Still Love my PO After a Month

MarcWinkman · Feb 23, 2015

Well, I've had my stainless Seamaster Planet Oean 8500 for a month now and I still adore it. I wear it more days than not and the rest of my watches (my two other Seamasters included) are spending more time in the watch box than I thought they would.

Nobel Prize · Feb 23, 2015

Would be dramatic if you didn't like it anymore

OmegaRookie · Feb 23, 2015

MarcWinkman
Well, I've had my stainless Seamaster Planet Oean 8500 for a month now and I still adore it. I wear it more days than not and the rest of my watches (my two other Seamasters included) are spending more time in the watch box than I thought they would.

That's because they're awesome watches to wear. Of course I'm a bit biased......

Tiny Iota · Feb 23, 2015

What size is that vs wrist size? I'm toying with getting one but am trying to decide if the 46mm is too large for my 6.5" wrists.

OmegaRookie · Feb 23, 2015

Mine is the 42mm. I think his is the 45.5 as the space between the date and the marker is bigger on his watch

Nobel Prize · Feb 23, 2015

its a matter of taste but most people i know with that wrist size find th 45.5 too large for a daily wearer. I have both and find the 42 to be perfect for any occasion and the 45.5 to be more sporty...but I have a very large wrist. In any event I would not recommend anyone buy the 45.5 blindly without trying it beforehand.

Tiny Iota · Feb 23, 2015

Yep that's the problem. I tried them both and liked them both. Maybe it's time to flip a coin 😀

dsio · Feb 23, 2015

They're a remarkably solid and durable daily wearer, having the brushed bracelet and ceramic bezel makes you a lot less worried about them getting scraped and scratched day after day.

Nobel Prize · Feb 23, 2015

Tiny Iota
Yep that's the problem. I tried them both and liked them both. Maybe it's time to flip a coin 😀

Not a problem really, just a choice 😀 I would recommend thinking about what other watches you have in terms of style and size as well as considering your normal wear (for example the 45.5 will have some trouble fitting under a cuffed shirt or tailored suit, while the 42 may just fit in, but not always. they're both tall watches) If I had only one, for me, the 42 takes the lead.

MarcWinkman · Feb 23, 2015

Tiny Iota
What size is that vs wrist size? I'm toying with getting one but am trying to decide if the 46mm is too large for my 6.5" wrists.

It's a 42mm on my 7" wrist. The angle of the picture is what's making it look like there's a little more space between the date window and the 3:00 marker.

GPac65 · Feb 23, 2015

Marc I bought the same watch almost at the same time. Out of curiousity how's the accuracy?

OmegaRookie · Feb 23, 2015

Mine gains 3 seconds a day compared to my cell phone. I never take it off, even at night.

GPac65 · Feb 23, 2015

I take mine off at night, was running +4 initially, but has got slowly more accurate over 1st month now down to +3.

MarcWinkman · Feb 23, 2015

GPac65
Marc I bought the same watch almost at the same time. Out of curiousity how's the accuracy?

I haven't really monitored it closely, but I can say for sure I've only hacked the movement once to re-adjust the time and that was about a week and a half ago because in the time I had the watch after nearly daily wear, though I did switch it out one day for my Seamaster 2531 when I needed a slightly slimmer timepiece to slide under the shirt I had selected for work that particular day, and once for my Breitling Steelfish to wear at a dynamic shooting class. Both times, the PO went on a winder and when I hacked the movement, it had picked up about 2 minutes. By my approximation, not bad at all. Since hacking the movement, it's been spot on. I chalk it up to the movement settling in.

italy1861 · Feb 23, 2015

So a 42mm PO wears the same as a speedy pro, only a lot thicker?

MarcWinkman · Feb 23, 2015

italy1861
So a 42mm PO wears the same as a speedy pro, only a lot thicker?

I'll have to take your word as the last time I tried on a Speedy Pro was at least 10 years ago when I was trying to decide between my Seamaster 2531, a Speedmaster Pro, and a Seamaster Aqua Terra Rail Master...and what wasn't while wearing a proper dress shirt. I do know for a fact, however, that the PO 8500 movement wears a good bit thicker than a PO 2500 movement.

Frunkinator · Feb 28, 2015

Here's a look at the 42mm next to a Speedy

italy1861 · Mar 2, 2015

I had no idea the SMPc was that big!

Nobel Prize · Mar 2, 2015

I think the perspective of the pic affects it a little

OmegaRookie · Mar 2, 2015

Here's my PO with a Hirsch Robby strap on it. Really comfortable and changes the look a lot.

Still Love my PO After a Month

MarcWinkman

Nobel Prize

OmegaRookie

Tiny Iota

OmegaRookie

Nobel Prize

Tiny Iota

dsio

Nobel Prize

MarcWinkman

GPac65

OmegaRookie

GPac65

MarcWinkman

italy1861

MarcWinkman

Frunkinator

italy1861

Nobel Prize

OmegaRookie

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