not the best ever by any stretch. It’s a matter of opinion, obviously, but I find the sizing to be too big, the bezel action clunky, and the clasp ungainly and prone to failure. It’s an awesome watch—there’s a reason I owned one—but IMO it’s not the best in the model’s history. (Maybe technologically speaking it is, but if you have a real-life reason to need the incremental upgrades offered by the newer movement, your life is clearly more interesting than mine.)
 
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Not sure about the “vintage purist” label (if it was meant to include me, since I was the first to suggest an older model). FWIW, the model I propose is from c. 2016, so not exactly vintage. Having owned several generations of the SMP300s, including the current one, I’d contend that the current gen is not the best ever by any stretch. It’s a matter of opinion, obviously, but I find the sizing to be too big, the bezel action clunky, and the clasp ungainly and prone to failure. It’s an awesome watch—there’s a reason I owned one—but IMO it’s not the best in the model’s history. (Maybe technologically speaking it is, but if you have a real-life reason to need the incremental upgrades offered by the newer movement, your life is clearly more interesting than mine.)
I honestly love my current gen 300m (despite having suggested some older ones) in white. BUT the styling of some of the previous generations are pretty cool/unique/etc. Also, making OPs decision even harder than Omega makes it, gives me joy.
 
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Having owned several generations of the SMP300s, including the current one, I’d contend that the current gen is not the best ever by any stretch

I'm very curious to try on an SMPc, I have a feeling it's going to wear a pretty similarly to the second generation heritage (in some ways)
 
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The vintage purists always want us to buy the older versions but the current generation SMP 300 is about as good as it gets IMO.

I owned the current generation SMP and I found it too big and too thick. My wrist is just under 7 inches, so not tiny, but also not too large either. So I sold it. It certainly was not so large people would think it looked ridiculous. But for me, it was a bridge too far. It was just past my tipping point. Truth be told, I wish the 2531.80 was 40mm. But given the thinness (11.8mm) and the very reasonable lug to lug (47.5mm), I'm happy with it as my main dive watch.

The 2531.80/2541.80 versions are much more to my liking. And given how Omega can basically give you a new watch with a service and some new parts, going that route was a no brainer. I have both the 2531.80 and 2541.80 that have been fully restored. I really should only keep one but I can't decide which one to part with.
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Struggling to decide which of the 2 suggested Seamasters to go for?
To give you some context, my other watch is a Rolex 16710 Coke and I'd like a Seamaster to go with it but with slight different colour to Black.

Thinking a Seamaster in Blue or the Tokyo edition Seamaster.
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Any thoughts?
Sell the Rolex and buy both and the green one too if you like.
 
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Sell the Rolex and buy both and the green one too if you like.

And the award for Most OmegaForumiest Reply of the Year goes to…
 
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