New Forum Member and Seamaster

GrussGott

Omega is not that brand. You need Sinn; they're commissioned by various German gov't services for specific use cases: fire, air rescue, police, special forces. Made out of proprietary submarine steel which is anti-magnetic, then tegimented & DLC coated to be 5x harder than stainless. Shock resistant, magnetic resistant, etc etc

J JodyR.

Been looking at them and saw a few quality control issues. Any feedback on damasko?

GrussGott

I've cross-shopped them, but always ended up buying Sinn. I've never seen any quality control issues with Sinn, though I've bought from watchbuys ~5 years ago, and from their boutique in FRA 2 years ago, so can't say what they're like today. Also, I only have the Sinn mission timers, and only look at them, none of the other models (beyond casual glances), and I only have them on non-duoflex silicone straps.

I accidentally swung my arm into the corner edge of a concrete wall and my U2 SDR (EZM 5) knocked out a chunk 1" around. I brushed off my Sinn and there's not a mark on it. I wouldn't hesitate using any of my Sinns as brass knuckles if I had to punch my way out of a Turkish dive bar.

D drofgnal

Hi I’m new to the forum, so I thought I’d introduce myself. I have an Omega Seamaster mid-size, circa 2006, I’ve had since 2007. (2253.80.00) It has the 1120 movement, stainless with a blue dial. I remember later they came out with their first co-axial movement. It’s been a good watch and I’ve had it serviced every 5 years, once on a 4 year cycle. It’s getting close to that time again although in 3 months it still is right on the minute with my iPhone. (It’s actually starting to slow down a bit as it was about a minute a month fast.) I’ve always liked the mid size and when looking recently at new watches I was surprised they quit selling midsize. When did they do that, it seems they had them 2-3 years ago last time I looked? I wonder if I could find an AD that still has a new midsize lying around? I guess the trend is toward bigger watches. I have a small wrist and feel the 42mm is just too big, however when trying my niece’s husband’s new seamaster on it wasn’t terrible.

So I’m in a conundrum, service ‘old faithful’ or get a new Seamaster? I even contemplated recently just ditching an automatic and getting an Apple Watch. I’m approaching 70 and health monitoring features are maybe a nice to have but I like automatics and Apple Watches are larger than the current Seamaster. The new Seamaster I’m looking at is the stainless blue dial with blue band, the lower tier of Omega Seamaster. My heart tells me to go for it, but my gut says at 70, maybe there’s not enough road in front of me to get the full enjoyment out of it and maybe I just service my current midsize when it slows down a bit more. 700 bucks for service is a lot better than 5600+ some discount if I can get one. I can always sell what I have to defer some cost. I like the solid back on my current watch vs the newer see through backs. The bezel is nicer on my old watch as well, with the numbers and hash marks recessed and not just painted on. But the movement is a lot better and I like the look.

Oh well, enough of my rambling. Any thoughts are appreciated. Thank you