Hot off the heels of two new steel Seamster 300M references, Omega is releasing a third today in green, bronze gold, and titanium. The new watch taps into the same vibes first seen on the No Time To Die Seamaster released around Daniel Craig’s final appearance as James Bond, a watch that has quickly become a fan favorite. The newest Seamaster does away with the broadarrow and Bond branding, however, and we’re left with a refreshing, simple take on the concept with all the right materials doing their part, and the result is rather beautiful. It comes tantalizingly close to a fully modern, titanium Seamaster, but doesn’t quite commit.
I want to back up and point out that I love how Omega has been experimenting with the Seamster 300M platform. It’s a watch with a wide range and the brand has exploited that fact with interesting releases that take the watch in very different directions. When this generation was released in 2018, it left plenty of us on the fence, but it’s matured nicely in recent years, thanks in part to Omega’s willingness to expand on the formula. And I think there’s room to push even further (for instance, we haven’t yet seen a set of closed hands on this generation).
A new Seamaster 300M in titanium is always welcome in my book, and this one builds on the themes of the NTTD Seamaster, meaning no date, and a matte dial that forgoes any pattern. The 42mm titanium case is fully brushed, and set against a mesh bracelet of the same material, this has a distinct tool-ish vibe absent on the steel references. It walks up to that line, but doesn’t quite cross it thanks to the use of bronze gold accents around the bezel, crowns, and hands. The gold is picked up in the hour markers and lume, as well. It’s a handsome look, but I’d love to see Omega bring us a full black/white or blue/white modern design in the same titanium case without a date.
The throwback vibe works well with the Seamaster 300M, but so does the modern guise we’ve seen presented in steel. Short of them returning to the gen 1 Seamaster 300M dimensions, I’d welcome an expanded use of titanium in additional, modern color pairings. I’d also welcome a set of closed hands a la Pater Blake dials, or better yet a set of block hands, but maybe that’s what we’ll see in future renditions of the Planet Ocean, which hasn’t seen much love in recent years outside of the extreme Ultra Deep models.
The new titanium and bronze gold Seamaster 300M is priced from $9,900 on a green rubber strap, and $10,700 on a titanium mesh bracelet (a $700 premium over the NTTD, btw), and that choice is clear. Omega