2010s Omega Seamaster 300M Mid-Size 36mm 212.30.36.20.01.002
Ref: 212.30.36.20.01.002
Specification
Lugs : 18mm
Condition : Pre-Owned
Box & Papers : Box & Booklet
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty
Points of Mention
This watch is sold with its original Omega box, swing tag and booklet. The watch comes paired with its original 20mm Omega bracelet with Omega signed deployment clasp including a push-button release and micro-adjustment, for the perfect fit, all links are provided. The watch is from Circa. 2010s, the watch is in worn condition but is overall in very fair condition, as you can see from the photographs. The watch comes with our 12-Months Warranty.
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4K YouTube video, skip to 11:43 - https://youtu.be/PhMUGFQDMFU
The Watch
Celebrating Omega’s maritime and dive heritage, in 1957 Omega introduced the 300 Seamaster series created for the professional diver. This modern Seamaster has a 36mm polished stainless steel case that curves over your wrist with twisted lugs, a lug-to-lug length of 42.5mm and a case thickness of 12mm giving the watch an impressive wrist presence. Manual helium escape valve at the 10 o’clock position. A unidirectional bezel with scalloped sides and a black ceramic insert with dive minutes marked clearly holds a domed AR-coated sapphire crystal. The black dial has applied baton and disc indexes coated in lume marking the hours, and skeletonised hands have lume tips, making low-light visibility impressive, and at 3 o'clock position sits the framed date window. On the case back we have the embossed Hippocampus, a seahorse that represents Neptune the God of the sea, it was conceived by Pierre Borie after seeing a picture of Neptune riding a chariot pulled by seahorses, it is the reason why the seahorses are wearing a bridle, first seen on the Seamaster in 1958, along with SeaMaster sitting on a deeply engraved wave pattern, inside automatic Omega Co-Axial Cal. 2500, 29 jewels, 25,200 beats per hour, Chronometer Certified. The watch comes fitted on a 20mm Omega polished and brushed stainless steel bracelet with a signed deployment clasp including a push-button release and micro-adjustment, for the perfect fit and the watch comes with its Omega presentation box, swing tag and booklet.
Personal Note
There is something strangely perfect about a 36mm Seamaster on the wrist, it doesn't look too small and it feels unobtrusive and at home. If you haven't had the opportunity to try one on I'd highly suggest booking an appointment to see it for yourself. This now discontinued reference with the deep black dial and bezel is amazing in the metal, it balances the line of being a very modern watch in build quality and design whilst still having charm and character that you'd expect from an older model, I suspect this is thanks to the size being 36mm.
The Brand
Formerly known as the La Generale Watch Co. in 1848 founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds. When he died in 1879, his sons carried on his dream. In 1880 they moved to 96 Rue Jakob-Stampfli where they remain today. The brothers produced their first mass-produced calibre, the Labrador In 1885. Just a few years later in 1892, they produced the first minute-repeater. In 1903 they renamed the company Omega until 1982 when they officially changed their name to Omega SA. During WW1 Omega watches were used as official timekeepers for the Royal Flying Corps and the US Army. In 1930, Omega and Tissot merged together to form Société Suisse pour l'Industrie Horlogère (SSIH) In 1931, another group was formed - Allgemeine Schweizerische Uhrenindustrie AG (ASUAG). Where SSIH was primarily French-speaking, ASUAG was founded by the more German-speaking members of the Swiss watch industry. In 1948 they introduced the first edition of one of its most symbolic watches: the Seamaster. Omega first introduced the Constellation in 1952. At the time it was Omega's flagship timepiece. The first models had a Cal. 354 bumper movement in them. Later in 1955, Omega introduced the Automatic Cal. 50x, followed in 1959 by the Cal.55x (no date) and 56x (date) versions. Many of the Constellations came with pie-pan dials, diamond indexes, and fancy lug configurations. All the gold Constellations of that time have the Observatory of Geneva's hand engraved on the back. The stainless steel and stainless steel/gold versions had a gold medallion on the back with the Observatory of Geneva. The eight stars above the Observatory stand for the many exploits of Omega in the world Chronometer competition. Celebrating the fact that all Constellations are Chronometer Certified. In 1962, when astronaut Wally Schirra wore a Speedmaster on his Mercury Sigma 7 Mission, making it the first Omega watch to enter space. After rigorous tests, NASA used Omega for all their Apollo missions including the 1969 Moon landing of Apollo 11. Today Omega is still an astronaut's first choice. In 1969, President Nixon famously said it was “too valuable” and turned down the first-ever all-gold Speedmaster Professional Deluxe. As a response to the ever-growing threat of electronic watches to the manufacturers of mechanical watches, Omega and many Swiss brands such as Rolex and Patek Philippe formed Centre Electronique Horologer (CEH). Prototypes began to appear in 1967 with their production starting in 1968. Then In 1972, Omega introduced the reference, 198.030, which included the Omega calibre 1250, a ‘tuning-fork electronic movement which was made under licence from Bulova. Later we saw a merger of SSIH and ASUAG into SMH, or Société de Microélectronique et d’Horlogerie. This merger took place in 1983. In 1992, the company acquired Blancpain, and in 1998 it officially rebranded itself from SMH to the Swatch Group. Then, in 1999, they purchased and integrated Breguet into the Swatch Group.