Review: Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Co-axial Master Chronometer Chronograph

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The Omega Seamaster remains by far the most popular Omega model family in their rather extensive lineup This may be contrary to many collector intuition beliefs, as we are highly pre-occupied with the Speedmasters, but we were told this by senior Omega sales execs So when the Time to Move event added a chronograph to the Seamaster Diver 300m collection this year, it got us quite excited.

Here is our detailed view.

Introduced only last year, the Seamaster Diver 300m Co-axial Master Chronometer has been a runaway success Though not as elusive as one competitor’s diving watch, the Seamaster is a handsome timepiece, which is rather highly sought after, and not an easy find on the shelves of Authorized Dealers or Boutiques

Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Co-axial Master Chronometer Chronograph

A total of 9 variants were introduced, ranging from steel on steel (watch head and bracelet) to steel on rubber, two tone steel/Sedna gold on steel bracelet and two tone steel/Sedna gold on rubber to a full Sedna gold model on rubber strap.

All with black dials, and some variants available in either a grey dial or blue dial

All 9 models of the Omega Seamaster 300m Co-axial Master Chronometer Chronograph.

Omega Seamaster Ref 21022445103001 ‑ yellow gold on rubber strap

Our pick for this review is the yellow gold model on a rubber strap.

Although we normally do not have an affinity for two tone watches, we ended up picking this model as the colour balance between the yellow gold accents, the blue ceramic inserts and dial works very well to make a very attractive watch The flip side of course, is that this is a diver watch which would be normally considered a tool watch, and having gold on such a workhorse is an oxymoron.

The case, dial and hands

The case is a very solid, massive stainless steel number with faceted horns and sporting differential polished and matte finishing on the surfaces The case inspires good confidence in a dial watch and has that feel that it is indestructible.

The case remains largely unchanged from the Chtonomaster version from 2018, except it is now larger at 44mm to accomodate the chronograph movement and also the additional pushers for the chronograph The crown, helium escape valve and the chronograph pushers are screw down, and the plungers themselves are in ceramic in a matching blue hue

The hands also remain largely unchanged from the large skeleton hands for the hour and minutes and slender lolipop sweep seconds hands.

The chronograph counters are equipped with baton shaped hands

The dial also remains unchanged from the Chronometer version, and is in the same attractive, thick ceramic in a magnificently beautiful blue with a wave motif We think this is the signature calling card of this new series of Divers, and find it particularly pleasing

The bezel is also very artistically rendered while keeping to the critical need for a dive watch to be highly visible under all light conditions.

The bezel is in yellow gold, with yellow []

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