Omega Mens Seamaster 300M Automatic Chronometer Watch 2255 80 00
Set sail with confidence and style to points unknown with this classic Omega Seamaster stainless steel men’s automatic chronometer watch, a highly accurate timepiece that’s as comfortable negotiating deals in the boardroom as it is navigating the breaking seas. It’s also a great diving watch, with water resistance to 300 meters (984 feet), screw-down helium release valve at 10 o’clock, and easy-to grasp rotating bezel–even with wet suit gloves. Definitively masculine in design, it features a large, round silver stainless steel watch case that blends brushed and polished surfaces and measures 44mm (1.73 inches) wide and 11.5mm (0.45 inches) deep. This watch includes an aluminum unidirectional rotating bezel silver with black engraved ten-minute marks (in large Arabic numerals).
The royal blue dial background is accented by a Geneva wave pattern and it includes large, luminous Dauphine hands (with seconds hand) and baton dial markers, as well as a window at 3 o’clock for the automatic date display. Other features include a screw-in caseback, screw-locked crown, 44-hour power reserve, and scratch-resistant and glare-proofed domed sapphire crystal. It’s completed by a silver stainless steel link bracelet band that offers polished highlights, which is joined by a secure, push-button clasp. This adjustable band measures 7 inches in length.
Originally created in the 1750s, the first chronometers were clocks that were accurate enough to calculate the longitude of a ship’s position. Today, the chronometer label is bestowed upon timepieces that have undergone precision tests and received a certificate from the official COSC (Control Officile Suisse de Chronometers) regulatory organization that rigorously tests and certifies (or fails) watch movements for chronometer status.
Automatic Watch Movement
An automatic watch is self-winding, and its movement has a reserve that must be at least partially filled prior to being worn. This is done by shaking and winding the timepiece manually. In order for an automatic timepiece to keep a reserve, it must be worn daily for 8 hours of active wear.
The Omega Story
The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn’t appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been associated with glamorous screen and sports stars–the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond–with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.
But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was “flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency’s severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster’s history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man’s first steps on the Moon’s surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.
User Ratings and Reviews
5 Stars Great
My first step in the luxury watches world and i got lots of compliments for it
Works well with formal and semi-formal as well
5 Stars Omega Seamaster Pro chronometer 2255.80.00 ROCKS!!
Stays to within +1 second a day, even fully wound or near the 44-hour power reserve
limit (although I’ve seen it unwind fully in 48 to 50 hours, amazing). There is plenty
on the web concerning Omega watches, the Seamaster series, Omega caliber 1120, and the ETA
2892-A2 movement (with 23 jewels as modified by Omega). Not bad for a Swatch Group
watch! Don’t let the Rolex’s fool you; they’re very good, but you get more bang for your buck
with Omega. The ‘grey market’ pricing through amazon is brilliant, and I have a local
jeweler who can service the watch as if it is under Omega warranty. The clasp does get
a bit scratched up, naturally, and the bezel is uniquely somewhat hard to turn,
but it works well when needed. This watch ROCKS!! and is a nice complement to a good quartz watch, like Seiko or Citizen.
5 Stars Fantastic
My review is only of the watch, because Amazon have changed the supplier several times, so who knows how packaging and service may vary.
As for the watch, it is just stunning. The photograph does nothing to show the beauty of this classic timepiece.
Sadly Omega are moving upscale with their fancy Coaxial movements and higher prices. This particular watch is no longer produced by Omega, so when it’s gone, it’s gone.
Only got mine today, and still loving it. Think I will for many years to come.
It’s not too big, not too small. Very comfortable, heavy but not stupidly so. The Super Luminova (glow in the dark) markings are very bright giving you perfect visibility of the time.
The movement is tried and tested, and has proven to be highly successful. So it’s accurate, beautiful, and rugged. If you want a diver’s watch with an interesting look, this is a great choice.
5 Stars Excellent value compared to other sellers
Bought this watch on AMAZON.com
Saved hundreds of dollars over what a retailer would have charged and has AMAZON stand behind a warranty. The watch was perfect and packed well. Very pleased with this purchase.
1 Star Missing Serial Number Certification Card & Watch Tag
I ordered my watch from Amazon and it was shipped directly, not through a third party. The watch arrived promptly, but was missing the Omega Serial Number Certification Card and Watch Serial Number Tag. I suspect that the watch sent to me was a return from another customer who did not include all the original paperwork when they retruned it. Amazon also makes you pay for the return through the US Postal Service and does not allow you to print a label and retrun the item via UPS. I returned the item and was very dissappointed.
