New to the forums and also new to my admiration for Omega watches. I just contacted the OB in the UK which has me on their waiting list for the 60th SM300 and they have said they have been told it will be the last 2 weeks of July at the earliest however more likely early August and have an allocation of 10 SM300 pieces. This will be my first Omega and this so-called virtue of patience has left me in the knowledge I am far from virtuous.
Hey, thanks. That thing goes from swimming to hiking to rock climbing to golf to tennis to yard work to dinner. 😀 I'd imagine the new Railmaster could do the same, although the non-screw down crown is a bit of a bummer. Either way, gorgeous watch.
Screw down crown has nothing to do with WR, just FYI.
Really? Do elaborate, I had always assumed that a screw down was to prevent the crown being inadvertently pulled out under water and the crown gasket's integrity failing. They make sense in an auto winder, much less so in a a daily wind manual like a Speedy though.
Yes, it's mostly to protect against accidental pulls or knocks. But with modern push-pull from Omega (if you haven't seen it on the Globemaster I highly recommend it), there's very little need for a screw down crown, as there is quite a bit of pulling needed to get the crown out.
In fact, Omega has gone to push-in crowns on all but the new 41mm Aqua Terra; the 38-30mm variants will have a press-in crown.
Screw down crown has nothing to do with WR, just FYI.
Here here for one watch! After some Rolex watches and whatnot, that's what I did. My AT (usually on perlon) works for everything, and that Railmaster would accomplish something similar.
Sure it does. If you bump it open, it opens that seal. I can understand that the Railmaster doesn't have it, but Omega certainly shouldn't leave it off a watch branded "Seamaster."
Yep I can quite see that, that is a beauty indeed and as you suggest should be right at home for any occasion.
Part of the attraction apart from the obvious cost of ownership is whenever I meet people that just have a single really nice watch that is always with them, it really appeals to me that bond you must develop.
I'd honestly like to know how someone is bumping open a crown while underwater. What do you people do with your watches that you're worried that a crown that requires a pound of two of pressure coming out? [emoji15]
I've been feeling the same way. Although I have the Speedmaster on reserve, if my AD were to tell me they didn't get allocated enough for me but they have another Railmaster available if I wanted it I would jump at the chance without a second thought.
Great first Omega, ZM! Thanks for the update!
I got to try on the Speedmaster and Railmaster today at the 5th Ave boutique in NYC. I have to say that in the metal booth watches are amazing. After trying both on I'm confident I made the right choice in the Speedmaster. The Railmaster is great as well and I hope I can get one later on.
Hi. Did they have the 60th Seamaster available to view and try? I see on their invite that it states the Speedmaster and Railmaster would only be today and yesterday however there is no mention of the SM300.
Thanks.
Finally got all three "Trilogy" watches in my sweaty hands yesterday evening at the Hamburg OB BaselWorld highlights event. The only watch I didn't see was that tasty piece from Venice.
Sorry for all the fingerprints but there were so many other sweaty paws on these things it was futile trying to keep them clean.
I'll post some more pics later...but first off to work.
Finally got all three "Trilogy" watches in my sweaty hands yesterday evening at the Hamburg OB BaselWorld highlights event. The only watch I didn't see was that tasty piece from Venice.
Sorry for all the fingerprints but there were so many other sweaty paws on these things it was futile trying to keep them clean.
I'll post some more pics later...but first off to work.
