In 1960 I was in the Air Force and stationed in Northern Japan. I bought a brand new Omega Seamaster on a steel bracelet for $36.00. Some years ago I thought I'd be a nice father and give it to my son. Unfortunately he got divorced and in the mess of that the watch was lost. I cringe everytime I hear the Omega name. That watch was very plain, black face no complications. I've gone on line to try to find a comparable older Seamaster but no luck.

Hi, what about the AR coating, is it noticeable when it get scratched and is it possible to polish it off? Thanks!

'Cheap' is certainly subjective, horologically speaking. These are all out of my price range, but a vicarous pleasure when I catch your reviews. Thank you so very much for sharing this with us all. I'll just have to stick with my Glycine and Citizen models for now. Take care, brother.

Interesting that you mentioned the bezel being a little loose when new. Mine was a little overly tight when new. Mine is a 2024 so I’m curious if it’s an issue that was fixed, OR if it’s kind of a luck of the draw issue.

Thanks for the review! Yeah, I was able to get a new BB58 and a Planet Ocean (both new, grey market) for less than a Submariner at retail. No waiting lists, no games. Just nice watches.

Do you know what kind of speaker wire i could buy for 8500..?

I'm a omega seamaster 300M owner, although, mine is from 2009, and I'm still in love with the watch, being a older guy, I have to ask why do so many KZfaqrs feel that they have to spin the bezel so much, of course if you're going to use it as a fidget spinner, then the tiny parts in the bezel are going to wear down, creating backlash and loose play, my 09 is still like it was when it was new....if you feel the need to fidget with something, buy a spinner 😅😅🤦🤦

Thanks for the video. Would like to hear your view on “if you could only have one Omega” what would you choose and why?

I got the 75th anniversary edition on rubber with the added clasp vs. the standard buckle, and I really love it. I am a big fan of Omega, with this being my 4th one. But you are right, this color and LE pushed me over the edge to get it. And within the first 24 hours, I had several comments on it. I was in Vegas, and store employees at AP and Patek and IWC all asked about it.

This is definitely going to start a riot on WatchCrunch 🤣🤣

I've been watching your dive watch videos, I'd be interested to see your opinion on a Ulysse Nardin dive watch (potentially qualifying as cheap since they lose a lot of value on the secondary market). The UN maxi marine chronometers are an interesting alternative to the Omegas and Rolex you reviewed. But I particularly like the acqua perpetual line since it combines a dive watch with a perpetual calendar. I recently acquired a UN 333-77-7 which I am biased to think is the coolest of the bunch.

Tuned in for Cheap Watches He flexes with a Cameron Deep Sea Dweller! Great channel!

As a diver all these are toys in the omega line. a real mans diver is the PloProf. Review that bad boy!!!!

Great video. Many thanks.

I love a great Bezel myself. But i do dive for work. You really dont know the Bezel action until you are at some sort of depth. Im old-school, and i still dive with a watch as well as a computer. A loose Bezel on the surface can be perfect at depth. And vice versa. Anyway, I love this watch. Great video

“Better” is a stretch. Nice watch for sure, but I wouldn’t trade a Sub for one.

I got a 300 heritage in dark blue a great wtach

The Seamaster in summer blue is my new grail..

I think the blue watch would look great with the mesh. Talk about tropical fun. Great review!

I just picked up this one in Las Vegas Omega boutique at the Wynn. I’m still in the honeymoon phase and constantly get compliments. It’s just different enough to stand out compared to the standard models. This is my largest watch at 42mm, but it still wears solid and not too oversized on my 6.5in wrist size!

I went rubber strap on mine as well. The bracelet will be installed next week.

Nice watch. Not cheep. It's like....10 wrist dive computers. Beat NAVY!

The mesh strap in my opinion. Is lighter and better to wear that heavy obstructing one in summer especially.

Great review. My wife surprised me Xmas morning with this SMP300 summer blue on bracelet, I already have the smp300 white dial and love it. I’ve a sea dweller 4000 34 yrs old and Tudor Submariner 34 yr old all recently serviced. I love them but, I’m definitely an omega man keep up the great content

I have the omega seamaster 300m master chronometer gray dial and I love it. Bit I want to get that 75th edition, it’s a beauty! I was seriously considering saving up for. Rolex black submariner with date window but I think omega is more appealing to me.

I like the wavy dial, and that the bracelet doesn't taper. Not a big fan of the rest of what the 300M brings to the table.

Check out the Guanqin submariner homage. It’s 50 bucks right now and is an awesome watch…plus it says “since 8500” on the dial…which is just fantastically funny.

The case is too big. No taper on the bracelet. Bezel sounds and feels like a $100 watch. Not Rolex level, but a better value for sure. Not a fan of these anniversary edition colorways, either. I'm exhausted with fume dials. I really wanted to get a Seamaster over my now acquired BB54, but it's just too big. Tried one on at the AD. Hopefully Tudor and other brands inspire Omega to release a midsize seamaster. Hell, even a 40mm option would be great. The PO exists at 39, but too thick.

I rarely touch the bezel on mine.. no real need too lol.

Dude what?! Randy does watches too?! How did I miss this. I trust every word this man says about HiFi audio. Didn't know he was a watch guy too.

This Diver 300m summer bleu 75e is really beautifull and I gonna buy it. 7000e is not cheap Sir! The 8800 mvt is more precise than my date just 41. And I think this Omega is à good value.. take care of it..❤

The new OSMP300 is a stunner, the blue is bang a on beauty, beast of a movement and a home run in the dive watch category. I’ve owned 2265.80 with the electric ⚡️ blue wave 🌊 dial over 20 years and it is a workhorse!

I will check out the Omega, once it’s available at 40% discount on the Grey. 🐠🐠🐠

You always go a great job.

Compare the Omega to a Seiko SLA model…tell me what ya think. Good video man. Thx….

Where is the cheap watch man?

Omega SMP 300 P Looks good on you sir!!

Ìt's not limited edition, is it?

On my way up the watch mountain I admired my friends Omega seamaster. Once I bought my gmt master and sea dweller, i never looked back. I admire their history, but believe they are too busy in design.

Agee, I have an Omega 300m and I can get GS snowflake or an aquaterra still cheaper than a sub.

The escape valve just looks ridiculous.

went down the mall and tried the seamaster on then tried on the breitling superocean 46 mm A17378E71C1A1 and much preferred to the omega , i think the omega rubber strap is kinda shiny and feels a bit cheap and no deployment clasp at that price ? the rubber strap on my oris aquis is better than omega .. in the end bought the breitling , not in the mall though , in the uk the omega seameaster is £5600 on metal strap and the super ocean is £4300 , managed to find an as new 4 month old 46 mm super ocean for £2800 thats on the metal strap and guess what , when i got it is a brand new with all paperwork and the first owner had extended the warranty from 2 years to 4 , and guess what else was in the box ? the breitling blue rubber strap with deployment clasp .... i like not having the date on the watch as never use them anyway ... should hold its money at that price and in time maybe increase ...

Not,…

A.I. auto-CAD, CNC produced, with an arbitrarily "Limited Edition". The algorithm will soon offer limited edition leap year, then Haley's comet, then Limited edition because it's Tuesday etc. Rage against the machine.

Not on the market for either, but to my eyes the regular Rolex Sub is by far the classier, more timeless design. So what if you can get 2 Omegas , or 3 Tudors, or 5 Longines etc.. Simply looks wise - Baltic Aquascaphe is cooler than both ;)

damn.. im amazed how luxury watches are so much cheaper in the US compared to Europe with the US having much higher salary than in Europe 😂 the bond omega costs 11k €.. here, which is about 12k$ .. the new diver 300 ocean blue is 9000€ which is hozt 9,5K $ or somethin like that.. and the rolex sub cause its not available, costs in the grey market bout 30-40k€ which is i guess 33-45k $

Very good comparison review thank you Randy. I am fortunate enough to have a white dial 300m but every time Omega bring out another colourway or variant I would generally like to own it. I also agree that the strap changing offers the opportunity to reinvent or freshen up the look. Omega have NATO options as well, I would however just highlight the cost of the mesh which is off the scale at £750. I have a GMT which rarely gets worn as the value has increased considerably and stupidly since I bought it so I'm kinda frightend to wear it, not an issue with the Omega. I think either will serve you well depending on which camp you fall into but I don't see the Rolex being worth double the Omega in my humble opinion.

Nobody think it is fake or not for Omega. 😊 Except bracelet I am totally agree Omega better than Sub.

Any weight difference on the OEM Mesh bracelet vs the OEM Seamaster bracelet? Considered ordering the mesh, since the original bracelet is quite heavy

Change it up next one no diving watch’s Tissot gentleman for one

Upping the price 2x a year is taking the P

I have this piece, its a quality watch.

It's by far less comfortable than a Submariner. Watch is fine, but it's about time they redesign the bracelet, it needs taper and some chamfers at least on the underside. Plus a smaller clasp. Luckily Rolex already provides this since 2009.

That helium release wart 😂😂😂😂 awful design and should be integrated into the case

I really respected my Father-in-law. Very understated. When he wasn't in scrubs in the operating room he wore simple Brooks Brothers. Drove a pickup truck. in the 60s when Omega and Rolex were both around $300, he bought an Omega. It was always quality over prestige. After fifty years, when he thought the Omega got too expensive to maintain, he bought a Timex. After he died recently I mentioned this to my wife. What did she do, bought me an Omega. Not only that, she found a mint 007 40th. I don't even dive, nor do 99.9% of those with a seamaster.

with the new hideous case back, for sure is crushing rolex

You're not the cheap watch man when you show watches that cost 1000's of dollars

Rolex: We got DeepSea, a well known true dive instrument. Omega: “Presenting an Easter egg on Ultra Deep(Omega was here)”.Sorry we didn’t catch that, would you say it again.

Love the Omega!!! Great Review Randy!!! 👍👍👍

Omega can’t hang with Rolex. Rolex will always be more valued than Omega.

Omega just isn't there design-language-wise

(Not) Cheap Watch, man . . .

I mean I get it. Pound for pound the Omega is good deal on paper... But it is not a Submariner, it does not have the brutalist design that is preserved from the days of the Cold War, it is too shiny, it has AR coating on top of the crystal (abysmal and annoying) and the bracelet and clasp are.. ok-ish. Hence why I own the no date Sub and not the SMP. Yes, Rolex are autists and their AD's can suck it, but I got the only model I love, so I could care less.

Bracelet sucks and the main reason I sold the blue SMP

After watching your review of the James Cameron Deepsea, I got a 126660 model and love it. I have the Seamaster 300 summer blue and my AD just got a Seamaster 300M summer blue in used. I just put that one on layaway.

Can’t sell a video these days without mentioning Rolex. I really don’t think Omega is beating Rolex at anything tbh. Chunky ugly, nasty bracelet and clasp undesirable next to the Submariner. Glad that Rolex being unavailable has pushed some people to buy Omega, but Tudor is coming for that pie soon.

Click bait title … Sub embarrassed by omega 😂😂😂😂

omega just feels cheaply made in comparison to rolex and they always end up running less accurately than my rolexes. You get what you pay for

Everyone swings at the king, Rolex but I forsee their reign lasting another generation. Rolex isnt even a watch in my opinion, its an investment. Tudor is the watch a smart consumer buys when they want to daily a Rolex. Omega has the James Bond providence which is big with yhe boomer generation. But how many Speedmasters can they make and recreate? Theyre putting them on swatches now. Do you see Rolex ever pulling that stunt? You dont have to be a forum junky either to start putting together the pieces about their reliability and service costs, they all will tell you just pay AD price because you will need the warranty.

I love this watch!! This one and the paris 2024 model are just wrist porn!!!

Different taste, I wont change one Sub for 10 horrible Seamasters! That absurd hands and general design of the Seamaster, it looks like a toy, that ridiculous valve at 10 that nobody needs, and the finishing on the Rolex is spectacular and timeless.

Yish! When will Omega get rid of that ugly, useless manual Helium escape valve?

Somehow you're too late to ride this wave. The clock thing is already dead again. But I can understand it. The hi-fi trend has also already died out. How about garden tools? Gardening is always on.

both are pretty ugly. only the lange or the patek at 3 times that price are the starting point. too expensive, so no watch for me.

just because rolex is more popular doesent mean its the best, it does brainwash ppl alot like apple products but nahh theres better choices out there. am a omega fan also vacherron constantinand JLC but never again rolex there so outdated and ugly looking

There is no comparison to a Deep Sea James Cameron. Rolex is -2/+2 seconds per day vs Omega -4 / +6 seconds per day. The crown screw down on the Omega is not as refined as well as the the bezel click. Rolex smokes an Omega 300M

To Me These Omega's Are Ugly ! The Price Range Makes A Difference To Compare These To A James Cameron Makes No Sense A 6 Thousand - A 20 Thousand Dollar Watch This Is Funny. The Rolex Will Increase In Value And The Omega Will Not !

I'm still saving for my omega, i keep getting close but something happens where i have to spend some. This time it was 2 new tyres, two front shocks and the M.O.T. so that was a quick £500 from my watch savings. I will get there soon. Cheers Randy.