I need some honest and unbiased advice. Background: I inherited my dad's cal 1345 quartz Omega a fees years ago and love it. Nice watch and sentimental. An inept local jeweler broke the battery clasp which I'm having trouble getting repaired but that's a other story for another day. I want another very nice watch that keeps accurate time and requires little maintenance, since I live in an isolated small rural town. I've wanted an Omega Divers 300 for a long time. My son has had very bad experience with a Seiko automatic so I'm leery of an automatic, but from what I've read from the forums, they're the cats meow. I've had a Seiko quartz diver since my 17 the birthday and had great results (I'm 50 now), another sentimental attachment. I've been watching the "recommended auctions" but since I'm a newbie I'm afraid of buying something that's not authentic. I would appreciate any comments and advice on the Divers pro 300 for a every day wearer, not a collector. This I'm what I'm watching right now. http://www.ebay.com/itm/331290621000Purchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network Any thoughts or opinions?
thank you very much for your knowledgable help.

 

Ok, Not my most eloquent post ever but hopefully you get the point to my question.

 

Thanks , may I ask, without getting to technical for a newbie, what is the difference between this movement and a new production model? I apologize for such elementary questions I just want to learn a little more about these. I know quartz accuracy isn't expected but what is a reasonable expectation for an automatic?

 

Bump, maybe last question on this. I see a lot on winders, are they just used when you have several watches? I wear my quartz all the time, very rarely take it off. Does constant wear(day and night) just average out the activity required to keep the movement wound?

 

dsio I have never heard of winding an automatic watch 40 times before use, why do you say that? I just slap it on my wrist if it's stopped, let it 'charge' for a couple hours and set the time.

To the OP - I have had several watches with the 1120 movement and have no complaints. As far as I am concerned it's a work horse. That being said, my favorite seamster 300 with the 1120 needed service (was running a little quick) but it had been YEARS since service. Just send in your watch every few years and it will treat you well. Just my $0.02. BTW my 1120 watch is the same model as the one you are looking at.

I LOVE the watch and you will to. My dad has a black one and I think the black is excellent, probably a bit more versatile too. IDK about the price of the one on ebay.. I think you could do a little better, try watchrecon.com and type in the reference number, or 'seamaster' and see what comes up second hand. Then again if dsio says it's a good price it is probably a good price

 

Indeed, usually watches are regulated with a full "charge" on the mainspring. As the power reserve of the mainspring decreases, the amplitude drops and can result in sub-par time keeping. This is actually a long and quite technical discussion, but suffice it to say that you'll get best timing performance from your watches by following the directions. That is, giving them the manual winds needed to "charge" the mainspring. From that point on, unless the watch if off your wrist for significant amounts of time, you shouldn't have to do anything else for an automatic movement.

 

Dsio, and any others with insight, Originally I had thought I wanted a quartz movement since I'm looking for an great every day watch with a good history and reputation, not collecting, what are your thoughts on this one and does it appear legit?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/161393066917?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:ITPurchases made through these links may earn this site a commission from the eBay Partner Network
thank you again for your help,
T.

 

Although it's obviously been someone's "daily beater", that's what these are really meant to be. Because it's so complete, the BIN price scares me as it seems pretty low. At the price you could afford a complete service and wear till ya drop ;-) I'm sure the real experts will advise you correctly. Good hunting, Miki

 

I haven't seen one of these first hand but for comparisons sake, I believe it's more the same size as my current Seiko Sport 100 quartz, maybe 1 or 2 mm difference. Other than it being mid size, does everything appear correct? MikiJ classifies it as someone's beater, does the condition look that bad? I see a lot mentioned about the material of the bezel, what is this composition on this model? I hope you guys aren't getting frustrated with so many elementary questions. There's just so much more to this than I had expected when I started looking.

 

You're right. It looks about the same size on the wrist as an old Seiko Sports 100, which I also own. Everything on this watch appears correct. I recently paid $200 more than that one for essentially the same watch, but in the blue Bond style. It had fewer small flaws than this one, but the price here is reasonable. Besides, he's taking offers, so give it a go. He's got good feedback, though not a large number, and he's offering a money back return policy. If accuracy is a concern, I can tell you this watch will make you happy. Mine hasn't gained or lost even one second in the month I've owned it. It's a caliber 1538 with an advertised (by Omega) battery life of 42 months.

Stu O

 

Thanks everyone for the input, I think I've decided on a 2264, I'm assuming the case on the quartz is slightly thinner than the automatic. Now the search is on. Feel free to comment, any additional direction is welcomed.

 

Any thoughts, concerns from those that know about this one? I'm concerned with the blank spaces on the cards and the replacement bezel.
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Still digging for opinions of authenicity. What do you guys think about this one?
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