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Is the 8800 a downgrade in accuracy?

Yehoshua
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I am considering trading in my Aqua Terra 8900 for the green diver 300m. 8800 movement of course.
One thing might bother me: I am used to near quartz-like accuracy of the 8900. So I may suffer regret with another watch, especially if it's because of the 8800.
Do any of you guys get such fantastic accuracy with the 8800, or is the movement just a bit inferior in this respect?
In short, would this be a downgrade in respect to accuracy? My web searching suggests it would be...
(Omega allows for plus 5 for 8900.
Plus 6 for 8800...but in the real world where you are--is there a difference?)
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dstfno
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The 8800 I had was very accurate and ran +1 during the 1.5 years I've had it.

Even if there was a 1 second difference for you, it that 30 seconds per month a reason for you not to buy a watch you might find visually more appealing?
 
Dan S
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You should not count on greater accuracy than specified. The fact that your watch is much more accurate under your wearing conditions is serendipity.
 
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The 8800 I had was very accurate and ran +1 during the 1.5 years I've had it.

Even if there was a 1 second difference for you, it that 30 seconds per month a reason for you not to buy a watch you might find visually more appealing?
1 second, no.
3 or 6 seconds and if it was because of a downgraded movement? I might regret.
I'm just wondering if the 8800 would be a downgrade. Good to hear if 1 second is a popular experience.
 
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To answer the question posed by @dstfno, my answer would be no. I really don’t think you’ll notice any discernible difference in accuracy between the two movements. Buy the green Seamaster 300M if you love it, and don’t worry about it.

But I’m certainly not an expert or pro. This is just based on my personal experience. It might be “serendipity”, but my white dial 300M is dead nuts accurate. It usually runs no more than +2 seconds/day.
 
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I have an 8800 and a few 8900's. They are on par as far as accuracy is concerned - they all gain or lose a few seconds here and there, and after weeks on end, they are all no more than a minute or two from each other. Not enough to concern me over which is better than the other. I'd say Pick the one that calls to you the most.
 
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The 8800 is Metas 0/+5 as is the 8900 if i recall. My diver 300 with an 8800 performs well within that spec
 
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The 8800 is Metas 0/+5 as is the 8900 if i recall. My diver 300 with an 8800 performs well within that spec

The 8800 is 0 to +6.
 
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Think the horse is well dead and cudgeled, but for what it’s worth, when you’re talking about a 1 sec/day delta between the two movements (in terms of quoted accuracy), you’re very much within the margins of tolerance for each individual watch. Meaning: you’re probably as likely to be disappointed in comparing your 8900 to another 8900 as you are your 8900 to an 8800. As Dan said you lucked out with a super accurate 8900. If hyper-accuracy is what matters most to you, you probably won’t do any better than the watch you currently have—at least for as long as it performs optimally. In my opinion, within +/- 10 spd timekeeping becomes a negligible factor.
 
GrouchoM
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Luck of the draw and vigilance of the watchmaker will influence the observed accuracy of these watches more than the small differences in these movements' designs.
 
Dohnut
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I bought my Diver 300m 21 days ago. Been worn every day since and has gained about 6 seconds in that time.
 
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for what its worth, I don't think any of the Omegas I own of varying calibers have ever been on the far end of the scale for accuracy (i.e. none have ever been +5 or +6 spd). So no I wouldn't stress about this.
 
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The 8800 is 0 to +6.

Shows you how much I have learned! I wrongly under the impression that all METAS movements had the same -/+
 
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Shows you how much I have learned! I wrongly under the impression that all METAS movements had the same -/+

No, it depends on the diameter of the movement. Same thing with the old COSC - most collectors are not aware of this sort of detail, so don't feel bad.
 
Yehoshua
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Hi. I traded in and got the green Seamaster.
Here's the Metas results for what its worth for anyone interested in knowing what happened.
 
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After 5 days my new 8800 settled to an almost constant plus half a second. Couldn't have hoped for more. Rests crown down at night.
 
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Yehoshua Yehoshua
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After 5 days my new 8800 settled to an almost constant plus half a second. Couldn't have hoped for more. Rests crown down at night.
Awesome! I’m glad you’re happy with the incredible accuracy of your new green Seamaster 300m, and wish you the best of luck with it. Now, to wrap things up, show us a picture of it on your wrist. Interesting backgrounds are always a plus.
 
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Awesome! I’m glad you’re happy with the incredible accuracy of your new green Seamaster 300m, and wish you the best of luck with it. Now, to wrap things up, show us a picture of it on your wrist. Interesting backgrounds are always a plus.
Thanks for the kind words. This one's a keeper, like you guys put it. It was in its original shipping box, (from AD Astral in Netanya, Israel) which is the most fantastic way receive a watch.
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I really don't understand the accuracy issue. I mean sure, a watch should be accurate but if accuracy is such an important aspect, then a Quartz movement should be the obvious choice.
Understanding the accuracy limits of any automatic watch makes living with it much more acceptable as then you already know to make adjustments from time to time if it is really a concern.
Am I missing something? I much prefer the looks of my 8800 vs the aqua terra. Of course this is my opinion and many will not agree, but I guess my point is, get the watch which appeals to you and don't let minor movement differences be the decider...
 
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I do understand “the problem” with accuracy, especially when OMEGA prides on beeing so accurate with Master Chronometer Last week I bought my green beauty, the same, but I asked to present from this color three different Master Chronometer card. I checked and picked up the most accurate Seamster from those three. I know that is mechanical thing and will change accuracy with time but when I pay several grand, I would have at least in the beginning, the best accuracy.
OMEGA introduced in Speedmaster Super Racing with Spirate system, where accuracy is between 0 to +2 second per day. With that OMEGA beat ROLEX with accuracy -2 to +2 seconds per day. Having in mind what calibers and when were introduced in Seamaster vs other models, probably for Spirate, it will take a decade or decades. Maybe for 85th or 90th anniversary of Seamster 😀
btw, beautiful Seaweed. Congratulations!
 
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