I’m pretty excited to have pulled the trigger on a full set PO 2500D in 42mm. I should receive it tomorrow.

I always found it classy and elegant, and I much prefer its proportions and appointments to the newer 8500/8900 based POs. Ideally, the LMLE would have been even better, but I can’t really justify the prices being asked for those…

I am a big fan of 5-digit Rolex, pretty much for the same reasons. I own a 5-digit SD and GMT II, and even putting aside current Rolex ADs games and nonsenses, I am not attracted to the newer versions.

What’s the opinion of other Omega fans on the PO 2500 ? Do you see it capturing that sweet spot of elegance and functionality to become a classic reference in its own right ? Or will it just become eventually outdated.

 

In my mind and opinion, no doubt about it. Its a timeless classic, so subdued and doesn't acknowledge anything but itself. LMLE is a gorgeous piece but yes they ar getting in the 6 digit Explorer range.

PO 2500 is a reference tool watch IMO. The newer models are heavier, bulkier and blingier, they suffer from modern Rolex syndrome. They look like they are worth the $ which is not what everyone desires every day of the week.

 

I think the 2500 PO is or will be a classic. Maybe not quite to the status of the 4/5 digit sub, but I see the PO as Omega's 5 digit sub anyway. I love mine, in fact I'm wearing it today. The new POs don't quite do it for me personally, though I am sure they are great watches.

 

I would say either the PO 2500 or the SMP 2254.50 would be Omega's version of the 5-digit Sub. Obviously, critics will knock the HEV on the Omegas, but I think that is just another aspect that makes them unique. The triangle shape of the markers is another element I prefer on the Omegas. All three designs are timeless and rather toned down compared to modern releases.

 

Anyone have a good gif for I told you so?

 

hmmm: for this particular thread interjection by you, I’d say...

 

@Blackdog I called this about 3 years ago and you can see these are going up in price for the past 2 years. Slowly but surely, these are going up.


I know many people are waiting for a nice D to come along at a nice price and jump, but I think fairly soon there will be a solid move upwards as it seems the supply of good ones is drying up.

 

Immediately thought of this scene:

 

Congrats! Please post photos when it comes in.

Love mine... sometimes I think if I'd picked up this 2201.50 PO as my first watch or maybe the 2254.50 SMP I never would have wanted another one (but quickly realize this is a crazy line of thinking... one watch?!). I do see it as capturing a sweet spot of elegance and functionality - well said.

 

I lusted after the 2500 42mm black planet ocean ever since it was released. By the time I was ready to buy one at the end of 2011, the 8500 was released. I ended up thinking newer is better at the time and got the 8500 45mm. I got talked into the larger size, I went with the steel version with matte grey ceramic bezel. I do love my 8500. Most of my Omegas I bought brand new, but in 2019, I corrected past mistakes and picked up a 2500D with black bezel and silver numerals and an orange bezel 2500C. Both on bracelets, but I bought an oem black rubber strap for the black one. My orange one is mint, the black one is okay but it does have scratches & was worn daily. Before Christmas, I also found a new 8500 blue titanium planet ocean on blue rubber strap at my boutique. I grabbed that because it was the watch I wanted when I got my 8500 steel, but it was out of budget at the time.

What is the consensus when I send it Omega for service? Should I let them restore the case and refinish it, or keep it 100% original?

 

Just watched that amazing movie last night.

 

Indeed, prices are creeping up but still not dramatically so. That's one of the reasons why I decided to look into getting one now.

I opted to spend a bit more for the one I bought because it seems to be a very clean full set, sold in 2012 with a confirmed 2500D (serial 86xx...). I actually paid almost as much as I paid for my NOS 300MC back in 2018.

Still waiting for it to arrive....

 

Yes, that HEV.... You can count me among the critics, but I have come to terms with them as a characteristic design element of modern Seamasters. As long as they keep it discreet I can live with it. I definitely dislike what they've done with the HEV on the new 300M...

 

I think one of the reasons for it being timeless, despite being a relative newcomer, is that it takes most of its design language from the venerable 164.024 SM300 and earlier versions. It is like Omega took a few decades long detour with the Seamaster design to finally come back to it's roots with the PO in 2005. I see it as the modern rendition of the MOD0552 SM300 design, pretty much like the 300MC is the modern take on the CK2913. Let's hope that none feel redundant when I get them together...

Very well put. It's like they're trying too hard to look expensive. There's no denying the quality of the newer versions is outstanding, but they have IMO lost a bit of the old charm. Just like new Rolexes.

 

I will !

Certainly not the case now, but I was a "one watch" person in the past...
From 1980 to 1991 I almost exclusively wore this one:

Then from 1991 to 2002 I wore a Tudor Submariner 79090... After that, it got pretty crazy, pretty fast...

 

Why did I wait so long to get a PO2500 !!!!

 

Looks great! You've got a real classic there. Aside from everything seen while wearing it, I think it also has one of the nicest looking casebacks (my favorite, anyway) with the polished hippocampus on the field of... well, not sure what to call that kind of textured finish. I snapped this quick pick - maybe someone here would know what it's called. Sorry, it came out a little blurry trying to zoom in on the finish.

 

Trying mine out on an Uncle Seiko Beads of Rice bracelet for that vintage diver look. Whaddya think?

 

I'm not a gold watch buy.... but I want a Gold 2500 PO badly.