Hello guys, I really like this new model but I'm not crazy about the vintage lume, do you think Omega might offer a white lume model in the future ?

 

Difficult to know that one. I am going to buy one in the next few weeks. If I am honest I would prefer a white lume too, but the overall look of the watch works for me so it's not a deal breaker.

 

I don't think they ever will. It's also not as yellow as Omega's stock photos make it seem.

 

No way whole point is its meant to replicate the 50s design motif

 

The vintage lume is what is great about the watch. Here's mine in real world pictures. Heh

 

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I am normally not a two tone guy, but that watch is stunning.

 

Interesting colour choice for the lume, looks like it was intended to match the gold of the bracelet. Also interesting is that they recessed the lume plots, wonder if they did this to allow thicker lume, or as a simple design feature.

At a quick glance it looks like a 50 Fantom BP.

 

Love their colour choice of the lume. The 300 was Omega's perfect opportunity to produce a watch that doesn't look exactly like, or look similar to the hundreds of other dive watchs on the market. I love how Omega cast aside the notion that lume has to be white. Looking forward to seeing how watch designers incorporate new, creative coulours in the future.

 

I love a little bit of warmth on a dial.

 

Just noticed the lume shot.

Why is the pearl and minute hand glowing green while the rest is glowing blue?

I know that the WB on the camera can change the colour, but is it possible to have only the minute hand WB show green while the rest shows blue?

 

Take the Spectre LE - than the lume has the same colour on both hands and markers ;-)

 

I got my SM300 about three weeks ago, and while I love the color of the lume, I wonder if any others who have this watch think that maybe it's not bright enough. I wear a watch to bed at night (if I stir and roll over, I'm always going to check the time), and I have a bit of trouble focusing on the watch face enough to read the time. My Seamaster 300M Diver has the skeleton hands, and I find them difficult to see as well. The only watch that I never have a problem reading clearly in the dark at a glance is my Rolex Submariner, since it has both the round dot markers and the fully lumed hands.

Just curious what others may think ...

 

I can see your point - in terms of lume amount, brightness, and legibility you can't go wrong with either a Sub, Seiko Marine Master or older SMP like the 2254 with the fully lumed hands.
While the SM300 MC has plenty of lume in order to keep the vintage look it had to keep the hands as close as possible to the original so they didn't get all the fill that they could have. Also, I don't think the SM300 MC was every designed as a tool watch that needed to have great lume - see the sapphire caseback, and brushed bracelet center links.

 

I always find the lume to be a pleasant surprise... but never really think about it otherwise...

The SM300 isn't necessarily lacking in Lume , there are certainly better , and there are worse.... it definitely outshines the Submariner... but it doesn't come close to the PO...

 

Regarding lume brightness, as soon as you move away from the standard C3 and C1 colours, the glow decreases.

I stock of most lume colours from RC Tritec, and without a doubt C3 A+ (green glow, yellow-green colour) is unbeatable as far as brightness is concerned. Next is C1 A+ (green glow, white colour) and then BGW9 (blue glow, white colour) is next, but I find it very weak, although it does last all night. Maybe my colour vision in the blue spectrum is poor and it just looks weak to my eyes.

RC Tritec shows all the colours they produce and the relative brightness of each, so this colour falls down on the scale somewhat.

Rob

 

I also find the lume weak, but it doesn't really bother me as I only wake up in the middle of the night to use the facilities and I already know it's 3:30am, regular as clock work.

 

With the Speedmaster 57 they have "Vintage" and "White" Lume models, maybe Basel 2016 will have some surprises.

..... and my 2254 is readable all night long, excellent lume.