Show us your Omega Seamaster

ErichPryde

I've got both the current ceramic and a 2531. It does wear thicker, but the biggest difference is easily the increase to 42 mm and the increased lug to lug of almost 50 mm, an approximate 2 mm increase in total wrist coverage.

dsd-7

Gotcha. Always wondered if indeed wore a little thicker on the wrist than its older brother. I remember the coaxial movement adding a bit more thickness. Maybe one day I’ll end up buying one myself to try. Hey you’re in good shape though. Enjoy your 300M Summer Blue!

ErichPryde

I've got both the current ceramic and a 2531. It does wear thicker, but the biggest difference is easily the increase to 42 mm and the increased lug to lug of almost 50 mm, an approximate 2 mm increase in total wrist coverage.

I think this is the important Dimension to focus on, because my summer blue shares the same case size and lug to Lug size as the 2531, and despite being taller, wears very, very similarly. It probably helps that the more domed Crystal accounts for most of the height difference.

The 42mm Seamaster wears much larger, despite being, on paper, less tall than the Heritage model. I really do think it is because of the across the wrist size.

I wouldn't say that's necessarily bad, I very much like mine.

502 to right

I agree 100%. My daily is a 2531.80 because the 42mm (which I owned at one time) was just a bit too large for my tastes. It was beyond the tipping point.

But sometimes I prefer the ceramic look so I popped an aftermarket ceramic bezel into an extra bezel frame I had to get the 42mm ceramic look without the size. I switch back and forth between this and the standard bezel insert.

darkguyver

The 2220.80 doesn't wear that much thicker when compared to the 2531. It is slightly thicker but not as thick as the 2018 SMP 300M Diver.

ErichPryde

So- what I meant was, the current generation ceramic, which is the one that was released in 2018. Mine isn't dimensionally much different than yours at all, and in fact yours is likely a hair thinner because of the Steel case back.

But they'd wear mostly the same.

ErichPryde

RE the 42mm
13.6 for the display caseback version and about 13.5 for the summer blue. 13.8 for the most recent vintage domed version.

winndixie

Well, today I bought the seamaster. I was torn between the summer blue with the solid case back and the Poseidon engraving and the dark blue with sapphire case back. I opted for the dark blue as I thought it just looked a little better at various angles. Nice watch. My third Omega this year... ugh.

winndixie

Well, today I bought the seamaster. I was torn between the summer blue with the solid case back and the Poseidon engraving and the dark blue with sapphire case back. I opted for the dark blue as I thought it just looked a little better at various angles. Nice watch. My third Omega this year... ugh.

flw

"Ugh"!? 😂

winndixie

Well, today I bought the seamaster. I was torn between the summer blue with the solid case back and the Poseidon engraving and the dark blue with sapphire case back. I opted for the dark blue as I thought it just looked a little better at various angles. Nice watch. My third Omega this year... ugh.

winndixie

They threw in a blue leather strap and a NATO strap (dark blue). These will be mailed to me. The clerk was telling me that prices were going up. I find it hard to believe that tariffs are the cause, but who knows. The straps, I think, are $400 ish. So pays for the sales tax.

flw

"Ugh"!? 😂

hen

It seems likely that a 39% import tax on goods imported from Switzerland would rise prices in the US. But the "buy now, tomorrow it will be more expensive" are probaly heard from vendors since flint axe times.

Beautiful watch! Lets see the other two.

hen

It seems likely that a 39% import tax on goods imported from Switzerland would rise prices in the US. But the "buy now, tomorrow it will be more expensive" are probaly heard from vendors since flint axe times.

Beautiful watch! Lets see the other two.

darkguyver

Congrats and enjoy.

I love my Summer Blue SMP 300M Diver, as the way the light changes the color of the bezel and dial is just stunning.