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Finally got it, this bloody SM 300 Vintage...

I was waiting to get an original one, with a nice patina, and just got it...

Straight hands, correct for a model from 1964 ( Till 1967 ).

Great Patina:



Sexy plexy...



And a lot of charm and pleasure!

More ics to come, later...
Best.
Nicolas

Very, very nice.

Waz wondering if at the end I wouldn't regret not taking a Spade hand, but not...I'm just very happy with this end, with a special year of production, for me...
Thanks for your nice words, my friend.
This is my 1st Omega, and a very few others will follow...
Best.
Nicolas

It has a magnificent patina!

Wear it proudly!

Tell me, if you have some scans about this model in your book, this would be great for me...

Back to this one, waiting is alwain a pain, but at the end, when I see some of my friends that jumped on a restored one, I'm happy to have done it this way...

This patina is just fantastic, as the condition, too!

Once more, Thanks, Francois!

Nicolas

 

...as I lent it to my friend Kenneth Day, who does not seem to want to let go of it...   

As soon as I can break into his house to get the book back, I'll take some pictures & post them.   ;-)

Amitiés.

Now that I put my foot in the Omega World, I want to know more and more about this piece!

Much appreciated!

Merci!

Nicolas

Nicolas,

Great catch!

I also like the straps that you fitted into it. One can easily tell your liking for Panerai because of that.

Wear it in great health!

Alex

 

Yes, I chose the strap to match with the patina of the indexes...LOL

You got me! LOL

Best.

Nicolas

. . . and a nicer introduction would be hard to imagine. I tried on a Watchco 'NOS' Seamaster 300 last month that belongs to 'mrsnak', very similar to your vintage '64 but constructed of entirely new Omega parts except for the movement . . . the modest dimensions and proportions felt so 'right' compared to today's large 'n lumpy fashions. Vintage Omega rules! Cordially, Art

Art,

As I first saw, some years ago, a Pilot Watch, but the original model, not the re edition of the year 1938...

And I fell in love, but never succeeded to get one, so the hunt still goes on on this model...

But this SM 300 was exactly what I was waiting for, even if I didn't know that straight hands existed, and were correct, as an Omega Newbie I am...

The world of Vintage Diving Watches is as appealing as it is dangerous, my friend...LOL

Best.

Nicolas

Congrats Nicolas.
Nicely aged.
Kong

As I believed that it was a repaint dial and bezel, but they are original!!!

I'm completely crazy about it!

Best.

Nicolas

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congrats for the newcomer !

That reminds me I should give my vintage Omegas more wrist time...

           Cheers

                    Jeff

As this is a true Diver!

On the hunt?

Best.

Nicolas

This message has been edited by amanico on 2008-06-26 14:49:04

but for a 1950's model.

             Cheers

                   Jeff

Thks for sharing

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...instead of being the 'Lord of the rings', you could be the 'Alpha and the Omega'....  [sorry!]

Lovely piece Nicolas, congratulations; for those who haven't followed the hunt, why this piece?

 

Cheers,

pplater.

The production year of this watch is my Birth Year...

As I always hunted a SM 300 for its beauty and its balance, I wanted to get a special one...

I joined the 2 reasons, an original wathc with a beautiful patina, and a more personnal reason...

So, now you understand more and beeter why this watch is so special to me...

Best, my friend.

Nicolas

...certainly as good a theme as any, Nicolas.  There were some magnificent watches (and some magnificent cars) around in that year, but that means that you have an awful lot of collecting still to do! ;-)

 

Good luck in the hunt, and enjoy the Omega.

 

Cheers,

pplater.

And I chose to not go on an exhaustive Diving Collection, but on a representative one...
I need some 4 or 5 others, and it's ok.
Best.
Nicolas

Great find there my friend ! You are right, the patina makes it looks even better!



regards

I will make a quick review on this watch, as I don't have knowledge about Omega, but I'm really in love with this SM 300.

The patina is the thing that leads me to take this one, as it adds a lot of soul and charm to the watch.

Look at all the new white indexes and hands...I  was surprised by the shape of the case, the bombed glass, the huge presence on the wrist, but these " white dialed " SM300 didn't speak to me, because of the lack of soul...

With this patina, you have depht, soul, life, on the dial...The watches speaks to me, and I'm ready to hear its story...

Where is m Psychiatr? LOLOL

Best!

Nicolas

HI amanico

Your watch looks like a nice early example.  Here is a ad for your watch...



Good Hunting

Bill Sohne

The funny thing is that if you look at th end of the ad, the words are in French " La nouvelle SM 300 automatique de 1965 " or something like that, but when you lookat the main text, it's written in English...

Thanks a lot for this ad...I love to have all the things around the watch I just got.

Am I right to say that SM 300 were produced in 1961, till 1971?

Do you know how many ( approximatively, of course ) SM 300 were produced?

I read somewhere that these straight hours hands came till 1967, and that after, the Spade hour hands came...

Thanks again, Bill, your answer is much appreciated!

Nicolas

 

Wow- great wristshots. Watch looks even better outdoors.
Definitely one of the nicest originals I've seen. You did very well.

As I said, I hunted one in this condition for a very long time, but when you know that the watch was made the same year you're born, and that the patina is that great, you make a plunge, and you jump on it...

If you look on the top of the Omega Forum, you'll see some macros of my watch!

When you said that it was relumed, on the macros you'll see that even on the bezel, this is tritium, as I made the test with a strong light, and the bezel is shining for a short time...

lpooking forward to hear from you.

Best.
Nicolas

I had heard that the early bezel inserts were ceramic and tended to wear easily. I don't think I've ever seen an original bezel as nice as yours.
You usually see some scuffs and nicks. Granted, I'm no expert on this, just continuing the learning process!