Seamaster 300m Diver Orange

Archer

This is the thing that always strikes me when I hear this specific criticism of Omega. Rolex basically makes a few watches, all with a similar looking case, many based on variations of the same movement, and then they change dials and colours, just like what people complain that Omega does. But they get a pass on this for some reason.

Omega has always offered a ton of models. When people say that this is a recent thing and it's killing the brand or whatever, I always get a chuckle.

darkguyver

I think the reason for this is that Rolex is thought off more as a brand rather than a luxory watch maker. While Omega is always thought off as a watchmaker than anything else

Archer

This is the thing that always strikes me when I hear this specific criticism of Omega. Rolex basically makes a few watches, all with a similar looking case, many based on variations of the same movement, and then they change dials and colours, just like what people complain that Omega does. But they get a pass on this for some reason.

Omega has always offered a ton of models. When people say that this is a recent thing and it's killing the brand or whatever, I always get a chuckle.

ErichPryde

this might have been the case in the 1990s, but I don't believe it is the case in 2025. There's a cultural subset that scoffs at any brand perceived as "below" Rolex, but it does not seem to be the main stance today. As far as I can tell, over the last decade and a half, Omega has consistently been in the top three or four best known watch brands and either two or three in sales behind Rolex. Omega has been referred to as the eternal "runner up" to Rolex for a long time.

ErichPryde

The situation is fairly simple imo. Humans inherently suck at ranking things objectively. In fact, we just in general, suck at objectivity. Believing that something is golden, or best, and ignoring faults, while criticizing something perceived as not best, and scapegoating it and even hyperfocusing on the same things that are perceived as faults in item #2, is just the default way that (unfortunately) many people look at the world.


To be completely honest, it would actually be AWESOME if people kept this type of thinking limited to luxury brands and sports teams, maybe then the world wouldn't be so incredibly polarized and non-sensical.

ErichPryde

I appreciate the information, I must admit I'm not particularly versed on Asian watch culture.

ErichPryde

Fair and reasonable. Some of my posts lately have been... a bit roughly and bluntly worded.

E eldiano84

I wanted the orange to be chrome orange, but the enamel is extremely glossy. If this watch had waved dials I would have gotten it. The orange band is gorgeous though!

McBeardy

Local AD had it on the rubber today. So of course I had to try it on.

Must say in the flesh the dial is lovely and I prefer it over monochrome small waves. The strap is lovely & fit, maybe too orange for me & I’ll go black additionally.

Just to need to wait to see if anything else it announced.

Also debate if this or go back to the Speedy.