Thinking about a 2254.50 Seamaster

It was a figure of speech, and no, fortunately I have not.👍

Congrats on your 2254.. I’ve had an enduring love affair with this model and have bought and sold several..I currently don’t have one but do I have the pleasure of seeing one of my 2254s on a mate’s wrist.. And a 2264 on my brother’s wrist..
Anyway, enjoy! They look so good on nato straps too!

I'm slightly disappointed .... not a single picture of one on a rubber band.

Been looking for one locally in Toronto but "the virus" has ended that. Its not a watch to sell. Most that have regret it ! Did I mention I am in Toronto ?

I'm one of em. I didn't love the bezel and wish it were just round and bi directional. The thickness was/is what sold me on the watch. Wish I kept it.

also I used to wear mine on an uncle seiko tropic strap with the buckle and tang swapped out for a modern omega one. Sorry, no pics haha.

Also not one to miss out on - one of my biggest regrets (in watch collecting) was letting a couple of these slip through my fingers when they were obtainable brand new and for a discount. I should have just bought it and figured out the money part later but I was trying to be responsible and focus on paying down debt. Finally have a nice pre-owned one 10 years later but I think about the opportunities missed.

Here is mine on a RubberB. Feels like it is moulded onto the wrist.

See? A Zealande. All you have to do is ask on this forum😀...and a couple of others. We defintely like the 2254.



My beloved Dundee overseeing things.

Congratulations on your 2254, defiantly one to enjoy and hang on to.

My first Omega purchased new in 2004 from a then AD in Manhattan. With AD discount, also purchasing some jewellery for my wife, paid around what would then convert to around £800GBP (IKR). The AD was actually trying to convince me a Speedmaster would be a preferable (his) choice and for around a similar figure. (Forever, kicking myself for not getting both especially as I only last year brought my first 1861 Speedmaster from a London OB at full retail. (1st service & deployment clasp thrown in))

My 2254 has served me well x3 OB services, 2 replacement service bezels and was until it’s last service my daily. When on holidays I taught my son to dive by literally throwing/hurling it into the deep end of resort pools for him to dive and retrieve. I like to hope those are fond memories he will keep of us and the watch. Other than the occasional outing I have now largely retired it until such a time as I pass it on to him to continue their story.
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Thanks for the all pictures of the 2254.50 on the rubber strap. It suits a diver well IMO

Now I'm just disappointed I have not been able to find one. Even the quartz model of this reference is appealing !

"...Even the quartz model is appealing"... as the owner of a 2264 quartz, I'd say that the quartz model has real advantages over the auto - apart from the greater accuracy, the lower cost of service and the more robust movement, the quartz has the very useful "quickset" hour hand - which is very useful for travel and timezone changes, as well as for daylight saving offsets. I also have a Rolex GMT II but the SMPQ has much better lume and regularly gets an outing when I'm travelling internationally - not that there's been much of that, recently!

It did get an outing on a recent yacht delivery trip to Tasmania. The excellent lume was very legible during the long night watches at sea, and the accuracy was essential to reliable plotting of sun and star sights when using the sextant as an astro navigation back-up to GPS. It was also less of a worry when clambering around the boat. I don't want to lose any watch, but the Rolex has become so valuable that I'm particularly wary of exposing it to undue risk, which makes me question whether it's really a tool watch. The 2264 SMP most definitely is, and the grab and go nature of the movement reinforces that.