Omega Seamaster 300 Review

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blubarb

·Aug 17, 2016·Either he's dead or my watch has stopped

Thank you for starting this great post, Ashley. It helped me decide on a getting a Watchco re-build SM300 when one became available the other day.

I do have a question though. Will the case back of the SM300 without the date sport a 166.0324 case back. My understanding was that 1 = gents 6= Auto wind centred seconds and 6 = Water Resistant Date. My question is can the non date have a 165.0324 case back?

Cheers
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Edited: Oct 2, 2016

 

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JimInOz

·Aug 17, 2016·Melbourne Australia

Hi John,

My Watchco SM300 No Date, personally collected from Marcus himself, is a 166.0324.

 

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blubarb

·Aug 17, 2016·Either he's dead or my watch has stopped

Thanks, Jim. Yes that seems right and I haven't seen any that vary. Mine is definitely Watchco also. A few mates who have the 300 no dates also have 166.0324 case back reference. I wonder what the 055 ST is - probably service part...?

 

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vapvaldez

·Oct 1, 2016

Hello mate,
Would you consider a trade? I have a Mark II Omega Ploprof currently undergoing service. Please email me if you're keen so I can send photos.
Best Regards, Vince (Auckland, just across the ditch)

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blubarb

·Oct 1, 2016·Either he's dead or my watch has stopped

I think you're posting in the wrong thread, Vince.

Edited: Oct 2, 2016

 

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davidswiss

·Oct 2, 2016

blubarb

Thanks, Jim. Yes that seems right and I haven't seen any that vary. Mine is definitely Watchco also. A few mates who have the 300 no dates also have 166.0324 case back reference. I wonder what the 055 ST is - probably service part...?

Interesting. My no date has 165.0024 which I believe to correct. I thought the 166.0324 was specific to the date watches and is wrong for the no date.

 

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blubarb

·Oct 2, 2016·Either he's dead or my watch has stopped

Okay, paraphrased from something I received on the subject:
From 1974 as the stock of the cases referenced ST 166.024 (date) had ran out, the cal. 565 with date was equiped with with the case ref ST 165.024 (no date) with no change in the ref. number. The problem was corrected in 1999 when a replacement case back engraved 055 ST 166.0324 was provided. Now that's cleared that up...😗

 

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peire06

·Oct 21, 2016

Very well written review. This watch looks amazing!

 

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milwatch126

·Dec 11, 2016

Fantastic review thank you very much. Much work has been done here.

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Markinrecess

·Apr 15, 2017

Thank you, such a useful resource.

 

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Alex1974

·Apr 16, 2017

This has given me a lot of important information for my hunt 😉
Thank you for your work!

 

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albysoo

·Apr 6, 2018

dsio

Oh hey, nice. You in Brisbane too?

Is it the same case as the speedmaster pro? What about the hazel? I have got a seamaster 300, put in some other branded case, bought it second hand, looking for a 166.024 or 166.0324 or a 165.024. If it fits, I can buy a speedy and change it out,

 

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roadsternet

·Apr 23, 2018

i thing only if you polish it every time.

 

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kelev_ra

·Aug 21, 2018

Fantastic pictures!! Thanks for that!

 

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Jerseyhammer

·Aug 30, 2018

Trev

Great review 10/10

 

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pianomankd

·Aug 31, 2018

Great review.

So is this watch a WatchCo example?

 

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omegaman

·Sep 1, 2019

Great review. I wish I had bought all the parts from watchco 10 years ago... compared to today's cost to build such a watch that was a bargain those days.

 

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Dr.K

·Apr 18, 2020

Trev

Does plexiglass/etc have more a tendency to change shape over time?

I don’t believe so. Unless exposed to the extremes.

 

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cowboyjack

·Apr 21, 2020

Thank you. This was incredibly helpful as I try and learn more about Omega timepieces.

 

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NikoMartinez_SYD

·Apr 21, 2020

Great review, great info, i have been looking for one of these and havent found the right one yet, this has been helpful though. Cheers