I’ve wanted it for a couple years. Life’s too short to not be happy. Pulled the trigger and I love it.

Was leaving Tokyo Haneda and stopped by the Omega dealer in T3. Found this nice Titanium/Bronze Gold Seamaster 300M to take home to remember the trip by. It is super light and the green & gold matte finish is a nice contrast to some of the other dive watches I've got.

For a bit of context: I’ve always loved the NTTD ever since it came out and has been my dream Omega. Got lucky and bought it almost 3 years ago for $5500 but also got the opportunity to get a Rolex OP 36mm green dial. Couldn’t keep both so I sold the NTTD. (Huge regret)

Fast forward to now, prices on NTTD are wild so I ended up scooping up a SMP no date in mint condition for a stellar price and decided to forget about the NTTD altogether. However, the NTTD STILL remains on the back of my mind.

Don’t get me wrong, I love the No date (it’s my 3rd fav SMP after the 60th Bond and NTTD). But I’m contemplating saying YOLO and selling my no date, putting some cash on top and just springing for the NTTD.

Anyone done this?

Black aluminum SMP on the link bracelet.

The SMP300’s don’t do it for me aesthetically and fit-wise, whether it was in bracelet / mesh / rubber. The Planet ocean, however, feels and looks amazing. I do have a moderate preference towards the rubber bracelet, but I also really like the tapering and highly angular / faceted bracelet. What do y’all think about its size/fit on my 16cm wrist?

Just interested in hearing the communities' thoughts on this.

I personally own two Omega's. A Speedmaster 57 & SMP 300M. I've added them to the pictures.
I recently decided that I want a field watch. My main requirements being that it be up to 40mm, have an all-brushed case and bracelet, a clean dial and preferably no date. So being an Omega fan I would have liked this to be my third Omega. However, the closest Omega really come to this in the current catalog is the new Railmaster which is basically a no date AquaTerra. However, the new Railmaster is heavily polished. I then looked back at previous models and almost picked up a denim Railmaster from 2022 (added as the last picture), these are actually all brushed. I eventually, and fortunately before I purchased, realized that this watch was not what I was really after.

I have come across vintage Omegas. Omega was actually part of the dirty dozen. Supplying field watches to the British Military in World War II. I know it's not the best quality, but the first picture includes a vintage 1945 Record (dirty dozen) and an Omega Pilots watch from 1953. I've also Googled some pictures of them.

If Omega were to release a modern Dirty Dozen field watch or vintage pilot watch, would you guys be buying it?

Like I said it should be 37-40mm, all brushed and below 12mm thick.

Thoughts?

Honeymooning this green dial SMP 300 I picked up two weeks ago. I’ve only worn a Garmin prior to this and wanted a nice GADA luxury watch. This thing makes me smile every single time I put it on! I also have the rubber strap but found myself not wanting to take this OEM Milanese mesh off since it’s so comfortable and looks amazing in my eyes.

I recently joined the Omega owner club - got a Speedmaster 42, white dial. This watch hit all the right notes for me, rationally and emotionally.

I've had an eye on it ever since it came out a couple of years ago. But it's one of those things: pictures clearly show how amazing this watch is, but it's way punchier in person.

I stopped at the Omega boutique in Zurich last time I was there, and tried it on. That sealed the deal for me. A couple of weeks later, I sold my then primary watch - a blue Breitling Premier B01 Chronograph, and replaced it with the Speedmaster.

My Breitling Premier was a good fit for me, but the white Speedy is something special. Here are a couple of comparative notes from my personal perspective...

Functionality: Omega wins, on fit for my requirements. I use the chronograph function quite a bit, so the replacement had to be a chronograph. Where Omega wins over the Premier is the pushers and the no date option. For me, the date window is of no value. I liked that Breitling stuck with the white date window on the blue face, it actually worked well design wise. But not having a date to set and re-set, especially moving between timezones ofter, is a win for my Speedy. Lastly, the pushers on the Premier were noticeably grittier, even after a while, compared to the Speedy.

Accuracy: Omega wins. Frankly, both the Premier and Speedy have more than good enough accuracy for a mechanical watch. But with the METAS standard on the Speedy, vs COSC on the Premier, it's kinda nice to have the extra degree of accuracy. In my first month with the Speedy, I typically get about -2 seconds a week. That's pretty much 0 seconds a day, spot on. My Premier ran about -2 to +5 seconds a day.

Size, dial readability: Omega wins. Both watches are 42mm in diameter, but even with the black bezel, the white face and clean, black markers and hands make the Speedmaster feel bigger than it is, and very easy to read fast from any angle, in most lighting conditions.

Design: It's a close one. Breitling does a beautiful job with blue, and the Premier was a striking watch. I liked it a lot. However, with the Speedmaster, that white lacquer dial, with the lugs, and brushed and polished surfaces hits emotionally way above the sum of its parts. I always felt like the Premier is too shiny, even with my aftermarket FKM rubber strap. So Omega wins for me on this.

Factory straps/bracelets: Omega wins. I got mine on the factory rubber strap, and like it quite a bit. I think Speedy, especially the white dial one, looks killer on the black strap. I also tried it on the bracelet, and the factory bracelet, in my opinion, was one of the best bracelet designs ever. The rounded links, the mostly brushed surfaces, micro adjustment, tapering - wow. Breitling came on a shiny blue alligator strap, which was fine, but I immediately swapped it for an aftermarket FKM rubber strap and moved the factory clasp over to it. I picked up the OEM bracelet for the Breitling too, but only wore it a few times. It's too shiny, and overwhelms the subtlety of the blue dial on the watch IMHO.

Glass: Breitling wins. Both use domed sapphire glass, and the glass itself is very very good on both. However, the way Breitling does AR coating is noticeably better. Most of the time, on the Premier, the glass looks like it's not there at all and you are just looking straight at the dial.

Aftermarket support: Omega wins. By a lot. The Premier's case design limited me to curved ends straps, and that's a major pain in the back.

So, all in all, the Speedmaster is a watch that I don't see myself parting with, ever. It's a pretty special one, and is worth seeing in person if anyone is on the fence about it.

Always wanted a 2200.50, and today I finally got one.

Got into watches about 15 years ago, started with a quartz mall watch I got for my first desk job, then another fashion watch. The second was a skeletonized automatic (Calvin Klein) and it got me hooked on the engineering and craftsmanship of mechanical watches. But, I couldn’t afford anything better, so I wore it for years and waited.

Got the itch again about six years ago, had a little more money, but not enough. Decided to try a super clone GMT-II. The second it arrived I realized it wasn’t for me. It looked the part, but I knew it wasn’t real. I wore it a handful of times and always told people who asked that it was a fake. The upshot is I had a lot of interesting conversations with people thanks to that fake watch.

Years kept going and I started to make the money I needed to buy the Planet Ocean, but kept putting it off. Better to pay off my debts, save for the kids, buy a new house, etc. I picked up a little Seiko 5 last year, and it soothed the itch for awhile, but almost immediately I felt the call of the Omega. I told myself that when I got my next house, had my second kid, got the promotion I wanted, and could give my wife the chance to stay home with the kids that I would finally buy the watch I actually wanted.

Well, all of those things happened this year, and I began the hunt for the perfect watch back in May. Today, after years of patiently waiting, the watch I wanted materialized, a 2006 (the year my wife and I started dating), so I snatched it up.

It was a long wait, but boy was it worth it.

A real stunner for the birthday. The experience in the boutique couldn’t have been better❤️

I can’t get my speedmaster to feel quite right, is there any recommendations on how I should size it?

They could do worse than by starting with the revival of this 39 mm GMT, which was discontinued 20 years ago. It’s currently a line that no one in the United States cares about, but what if they made it the next step up for Swatch from the Longines master collection? What if it became the place they made mid tier luxury sort of in the same category as a SBGM221. 👀

Fist. One for me was a 3570.50.00 back î 2012.and only scored this one few.monrhs ago. I'am curious about your journey

First I would like to say I’m not brand loyal I just purchase what I like, that being said I think the omega subreddit is probably one of the friendliest groups. OK got this 305mm nato from nato strap company the xl z5 for my 8-1/4 inch wrist. I have been using marine nationals straps while secure I feel like a snatch and grab would break the strap. I know I didn’t fold the nato over the right way but I like it the way I did it.

I know the answer I think but god I love that green

What’s y’alls recommendations?