Seeking info on the Omega Apnea Jacques Mayol

I have become obsessed with the Omega Apnea and would like to own one as soon as I feel I have a thorough understanding of the model. I’m finding information about them does not abound. Here are the basics I’ve found thus far:

• There were two reference numbers used 2595.50.00 & 2895.30.91
  • I believe they were dimensionally & mechanically identical and I can’t dig up any differences
  • There seem to be more examples of the 2595 out there
• There were factory dial colors of, black, silver, and white
  • At one point I thought the 2595 offered all three dial colors while the 2895 was white only, but I’m no longer sure
• There were factory steel bracelets and rubber straps
  • At one point I thought the 2595 offered steel bracelet & rubber strap options while the 2895 had rubber straps only, but I’m no longer sure

I have found very little discussion on counterfeits and those I have found all look to be very poor and not even close to passable as the real thing if you’ve spent any time looking at them. It’s comforting to not have to worry too terribly much about authentication. The main thing I’ve noticed once or twice that originally concerned me about authenticity is a black dial watch with a silver alternating color for the red dots. My assumption is that the disc was either swapped for effect or incorrectly replaced during a repair. I have found no evidence that there were factory black dial watches with dots that alternated red/gray, only red/black on the black dial watch.

Any chance somebody here knows of an information repository/site where I can get more detail on this model? Omega’s website only produces one variation of each reference. Or, could somebody better versed on this model fill me in on anything I’d need to know? I've searched around on OF and found some discussion about them but not so much regarding details. I definitely want a steel bracelet version and I’m 90% sure I want a black dial although the silver intrigues me a bit, but the nerd in me really needs to know the difference between the two references before I get too serious!

Thank you in advance!

Worth a read: https://omegaforums.net/threads/seamaster-apnea-any-owners-on-of.114749/

And to add to your post above:

There are two dials: (silvered) white and black

Both were available with either a stainless steel bracelet or a black rubber strap:

2895.30.91 - white dial/rubber strap - https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-seamaster-apnea-28953091

2595.30.00 - white dial/steel bracelet - https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-seamaster-apnea-25953000

2595.50.00 - black dial/steel bracelet - https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-seamaster-apnea-25955000

2895.50.91 - black dial/rubber strap - https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-omega-seamaster-apnea-28955091


Here’s the silver/white dialled version I owned;

I have no detailed info to share other than:

1) I am wearing mine right now and really enjoy it:


2) I really prefer a rubber strap over the bracelet it comes on.

That's some very useful information, thank you!

Thank you, but as I mentioned in my post, I have searched around on OF. That thread is much more focused on semantics than details about the watch model inquired about.

Great info, thank you for that!