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Omega 2541.80.00 (Goldeneye)

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Hi everyone, newbie to the Omega Seamaster m world. Please do excuse me if the question has been raised already or it is just "yet another Bond question", but thought this might be the best source of knowledge.

Anyhow, currently comparing prices and offers for the watch that started it for me as a kid, i.e. the Goldeneye watch. I have been checking the web for the ref. 2541.80.00, but it seems to me like this reference may have "evolved" throughout the years, at least in terms of dial variations.

Is there any source I could look at to see the different variations of this model? Are these connected with the year of production?

Thanks a lot and once again sry if this has been asked before.
 
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jaguar11 jaguar11
https://omegaforums.net/threads/the-evolution-of-an-icon-smp.69113/
Thanks Jaguar, the topic seems to cover all variations of the SMP as opposed to concentrate on ref. 2541.80.00.

Maybe for a bit of clarity on my question ^^

When looking at Watchmaster's listings (https://www.watchmaster.com/en/omega/seamaster-300-m/2541-80-00/z7qes8iqoa?reference_code=SVCFGJNYNL) for the ref. 2541.80.00, the watches look different depending on their year of production.

Cheers,
 
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What differences are you seeing? The lume material changed in late 1997 and that has a massive impact on the look but otherwise there were no major changes on the quartz Bond from ~1994-2008. There was a subtle font change early on with the 300m text (and maybe date wheel font) but I wonder if all you are seeing is the tritium to SL transition. The auto model shows more variation, there were non chronometer rated versions early on too. All these Bond watches are tricky to photograph well, often the dials look wildly different in colour but will look pretty much the same by eye. The bezels even more so.
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Ok I see one with a heavily faded original bezel which looks like the dial is near black and another with a suspiciously clean bezel, likely replaced which looks much bluer, but I see no material changes to the dial. Both use SL lume so are both post 1997. In hand, those dials would probably look identical.

The waves make these dials tricky to photograph. The electric blue 2255 is even more so, those can look almost purple or royal blue depending on the light.
 
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Ok I see one with a heavily faded original bezel which looks like the dial is near black and another with a suspiciously clean bezel, likely replaced which looks much bluer, but I see no material changes to the dial. Both use SL lume so are both post 1997. In hand, those dials would probably look identical.

The waves make these dials tricky to photograph. The electric blue 2255 is even more so, those can look almost purple or royal blue depending on the light.
Thanks a lot padders, that information is gold!
 
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Ok I see one with a heavily faded original bezel which looks like the dial is near black and another with a suspiciously clean bezel, likely replaced which looks much bluer, but I see no material changes to the dial. Both use SL lume so are both post 1997. In hand, those dials would probably look identical.

The waves make these dials tricky to photograph. The electric blue 2255 is even more so, those can look almost purple or royal blue depending on the light.

Just a quick one - when you say the replacement from Titrium to SL lume happened in 1997, does that mean that 1997 models already usd SL Lume? There is one 1997 model in watchmaster that looks good (at least in the eyes of a newbie like me - https://www.watchmaster.com/en/omega/seamaster-300-m/2541-80-00/z7qes8iqoa?reference_code=CTEN8TZZNA) and was thinking of getting it, but I wanted to get a movie accurate model.

Cheers and thanks a ton for all the help here,
 
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Just a quick one - when you say the replacement from Titrium to SL lume happened in 1997, does that mean that 1997 models already usd SL Lume? There is one 1997 model in watchmaster that looks good (at least in the eyes of a newbie like me - https://www.watchmaster.com/en/omega/seamaster-300-m/2541-80-00/z7qes8iqoa?reference_code=CTEN8TZZNA) and was thinking of getting it, but I wanted to get a movie accurate model.

Cheers and thanks a ton for all the help here,

pretty sure this one is a tritium dial, the patina from tritium is orange like a pumpkin, you'll learn to notice it immediately once you've seen enough watches
 
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Yes I agree. That last one looks tritium to me too. Must be one of the last if it truly is from 1997.
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Thanks a lot guys! Would you agree that it looks to be in a good condition (a bit scared of my first online purchase...)? Sorry to bother all of you with this.
 
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Well it looks in good condition but it depends on if you like that dial patina really. The hands and dial lume rarely fade to the same colour on SMPs so you will have to live with greener hands indefinitely. Secondly there is a dark spot on the 12 marker that may be invisible by eye or else might irritate you long term. Your call, I prefer the cleaner look of the SL models personally (and the fact it still works as lume) but tritium does have a faded charm of its own.
 
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Thanks a lot Padders - but what do you mean by greener hands? Noted on the dark spot! 😀
 
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Thanks a lot Padders - but what do you mean by greener hands? Noted on the dark spot! 😀
Pre 1998, Both the hands and dial used tritium lume but typically the lume on the hands stays green and that on the dial fades to beige. It makes for a mismatched look.
 
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