I agree that the Omega stands up well to the Rolex but the Co-axial thing is wildly overrated. Its innovative from a technical perspective but in practice makes very little difference. The only advantage of the co-axial escapement doesn't require lubrication, but that reduced wear and tear doesn't really extend the service life of watches as all of the other components still wear and tear at their regular rate. With the introduction of silicone parts, that advantage is also pretty redundant as a silicone "conventional" escapement will outperform a co-axial escapement.

I have a Roller and the Railmaster. The Raily is superior to the Roller and it doesn't have the Rolex stigma its such a better watch Imho

#NotAConciseMan

Quick? 20 minutes? Only took me 2 minutes to decide to buy one. Nice watch, lots of sharp edges, became more accurate after about 18 months. Wears just as easily as my Milgauss. If there was a next time I’d buy the 39mm limited edition.

Mechanical > Quartz. The difference between an Omega Quartz movement and a cheap, Chinese made Quartz movement is not all that much in terms of what it is. Whereas Omega mechanical movements are a lot more special in terms of craftsmanship and design than a cheap Seagull or Miyota movement.

Both watches are mechanical.

No, they are not. Look at 0:55 when he pulls the Seamaster Professional 300 out: The seconds hand does not move that slow on any mechanical watch, that is a quartz watch tick. The Planet Ocean that he has is mechanical, but that is not what he mentioned in the comment and nor is it cheaper than the Railmaster.

markalexander774 the railmaster literally says co-axial on the dial. That’s an automatic movement.

At no point in any comment that I have ever written did I say nor imply that the Railmaster was Quartz, if you had bothered to actually read my comments you would have clearly seen that I was referring to the Seamaster Professional as the Quartz one. I don't even know why I'm writing this because you clearly will either not read this and/or won't understand it given your limited mental capacity.

MobiuSphere It would be a 20 hour marathon, discussing the finish and function of every gear seperately, finished off with a full overview of all Omega watches AND the history of the company.

MobiuSphere you have to admit though that Nick talks pretty fast so you’re probably getting 40 minutes worth

The newer one is bigger and thicker, but a slightly nicer movement. I'm tempted by it, but want to see the waves in person.

I agree. I was all ready to buy the current version then saw the press release on the new one. It does fee a bit busy compared to the outgoing version. I may wait to see it in person as well.

I agree with the better movement but come on, it's 2018 and the "new" movement still beats at 25,500. I personally think the new Basel models are as ugly as sin. I much prefer either the ceramic or old school Brosnan. But hey, buy what you like, wear it in good health and enjoy the heck out of it.

During the 24 hours or so, it was running +3, but I don't know what it'd be like on the wrist.

I understand that the factory accuracy rating is calculated by periods of time in 5 or 6 positions and averaged, and that one user of a watch can experience a fairly significant deviation from the testing or even another user. But even the type of observation you just provide is quite useful to gauge how close to the spec might be likely in a given unit. I've purchased luxury watches that were definitely not in spec and it's always interesting to see the experiences of others.

They're nicely done, and have some serious horological cred on the higher end, but that's a LOT of money.

XD. Okay. I just checked and you have reviewed a Grand Seiko. Silly me.

@@Tony-qb2ed a 9lb 22 inch healthy baby boy instead haha.

@@Tony-qb2ed oof, I think if I had to choose right now today, AND price isn't an object, I'd choose the explorer. But that's today. I really like them both.

It still doesn't beat the speedmaster in my opinion

Check out the dress watches. Like DeVille Prestige.

You're not wearing yours?

Yes, but look at loss of value. Buy a Rolex explorer, you'll lose a grand max. Buy one of these retail, and poof.

That's always the argument for Rolex, "But what about resale?" You could say this about any luxury watch that isn't Rolex then. I could understand if the prices were close, but as I mentioned, this Omega is 2 to 4K less than comparative Rolexes, even if you paid full retail for the Omega. As you mentioned in your review, buyers should ask their ADs for a discount. Omega ADs tend to give decent discounts. I have already know two people who sold this very watch and they each lost less than 1K (after buying at discount). But my point was not about resale value, but comparative value in the market place. Omega in general, and this watch specifically, is significantly less expensive than comparative Rolex watches, so it really doesn't make sense to cite the cost compared to Rolex as a negative. And I'm talking about "comparative" watches were Omega actually has the technical advantage- better water resistance, better magnetic resistance, more stringent METAS chronometer testing. By the way, my Railmaster is +1 second after two weeks.

Absolutely, it's a relative value. But it's still relatively overpriced. I feel like what they're delivering shouldn't be as expensive as it is :)

2 years poster someone has seen what you did 🤣🤣🤣

And the option of the Explorer 2 & lume that actually orientates the watch face. The Omega's lume is too symetrical, it would always bug me.

Get the explorer or pre owned explorer 2 40mm.done

The same can be said and worse about the Pelagos with bigger losses and much cheaper build quality. I understand if you buy watches for value retention but the price of entry negates the argument. Spending double to gain value retention then everyone would drive Lexus SUV instead of Range Rover. Sometimes a watch that flies under the radar is a good thing.

It's not difficult for restore brushing at all for anyone who knows that they are doing. It's not just coaxial that you are paying for, but completely anti-magnetic and META certification for accuracy and durability. Mine is +1 seconds after two weeks and it is more magnetic resistant than a Milgaus.

Patrick MacLeod but the new Seamaster professional has all those things and it's cheap

Less expensive*

Because I don't know the date without it.

@@kerryrwacthe date not the day of the week

I like having the day and date, but I like the symmetrical look of watches that don’t have it.

It was a hook and bait in the beginning to make people buy their watch. Now they want to make money off regular service.

Haha the "step up" is actually the only subtle thing. So subtle that some might say you're imagining it, in fact.

Because he's a vintage inspired sort of person

@Mira culix LOL 🤣