Omega Seamaster Professional Divers Watch
The Omega Seamaster watch range. It’s good enough for James Bond… could it be good for you too?
Background on the Omega Seamaster Watch
Like the Rolex Submariner, the Omega Seamaster watch has become a classic diver’s watch. The Seamaster began its life in 1948 with the manufacture of the Omega Seamaster Standard and Chronometer ranges. However, in those days the Seamaster was really little more than a waterproof dress watch… it was certainly not a hardcore diver’s watch. It was not until the 1970s that the Omega Seamaster became more dive-centric.
During the 1970s the Seamaster was built to withstand serious depth as well as provide chronograph functions, rotating bezels and high-vis luminous dials to make them it easy to read underwater. In 1993 the Omega Seamaster Professional (a.k.a. the Omega Seamaster Pro) was launched. The Seamaster Pro is a model of style and substance for divers: it can be taken down to 300 meters (way more than necessary for recreational diving) and offers a host of useful functions for any diver.
The Omega Seamaster Professional Diver’s Watch
The Seamaster Pro is commonly known as the Seamaster 300m, due to its depth capability. It is available in quartz and automatic movements with versions for men and women. The men’s Omega Seamaster Professional comes in two models:
- One has the classic 1993 “skeleton hand”;
- the other has thicker hands known as the “GMT style”, which was released in 1998.
The Seamaster Pro Diver and James Bond
The Omega Seamaster Professional Diver is one of the most popular watches in Omega’s collection. This is thanks, in no small part, to the James Bond movie franchise. The Bond character wore Omega’s Seamaster for the first time in 1995 in the movie Goldeneye. This brought not only the watch to public attention but launched Omega’s public profile enormously. The Omega Seamaster Professional watch is still appearing in Bond films.
Primary Features of The Omega Seamaster Pro
- Water resistant to 300 meters (1,000 feet).
- Screw-in caseback, screw-down helium release valve and screw-locked crown.
- Rotating bezel.
- Luminous hands.
- Self winding movement (includes 44-hour power reserve for when the Seamaster is not being worn).
- Chronometer.
- Highly accurate timekeeping.
- Date window.
- Scratch resistant sapphire crystal.
- Stainless steel case with rhodium-plated strap.
Omega Seamaster Review
The Omega Seamaster watch is a near flawless example of watchmaking on any level. It is a highly attractive timepiece that sits easily on the wrist of anyone be they a diver or not. It is as a diver’s watch though that the Omega Seamaster Professional really comes into its own.
The Seamaster is extremely durable and tough (to 300 meters) and is highly visible to read underwater. You never have to worry about its batteries failing due to its self-winding movement and above all it is a highly reliable piece of equipment.
Its black face and luminous hands and markers make it very easy to read in dark and murky conditions, while its black aluminum rotating bezel with silver coloured ten-minute markers enables you to clearly monitor dive times.
Quite simply, the Omega Seamaster watch range is awesome… but the Seamaster Pro is sublime. It is a fairly expensive watch to own, but by purchasing an Omega Seamaster watch you are investing in something that will potentially last you a lifetime.
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