I had a long story about why I decided to buy this Seamaster 300, but the limited characters allowed in this review meant I had to keep things mercifully concise. In short, this vintage-inspired diver rocks, and here are a few reasons why:

Firstly, it wears great. My wrist is on the smaller side at 16.7cm, but the 41mm size and 48mm lug to lug fit really well, the bracelet is also very comfortable to wear, and I’m a fan of the easy-to-use micro-adjustment, which makes it easy to fit any wrist on hot and cold days.

Design wise, it’s got a relatively minimalistic sandwich dial, which adds visual interest and depth. I love the font used for the numerals, and it doesn’t have a short story of text on the dial. The arrow hour and seconds hand are also pleasingly proportionate and are some of the best-looking in the business, compared to stubbier arrow hour hands on models like the Seiko Samurai and recent Nivada Grenchen chronograph.

The Co-Axial movement looks attractive for the price point, has that George Daniels association, a longer 5 year service interval and a decent 60 hours of power reserve, and I haven’t had any issues in the 4 years plus that I’ve had the Seamaster 300. I do wonder if it’ll be challenging for non-Omega watchmakers to service it or expensive, but I’ll cross that bridge later.

I’m not a fan of the polished centre links of the bracelet, which I feel are a bit too shiny, are scratch magnets and don’t fit the overall aesthetic of the watch. I ended up getting my centre links brushed, which made the watch the perfect daily wearer for me. It is a little thick at 14.5mm, compared to the 12.5mm of a Rolex Sub. The 21mm lug width also makes finding straps a bit trickier, although I recently discovered that 20mm natos look great with it and seem to fit without much strap-gap at all.

It’s definitely a keeper in the collection.