Fresh from the Showcase here at SwissWatchExpo, we are comparing the new for 2022 model of the
Seamaster 300M divers from Omega. The center one here, hard to tell,
but it's green and we'll compare it to the other two, the black and the blue. Coming up.
I'm Michael from SwissWatchExpo, and we are looking at the brand new for 2022. Penny's
calling it Pine Green or Hunter Green, but it's a beautiful dark, dark green color that's available
for the first time for the Omega Seamaster 300M Diver. Now, these watches, we've reviewed them
before, but I can tell you this is probably the greatest dive watch ever made. I can't think of,
well, one thing that I would like them to improve on, but there is only one thing,
the watch is a phenomenal home run as far as I'm concerned. When you look at this watch and you
see how great it sits on the wrist, I'll open it up here a little bit and put it on my wrist,
which is average to a little smaller than average, but you can see it just sits perfectly.
It's a 42-millimeter case, which is a little bit deceiving. Just because of the way the
lugs are shaped, it really sits nicely and I think that it'll work for even small wrists,
big wrists. It's kind of that perfect size in the middle that's gonna be good for just about
anyone. But when you look at the aesthetics of the watch, it does have this Omega signature turned
lyre-shaped lugs with the high polish on top and then brushed on the sides really nice combination
there, brushed and polished. The thickness is not overwhelming as it can be with say, a Deepsea,
or a Seadweller. It's really proportionate for the watch. The crystal is of course a
sapphire and it is AR-coated front and back. And when we look at the bezel on this watch,
it's got just the right amount of sort of scalloping on the edges that you can turn it.
Now, it is hard to turn. It is a very, let's call it deeply satisfying feel when you turn it
because it has a very exact clicking and it always perfectly lines up the pip with the 12. So it's
probably the best-made bezel that I've seen out there. It's very easy to read because the numbers
are in white and of course, it's a ceramic bezel, so it's not going to fade or scratch very easily,
that sort of thing. When we go a little deeper into the watch, the dial maintains the Omega
Seamaster wave motif, and the dial itself is made of ceramic as well. So it's a very crisp, very,
very dark black color. On this black one, the waves are laser cut, so they're very,
very precise and just perfect execution. I love the touch of red, the word Seamaster.
The lume plots are huge and they're applied to the surface of the dial. The skeletonized hands are
kind of the only thing that I wish that they would improve on. I don't really love the look of them,
but I know a lot of people are huge fans of them. It's one of the things that sets the
Seamaster apart from all the other watches out there. So you might love it and it's something
that I hope they'll change one day, but I'll probably end up buying one of these anyway,
even if they don't change it because it's not that big of an issue for me. One of the
things that people ask about a lot is this extra crown up here. This is for the helium
escape valve and so you'll probably never use it. Please don't use it, don't unscrew it.
If you're a saturation diver going down in a diving bell for a week at a time and breathing
mix, you'll know who you are and you'll use that, but everybody else just doesn't even
worry about it. It's part of the aesthetic of the watch. It does have a date display at 6 o'clock,
which is a nice addition. And then it notes at the bottom of the dial that this is a certified
Master Chronometer. So not only has it been to the COSC for certified chronometer testing,
but much more rigorous testing that's done by METAS. And these have passed
once they're cased up. So it's a different sort of certification from the COSC. Much more rigorous,
much higher level as far as I know. The only watch out there that stands up to that. When
we look at the caseback again, you have the scalloped theme, a very nice exhibition caseback.
So you can see the movement. It's the Omega movement that is, it has a Silicon balance
spring, so it's resistant to 15,000 gauss and it's got a 60-hour power reserve. Very,
very reliable movement, great decoration. They call it Cotes de Geneve and Arabesque,
which means that it's a little bit curved and it's really nice looking fantastic movement.
Now the strap that we're showing them here is the Omega rubber strap, which is really well-made and
it's a little bit vented underneath so that you get a little airflow under there and it doesn't
feel stuck to your skin. They're not expensive to replace, so don't worry about that. You can get
the same watch on the steel bracelet and then you can have the ability to switch it back and forth,
which is nice. So this is the standard black that we've had for some time.
And then, of course, we also had the blue, which is a lot more casual, a little more of a fun,
playful color. If you were only going to have one watch for the rest of your life and it was
one of these, I would go with the black one because it'll go with anything. The blue,
this might be your second or third, or fourth nice watch. And you've got something that you
wear in a much more casual setting that you like. The blue color, the way it jumps out,
this one has the silver dial with the laser-cut waves with blue in the waves. So it's a really
good look. But the star of the show for today, the reason we're doing this video is that in 2022
Omega launched for the first time people had been clamoring for green watches.
Green seems to be the flavor of the hour. And when you look at this in the video,
it might even look black. It is hard to pick up that it's green. It's not a bright green like
the Rolex ceramic Kermit or the previous Kermit or the Hulk. That is a much lighter green and
much more obviously green. This one, like I said, Penny and I were discussing what we
should call it. It is such a dark green that in a lot of low light, it's gonna look black,
but the strap is actually green, the bezel is green and the dial is green. And when you catch
that flash of reflection from the light, you'll see it. I think that it's subtle
enough that you'll get a lot more wear out of it actually than some of those offerings from Rolex.
But if you already have one of the green Rolex watches, this would still be a welcome addition to
your collection because it's just such a different look than the Rolex Green. I think that most
people, they can get the green one and use it the same way as they would use the black one because
it's really not going to clash with whatever else you're wearing, because it does look so dark,
but it's gonna have that nice flash of green. If you had a gray jacket as I've got on today, it
would just be perfectly at home. So, let us know what you think and give us a call. If you search
on our website at Omega 300M Diver, you'll see all the selections that we currently have. We've got
a huge inventory at SwissWatchExpo.com and the watches are in stock and ready to ship today.