Omega "Bond GoldenEye" Seamaster 300M Review & Comparison with SMP-C (2541.80.00) - Perth WAtch  

Thanks for sharing mate - long live the Bond Seamaster 300m!!

I had a choice in 2001 of Quartz or Automatic. The price difference then was very little. I chose the Quartz, because it was THE Goldeneye watch and 22 years later have never regretted the choice. It is still one of my favourite watches of all time.

Your second hand needs to be calibrated as it looks slightly off

Whose second hand? Why need?

@@jamesrobert4106 But does it still works?

Thanks for sharing - that’s awesome!

I've got one of the quartz , absaloutley brilliant watches, just getting mine repaired and serviced, looking forward to getting it back 👍

Thanks Stu!

@@PerthWAtch can I get the automatic version of this watch for around $2,300 thanks 😎👍

That’s probably reasonable if it’s in good nick

@@PerthWAtch thanks for the information 😎👍

@@PerthWAtch also is it possible to get an iwc mark xviii for around $2,300 😎👍

Thanks Chris - yeah it's a great classic piece! :)

Thanks for that - I would love to have the automatic version :)

Wow that’s amazing - a much loved piece indeed!

I had the blue bezel, sold a few years ago, many watches bought & sold & I’ve just bought the silver bezel, immaculate condition, basically I’ve come full circle, the second I saw it, I was sold, it just wears beautifully 😎

Thanks for that - glad you enjoyed it

Thanks - it does indeed, but I'm pretty sure the "copying" was done by Invicta :)

Yeah they're pretty darn good looking aren't they? Nice choices - Oris considerably easier to acquire of course!

Glad it was helpful! :)

Thank you - yeah I can imagine that, it's a great watch! :)

Haha yeah I didn't like it when I first heard it on watching the movie, but it's actually pretty catchy and a classic now :)

Mine too :)

Thanks! Yeah I would've like to see that model but it had a rather short run... it was the one Craig actually wore in the movie too!

@@PerthWAtch Casino Royale

Yes

Thanks man :)

Thanks for that - glad you enjoyed the video :)

@@PerthWAtch when you going to feature another smartwatch? Meanwhile, I am thoroughly enjoying your show. Best Regards

Dunno man, I don’t enjoy them very much and find them harder work to review...

Thanks for sharing your experience, and glad you enjoyed this! Yeah, near impossible to tell the difference between the two on the wrist apart from the movement of the second hand :)

That’s a good price for this piece. It is popular as it is a movie model you can actually buy :)

@@PerthWAtch I just got lucky)))

Yeah, I pretty much agree with you there.

Very poetic - Omega should pay you to do their marketing :)

I love my Seamaster fellas what can i tell ya? its just a very nice watch.👌

Haha I don’t blame you… I probably wouldn’t think of that either. Plus he might well look at it and think “whys this guys showing me his watch…?” 😂

Thanks - I think it makes sense in a quartz for a user that changes time zones frequently as you would want to avoid hacking the watch unnecessarily, whereas for an auto it usually only features on GMT watches. I'm not aware of any 3 hander auto which has this feature.

Thanks for that - glad you enjoyed this video :)

Thanks and you're most welcome - yeah fair call about the colour choices... I'm partial to blue myself but the black enamel does look very good :)

@@PerthWAtch Thank you for your answer...and yes, that's my problem: Old vs new model and the colour...very difficult!! Have a nice weekend!!

Not sure man, it’s not something I would be in a hurry to try!

Thanks for sharing those thoughts about the use of dial textures!

Yes it is :)

@@PerthWAtch If I could have any watch in the world it would be an Omega ! 😊

Yeah... but he did use the auto in every movie after that :)

Only Goldeneye featured the 2541.80.

Why do you wear only the quartz one?

@@PerthWAtch just because i dont need to wind it and I rotate with other watches. the automatic i keep in a safety and only wear occasionally,

Ah ok fair enough mate!

Hahaha in only! Need a time travel machine...

Thank you :)

Interesting point - it’s very true that a minute hand can end up blocking an index!

Thanks

No need Omega to do, just use a good local watchmaker it will be fine

It's got pin and collar mechanism in the bracelet so can be fiddly. Once it's done, it's great, but Rolex have screw in pins which is much better.

I have the same watch. They're lovely

Thanks for sharing that - it's a great watch to keep and certainly should be one that can be generational as you intend :)

how often do you service it?

Kayla Smith so far only twice....once in '08 and last week..hardly wore it too nowdays

Kayla Smith its one tough watch...

Yeah it's held up pretty well I reckon. Where did you order from?

@@PerthWAtch I went through Exquisite Timepieces in Florida.

Aluminium is easier to do brush finish with and will never shatter. Ceramic is very scratch resistant but can shatter. It’s very much analogous to acrylic glass vs sapphire crystal.

Which two? You mean this and an earlier model?

@@PerthWAtch yes, a black wave coaxial and a Brosnan automatic, went with the Brosnan, dont like the black one

Yeah, it seems that hitting the mark is an elusive achievement that modern science & engineering still struggles with!

Yeah I’d try to get the automatic myself

Kick ass design and celebrity endorsement of course :)

Thanks - yeah many consider this bracelet one of the best in the business :)

That's the best one IMO. Best case, best dial, best bezel and got to have that automatic movement.

What

Thanks for sharing those thoughts. I have a somewhat different view on this. I invite you checkout my vids on “why wear automatic” and also “why wear quartz” for my ideas on both sides of the argument.

@@PerthWAtch will watch this eve thank you! I'm just really drawn to the quartz Bond. Can't explain it. I'm selling my first generation Aqua Terra and it had so many issues with running slow , stopping.. have had to get it serviced and will sell, then will buy the Bond

Yes

Yep that's pretty much the same era version in black... I kinda assumed they get to keep at least one one these, given what Downey Junior gets from watch sponsors!

Thanks for that - love the new profile pic :)

@@PerthWAtch Wow, I totally didn't realize that, what a coincidence! I was simply feeling the mood after knowing Daniel Craig gon' be wearing a new 007 Omega in the next movie.

Hahaha that's awesome :)

Dunno - let me know what Google say

This probably wasn’t the original but rather a more recently purchased one…

Thanks :)

Did they tell you that? I wish they would’ve told me too... or just put it on the website. Plain daft not to ;)

Well I kinda did... check my Dive Watch Comparison across 5 Tiers video - it's the second one I ever posted on this channel :)

@@PerthWAtch I've seen the video. Is the Invicta 9094 a affordable alternative to the Seamaster?

Depends on your budget... for under $100 the Invicta 40mm Pro Divers are the best I know of.

Is it?

Haha nice one - hadn’t heard it described as “electric” though!

@@PerthWAtch on this side of the pond it’s an “electric”. The blue wave looks like it dances in the sunlight. Although I know it doesn’t get as much respect as a mechanical movement you always need a beautiful quartz in the collection and this one is one of my favourite watches to wear on vacation. It’s a solid, dependable, purpose built watch that draws attention from those who know watches.

Which pond is that?

Ah I envy you... that's the wave dial with in-house anti-magnetic master chronometer movement?

Yes sir!!

Most welcome James :)

Probably when it was invented

@@PerthWAtch ohh that year nice

Yeah definitely not the best Bond, not that anyone has said AFAIK. The automatic would’ve been better :)

Cool... I envy you! :)

@@PerthWAtch Why? You already have 2 Seamasters :)

Good point - it's my first world problems :P

Thanks - oh I would definitely love to have the automatic 2531 but this was passed to me as no longer used by a brother in law, crown have been torn right off. I got it fixed up for not very much and am not complaining having this piece now - as they say "losers can't be choosers" :)

@@PerthWAtch Hey, for that price I would keep it too. Congrats.

Prices used to be so different - I envy you ;)

I would like to know - let me know what you find out :)

Great watches both! :)

Thanks for sharing. Your thoughts make some sense, but the reality is that the automatic is the more desirable one, and is the one that has held more value. Did you know that ALL the other Brosnan movies featured the automatic version, and only Goldeneye had the quartz?

Daniel Craig's Bond wore the auto version. Case closed.

Wrong - Craig never wore this watch 😂🤣🤣

You seen many fakes??

@@PerthWAtch Yes. The differences vary between manufacturers and I think, country of origin of the various parts. Most have the date window in the 6 position. Printed date dial usually misaligned under date window so double digit dates show only one of the two numbers. Helium release crown usually a fixed decorative item. Most copy seamasters with a bracelet come with a combination type; hidden butterfly clasp on a less detailed seamaster band. Gloss connector link sections on the usual links. Even at the low end, full sized watches, with smaller case sizes as one moves up the price curve to the mechanicals, including the commemoratives, movie watches, and such. This substandard sizing seems to hold true with the pricier copies while the basic quartz watches are full sized. All of them need 2 to 3 additional links to fit on my wrists, The 'blue' dial faces are a blackish midnight blue, barely distinguishable from black, no vivid blue items have shown up. My collection, for my own owning pleasure. I'm keeping my collection all my life,, nearly 70 so that's not a long time, and my heirs can decide what to do with it.. Certainly there is an order of magnitude between owning the original and owning copies, but not everyone can afford thousands for a watch, ANY watch. And so, I enjoy hearing from those that DO own originals, a video such as this is part of the pleasure of these timepieces. For this, I thank you.

Thanks for sharing those detailed thoughts from your experience - most appreciated! Date window in 6 position is probably homage of the current model 42mm sized 300m right? It doesn't make sense they'd get this wrong trying to KO this model as that would take more effort & cost!

@@PerthWAtch I think so. My efforts have been towards finding the older style items with the date window at the 3, in wave blue. I can get close copies of the Seamaster bracelet with the non-logo, non-microadjust dual button clasp, and need to order some soon. Cost can mount up as such replacements go for $20 each and I'll need to add an average of 2 or 3 extra links to each one for fit and comfort. This means sacrificial bracelets as donors. It may be that non-adjustable links can either be converted to adjustables that use the tiny cotter pins, or be attached permanently in a factory manner. I don't know yet as my collection isn't that old yet and I'm still learning the market. I'm enjoying this hobby a great deal. It's affordable at my level of income, allows me to enjoy a VASTLY extenuated 'connection' to Bond pictures as a fan, and forms something of an escape from the humdrum of my daily life.

Very nice, I shall keep that in mind :)

@@PerthWAtch and now I have that in writing lol

Joshua hi my friend no it’s still on the list. I will own one but I’m having to wait longer

Joshua this virus financially wiped me out so it’s gonna be a longer wait than I thought. I will get one, one day 👍👍 good luck to you my friend in owning one they are awesome and I will make a vid as soon as I’ve got it. Take care 👍

Perfect beater? Hmm, that's difficult to say... for some perhaps. The box & papers may help a little with resale but ultimately don't matter so much.

Yep I suspect you're right about that :)

Hmm... I don’t think Omega do an oyster style bracelet to go with this though...

Perth WAtch I was referring to Rolex oyster bracelet

Ah ok I see what you mean

It's definitely thin compared to almost any other diver I have seen... although most others I have seen are automatic.

Not thin compared to other quartz watches.

Yeah definitely automatic for me too, if given a choice!

I’m sure they didn’t really have to do that, but I think it would be difficult to push the price to now over $5k if there was also a quartz option available in same size and look.

@@PerthWAtch They could have just kept them on but at a cheaper price. The mechanical fans would always know their’s by the sweeping seconds hand when comparing. I just prefer the accuracy from a quartz.

@@thekerryman The point is, if they sold quartz at, say, 4k, and mechanical at 5k, they'd just be losing 1k for every quartz sold. They don't want to offer a cheaper option.

Thank you :)

Many do! :)

Yeah man, long time ago!

@@PerthWAtch anyone know why Omega discontinued it? I don't think they make any quartz watches nowadays

Mechanical/auto is the way to go if you want to move more upmarket and luxury. They still make quartz models - I found these on their website in less than a minute.

The best ..value..with AUTOMATIC ..my friend .

kinh vu yeah jaja but is basically the same as yours the looks and everything

Yep, model 2531 is the automatic version, which was used in the other 3 Brosnan films, as I said in the video, along with reference links in description ;)

Good luck trying to find one!

You mean spring drive? I'm not sure... aren't those rated +/- 1 second/day? Quartz is generally +/- 15 seconds/month.

I thought the highlight was Boromir

Haha actually I think Ben Affleck and Christian Bale are the best we have had on screen... and Connery is still hard to surpass :) Brosnan has the quartz for Goldeneye but this was changed to the automatic for all his other movies.

@@PerthWAtch Ben Affleck Batman was awesome is awesome I'm hoping he plays him again he was so good as Batman because he was scary like if you got in his way he would kill you Michael Keaton Batman never killed anybody LOL but to me Michael Keaton will always be Batman first but you are right batfleck did awesome made me fear the Batman like he's supposed to be LOL also Pierce Brosnan is a watch guy in real life wears a black Tag Heuer in Dante's Peak and has a Jaeger-LeCoultre Reverso he wore in Thomas crown affair

Roger Moore wore quartz Seikos

And?

Perth WAtch OP was opining that he couldn’t believe Bond wore a quartz watch. My point being that Moore not only wore quartz, but a Japanese brand many think, erroneously, is inferior to Swiss horology. I’m a big fan of Seiko.

Cool!

Haha what's "og"?

@@PerthWAtch "original gangsta" it's what the kids are saying

Hahahah I'm so outta touch!

Concise! :)

That is long time

I believe you’re right sir. Sean Connery.

For the movies, yes. In the novels, the original Bond watch was the Rolex Explorer (which was also worn by Cmdr Ian Fleming).

Haha sorry to put you through the pain... hopefully something else will come along to tickle the fancy, and it won't be $4k (like the current Seamasters are!)...

Haha cool... who is your current? :)

@@PerthWAtch 50th anniversary moon watch

The other way round I think - the Aquaracer looks a bit like this :)

Some consider the wave dial less subdued though... I like both of them :)

Someone at Casio has done it a few years ago ;)

@@PerthWAtch To really get things done right, you need the Japanese...

For some things... for others the Europeans do a pretty good job :)

@@PerthWAtch Yes, we Europeans know a thing or two about a lot... It's 9:45 in Belgium. have a nicde day.

Maybe the automatic version I suppose...

@@PerthWAtch The Bond version! It's surely a goal

No problem man, try contacting them at www.omegawatches.com/ All the best, and let me know how you go! ;)

It’s a KO Pagani Design 😂

Yeah, it seems that hitting the mark is an elusive achievement that modern science & engineering still struggles with!

It looked to me like the alignment was pretty good on the top half of the dial, and way off on the bottom half. A quirk of the movement? Or improper placement of the printed indices?

Probably just me moving the watch around and creating some parallax effect...

Nearly as old as Goldeneye

What did I say?

@@PerthWAtch sorry. The thumb nail. I had a gut reaction to seeing Pierce brosnan's picture associated with the term original Bond! You did fine!

Hooyah baby!

The 2531 automatic version perhaps then??

@@PerthWAtch Yes, unfortunately :)

My one hits the second marks precisely. You can get it adjusted if desired

Hahaha touche! :)

@@PerthWAtch Semi slow-set, that would be something... just imagine:)

No need to imagine, ETA has done it for us in movements like this one :)