Ichose to review this reference 210.30.42.20.01.001 “steel on steel” model with the black ceramic dial and bezel because in my opinion is represents the original, core look of the what the Seamaster 300M is to me. Originally released in 1993 when Jean-Claude Biver was at Omega, the Seamaster 300M sought to be a competitive alternative to the Rolex Submariner… that didn’t immediately look like a Rolex Submariner. Now about 25 years later I think many people will agree that the distinctive hand set along with hour markers continues to help the Seamaster 300M stand apart from the competition. The watch also has pricing on its side if judged alongside the Rolex Submariner. The retail price of this specific steel Seamaster 300M is under $5,000 and about $3,500 less than the Rolex Submariner. With that said, competition in the high-end dive watch space is extremely fierce and consumers today spending upwards of $4,000 on a replica rolex day date watches sports dive watch are mostly seeking status and prestige as opposed to utility and style.
In the 1990s Omega’s popularity with the Seamaster 300M in large part hard to do with the collection’s very accessible pricing. By today’s standards the Seamaster 300M feels expensive – even though Omega has really upped the value proposition in terms of materials as well as the excellent in-house made caliber 8800 automatic movement. Starting with a Co-Axial escapement, the caliber 8800 is also (virtually) immune to the effects of environmental magnetism, features a reliable silicon balance spring, and boasts Omega’s impressive METAS Certification seal (which also include COSC Chronometer certification). Operating at 4Hz, the automatic movement has a power reserve of 55 hours and includes the time along with a date window complication. The result is an accurate, reliable, and very resilient mechanical movement – exactly what you’d want in a diver’s style timepiece.
The newest generation of Seamaster 300M watch is slightly larger than the outgoing generation with a 42mm wide versus 41mm wide case. Water resistant to 300 meters, the case is about 12mm thick and has a roughly 50mm lug-to-lug distance. Wearing comfort is high, but it is a heavy and chunky replica rolex watches watch – especially when paired with the metal bracelet. One of the most interesting albeit subtle updates to the case is the tapering of the helium release valve crown which is located at 10 o’clock on the case. This slight design tweak is a quick way to visually separate the new versus old generation Seamaster 300M models.
Manual helium release valves on dive watches are old school technology which are only needed in rather rare situations. If you are not a commercial diver you probably won’t ever have a need to use the helium release valve. Automatic helium release valves are a bit more useful, but again the valve itself is only useful when in decompression chambers. So why does Omega insist on keeping this vestigial element on what is supposed to be a modern-use high-end sports watch? Visual distinction is the answer. While not everyone even likes the look of this 10 o’clock crown, it does help visually distinguish the Omega Seamaster 300M from other dive watches out there. So while this is meant to be a legit “professional diver’s watch” it is also not without its “branding quirks” that take away from a product purely focused on streamlined utility
The beauty of the Seamaster 300M case overall – including its swoopy lugs and distinctive bezel design – continues to help the collection have style appeal as well as nostalgic appeal to high-end watch consumers today. Even more so than Omega’s other diver watches (such as the later introduced Seamaster Planet Ocean collection) the Seamaster 300M has also represented a entry-level tool watch side to the brand. It was the brand’s authentic professional diver’s watch with only the smallest element of luxury fluff to help justify its high-end persona. It was always meant to the the Speedmaster of dive watch – which means it by design is more about function and utility than purely form and style. The question for me in regardYou should delete all of this text and replace it with text of your own. You can modify any text on your page with the Text formatting tools at the top of the page. To add other content, use the Media and Add-ons tabs. If you'd like to change your style template click on Styles. To add or remove pages use the Pages tab.