Omega to Discontinue the Railmaster... What's Next? 

A real gem in Omega's catalogue that looks to be on its way out. Will the Brand revive this collection this year or wait until 2027? Either way, a great piece that has some of the best tech specs on the market (that's very often overlooked) 🥃

The clear standout for me is the denim-dialled variant: no fauxtina, and an eye-catching, quirky flash of "rust" on the second hand. It hearkens back to vintage design motifs without pretending to be older than it is. No false IDs and trying to buy beer as a kid. I'm surprised you didn't choose to mention it (I'm biased, of course!). I found mine at a really good price and bought it out of curiosity, knowing I was unlikely to lose money if I were to sell it. The Railmaster has since replaced my IWC Mark XVIII, Planet Ocean 8500, Tudor BB GMT, and Aquaterras (8900 and 2500). No more watch rotation and no more coveting new pieces. I wear it all day, every day. I've completed my commercial aviation training wearing it, and I'll never sell it. Less really is more.

My Railmaster was my first luxury watch. Never going to sell it. Love it.

I wear the denim version on bracelet as my daily watch. I can’t believe this watch doesn’t get more attention. It looks so much better in person than in photos.

Bought a railmaster demin a few months ago. Its the simple design that makes it a winner for me. When you get it in hand you feel its quality .

If the rumours are true then it will be sad to see it go..AGAIN!!! Having owned the current generation railmaster with brushed silver dial..it was a lot of watch for the money and better in every-way than the competition as far as field watches go..still is. Nonetheless, excellent video as always brother, cheers 🥃

Im personally a huge fan of the railmaster. The brushed dial is so beautiful and the case is the perfect size.

Thanks for focusing on the Railmaster. Lovely understated watch with no date. I sold my Railmaster Blue Denim and bought it back again.

I own the denim dial on bracelet. Fantastic watch that gets a lot of compliments.

Strapsense here! Was so excited to see your eloquence and opinion put to the humble Railmaster. As an engineer myself I adore my trilogy Railmaster as it belongs right next to my trilogy seamaster 300. I have been long known to preach that the Railmaster is the ultimate luxury tool watch. The speculation and fun talking about this often ignored watch will hopefully spur people to find the simple joy of owning a pure expression of time that the Railmaster provides

I'm looking for a watch next year for my 50th birthday. A Railmaster just might be it. I love the idea of an Omega that isn't the more commonly seen Seamaster, Speedmaster, or Aqua Terra. Great video, as always.

What an amazing outcome for a beautiful watch. Always a pleasure to see MaMaCoo work your magic. Thanks for sharing this transformation with us!

The Railmaster is pretty much my favourite from Omegas lineup. I would propably go for the denim one if I had a chance. Just because the lume is white instead of that sad beige-brown whatever.

The last 2 videos You’ve brought up the only two watches I’ve wanted from these 2 top brands. You keep going and I want be able to afford one.

Thank you for making a video about my favourite watch, I wear it everywhere from the office, to rock climb and swimming

The Railmaster is a great watch that has an identity crisis - it looks like a field watch but has a seahorse serpent on the caseback and is a Seamaster category model 🥴 that Omega buried it in its hot mess of a catalogue. No wonder it isn’t popular - awareness of its existence is next to nil. If Omega had the sense to give it its own category on the website, that alone would make a world of difference. I’d like it be be ultra tooly - even more than now - with for this type of watch a date option (at 6) - think train operation, 24hr clockface, date for overnight services, ultra ultra legible, a lumed dial (!), emphasise unparalleled accuracy (train to run on time, not have accidents), dump the sea motifs use rail motifs, that sort of thing would really make it stand out and be taken notice of.

I appreciate you giving air time to these "middle" watches. I can see one of these supplementing my SM Chrono and SM GMT.

I have the silver brushed dial and I love it- beautiful dial changes colors depending on the lighting. Strap monster too, great on any strap! Get it if you can, you will not be disappointed! Haha funny that I am also the middle child. I like different things and this watch is definitely underrated beauty!

I appreciate all the more when you highlight a watch model that is lesser known or overlooked. The Railmaster I believe would have been so much more successful were it not for the competition from the Speedmaster and Seamaster. You made an interesting point about its utility as a field watch. 🥃

"A more faithful re-imagining of the '57 original" - yes please!! I love the Trilogy version and it's more compact 38mm case - a more tool-tastic version of that (all brushed) would be awesome!! I bet you could do a beautiful render of this one my friend!! 😉 🔥

Its pretty close to perfect in my eyes, so I dont want them to change it at all except maybe give it a normal clasp instead of a butterfly clasp.

It's a beautiful watch. It would be sad to see it being discontinued and not replaced. And thank you for the video.

Purchased the Denim dial while in Japan on the grey market new for a bargain $2100 last summer and it hasnt left my wrist pretty much since then. This watch is so slept on. Amazing quality, dial and movement for the price of an Oris, Longines or Sinn. This is an absolute keeper and going no where from the collection.

I loved the look of this one. It was the first new Omega I had bought having two used of other models. I wore it once and got a mark on its case. The fifth time it lightly scraped a hard foam wall and it made more scratches. For a utility watch I could not believe how damaged it got from such mild knocks. I have 150 watches and only a Citizen ever got marked up this easy. I wish I never bought this watch. Now I can't wear it without staring at the marks and I can't flip it without a substantial loss.

Great presentation of the "humble" Railmaster, I chose the Denim, edition, due to the white numerals with no Faux Patina. I am still waiting ,for Omega to come to their senses ,and re release the 165.024, in modern materials. Take care !

Similar to the Globemaster, very understated yet top notch watches. Toying with a rail master, at the moment, your video may have just convinced me !!

You are an extremely gifted speaker. Seriously. I absolutely loved that. What a beautiful watch as well. I being one whose never been able to afford a watch like that, I still appreciate the beauty of things I've yet to achieve. You could be a preacher!!! Lol. Thanks for sharing.

Great job. But I think you omitted the elephant in the room: Omega’s ridiculously bloated catalog is the reason this line is an afterthought to all but the hardcore faithful. Never saw that brushed silver dial up close - beautiful.

Imo - shrink it to 39, do a sandwich dial with white lume, & lume the cardinal numerals too. Add on the Spirate system and it's an absolute home run.

I always saw the Railmaster as Omega's "dressed up" version of the Longines sector dial watch (which is a real banger in it's own right) and in that light, it never really did much for me. But the second you said, "think of it as Omega's Field watch" and it was like a lightning bolt and it makes so much more sense. Great content as usual and Omega should put you on the payroll.

The Railmaster was discontinued in Australia over a year ago. You can find the odd one floating around at some ADs on occasion, but no longer stocked on the website. I love the Trilogy reissue the most, but this one is quite a fun model and I would hope they refresh it. They could do with it what they did with the Seamaster 300 Heritage (i.e. inspired a lot by the original but still its own thing). I always thought the broad arrow hour hand would be amazing on this model so it was so cool to see your rendering!

Great video and a brilliant watch. I‘d be really interested to see how they would update the design of this sleeper timepiece. As other have mentioned, the Railmaster and the Globemaster are the two most underrated timepieces in Omegas catalogue. I would personally love to see this watch in a smaller package, i.e. 37/38mm and max 11,5mm thick. The Railmaster to me is a bona fide GADA and as you say one of the best watches in that price segment.

Another great video, but please note that the second hand is moving counter-clockwise in your footage of the various watches. Feels like traveling back in time!

Very good discussion. The Railmaster is a watch that I (an Engineer) want to love. My brain loves it, but some how it never pulls at those heart strings! I should want one more than, say, a Tudor Black Bay model for so many reasons but alas I don't and it seems many don't. For the recreation, I think it would be great for Omega to use the current Seamaster 300 as a starting point. A more tool-like case with more brushed surfaces, dial numerals and markers calling back to the original 1957 but modernized - think like the Seamaster 300 available around when Spectre was released - and maintain the smooth bezel. I guess that means the broad arrow hands would be in order as well and perhaps a Titanium construction to differentiate from the Seamaster line, both Aquaterra and Divers.

For Omega to make 'nice' watches again...and the Railmaster... I'd love to see a 'thinner' more elegant package, 20mm lug width, 38mm case, put the polished elements back into the lyre lug case, then remove the sector. Your render, using the SM300 as a base with the broad-arrow hands looked amazing! Omega needs thinner watches - and 60+ hour power reserves!

Cracking video mate 👌 Love the Railmasters and am lucky enough to own a 2010 36mm 2804 Railmaster - for me it is the perfect one watch collection - would love to see a video on this genre (as you alluded to) 🙏

I’ve always liked this watch ever since it came out a long time ago. However, I feared that the dark tone of the faux lume would prevent it from aging gracefully past 10+ years. It felt to me that we would look back on a watches like this, IWC Spitfire Chrono (A watch I own personally), and the BB58 as watches that were following this faux vintage look trend. Another great video in the books friend!

So cool, just as of today I put that Railmaster on and your video pops up! I was just thinking today that this is my most favorite watch and thinking about selling every other thing even my Seamaster trilogy at some point. Btw. I enjoy wearing my black one with Rally bracelets.

I snapped up a Railmaster for an incredible price, and haven’t looked back. I have four Omega watches, including my Railmaster, but this one is my daily wear. It is bulletproof! No polished surfaces to immediately scratch up, it is a brushed tool watch, or as you offered, a field watch! It doesn’t seem to lose a second. Accurate does not do the 8806 justice! I disdain distractions like tiny date windows, this has none of that. It is a straight up timepiece. As the lousy economy erodes the secondary market, I started looking at the Aqua Terra. But I bought my Railmaster new. It has only been on my wrist. I bought the denim version, but quickly found an Omega bracelet with 007 engraved on the clasp! Think about how many times 007 has been on trains! If Omega were smart, they would bring Bond back, with him wearing a Railmaster!

ID Guy amazing video thank you and keep them coming. I recently purchased a grey face Railmaster after seeing the excellent review on this watch on Peter Kotsa's channel. I own a lot of watches including multiple Omegas. Hands down if i had to keep just 1,watch and ditch the rest it would be my grey dial Railmaster. It is truly an amazing watch but its not for everyone. Sure its not as flashy or popular as a speedy or SMP etc but so what. You dont always need to follow the crowd. If you like it get it you won t be disappointed and you’ll have a watch that is truly unique and uncommon . If you need a flashy watch and need people to notice what your wearing on your wrist then this watch isnt for you.

Thanks for another excellent video. I enjoy my Railmaster, it wears great and it's a very quiet watch on the wrist 😊

I own the denim dial version, and really like it. Everyone's comments were interesting. However, I'd love to see Omega really double-down on the railroad history that underlies its existence as a model. As you suggest, it gets "submerged" (love that reference!) in the Seamaster AT line-ups, and Omega simply does not do enough to emphasize the intended historical heritage of the watch. What if Omega re-designed the RM to play off of the many historic Omega railroad pocket watch designs: white enamel dial, prominent railroad track, black vintage (perhaps "Breguet-ish"?) hands, raised numerals, lose the hippocampus caseback and replace it with a really impressive solid railcar engine design, etc. In short, don't just lightly "hint" at the railroad heritage; actually lean into it (that heritage was the main reason I purchased my RM). Give the RM its own distinct identity. Maybe two versions: one with a date at 6:00; one without. Railway travel played such a rich history throughout the world for well over a century. I think there are more than enough customers who would connect with a vintage-styled, historically-referenced design that directly plays off the railway heritage. If they were to do that, I'd be the first to lay down my plastic. Addendum: gotta say, tho, that I love your idea of incorporating the broad arrow hour hand.

I am a proud 1 month owner of said Railmaster. My first luxury brand watch and it does not disappoint. Very proud to own it. I tend to go against the grain so this model is in my wheelhouse.

Yeah I bought the blue railmaster on the bracelet in January 2024 , I absolutely love this watch , it's my first omega after many years of lusting after one, I don't know why it's taken me so long to get an omega , I'm eyeing up the black ceramic Seamaster

I enjoyed my Railmaster. Ended up selling it and purchased my Tudor Ranger! Both great watches. I really like the how the Ranger fits and the bracelet is awesome.

Great video. The Railmaster and Milguass should come in titanium or ceramic cases, really play up the antimagnetic aspect

my blue denim on strap was just $3250 grey market. good value for the watch I wear most

Just ordered one. Cant wait for it to arrive 😎

I bought a brushed dial black one several months ago for 60% of retail. It felt like a secret entrance into Omega that not many others knew about. I put aside the thinnish denim style strap and put on a double layer distressed black canvas strap with leather lining that fits the old school tool watch vibe. I'm totally rapt!

Discontinue and rebrand. The Seamaster for divers, Speedmaster for racers and thrill seekers, and then, the Fieldmaster.. 100m WR, keep it slim, no date, brushed case and bracelet, the go to for walkers, climbers and dare I say it, explorers.

How convenient is this video. I was looking at the Tudor Ranger last night but I like the railmaster better! Thanks for the reminder.

You are right. What a beautiful watch. I love Omega watches.

Would love to see more of the 2003-12 style and to reduce the depth of the rehaut.

Yep, bought the denim dial a couple of months back.

Why didn't you show the blue jean one? That one is truly awesome and at the top of my list.

Well i can honestly say i never saw a rail master in the wild on any wrist. So one can say, one who really decides that a rail master is where the hard earned cash should go to, he must be a special bloke.

I own a Tudor ranger. Very happy with it.

Love the dial, love the case and crown, love the bracelet. Can't stand the fact I can't see the movement. If I'm paying omega money. I gotta see the movement.

This is my fav Omega and funnily enough I ordered a Milgauss when first announced and was really disappointed when I saw how small it looked on my wrist so pulled out when I my watch was due to arrive. One bonus of Rolex is the dealers are happy to let you move your deposit to something else since they have a waiting list

I have the newer version with the brushed silver dial. What a great watch! Understated elegance. My first omega, the 2nd being an older planet ocean. I use this railmaster as intended......work watch on a farm. Tough, but handsome!

This is the first luxury watch I wanted.... but never purchased. I have acquired the Explorer and the Sinn 556A RS instead. I would love to see Omega lean in to this one a little more as you were saying. Make it more of a field option maybe? MOD type? Yet again another watch that is so close to perfection. Maybe it already is? Great video! Please do a video on this model if they updated it.

I have the black one. Very nice, looks rugged for a simple watch. Interesting dial, naiad lock and a cheap way to get a 8806 coaxial (at the close to half mrsp you can get them for, mrsp is too high) and not recognizable as a luxury piece. It is running near perfect, takes weeks to deviate one or two seconds. One gripe: don’t mind the fauxtina, like it actually. But the lume is under performing in strength compared to my tudor or the smp I had before.

Some of the iterations are really beautiful but some are very ordinary. I know someone who has one, and wears it daily, all day, yet doesn’t even know it’s a Railmaster. It’s a question of identity. I’m interested in railways and railway matters, but don’t know why I should want one. In the olden days, I used the Tachymètre scale on my Speedy for train speeds.

Love my denim Railmaster, such good styling and performance.

Just got mine for a bargain recently. New without manufacturer warranty but hey ... You cant have it all when you get a bargain. I love the watch a lot. My first luxury watch. This is my entry door to Omega. Looking at the Diver 300m Polar next 😅

I happen to own this watch, the denim blue one and it's actually the perfect Omega watch for me. It has none of the polishing most other models have. Personally, I wouldn't want it any different.

I was just looking at this watch last week.

Excellent mate!!!!!!👌🏽

It's a great looking watch. Unfortunately for me, I am a date complication person, so I would go for an Aqua Terra. If they add a date to a new Rail Master I would consider that.

My dady bought one NKUWAN and he loves it. It had been there for over 10 years when he went out with it.

0854 AM here on the U.S. East Coast and the horology Sensei has again captured my interest. I am enamored with Omega, but I can't pull the trigger on any of them. The Railmaster gathered my attention with the 1957 trilogy. Yet, I found the watch case thickness not to my liking. I am also limited to purchasing a watch once in a 'Blue Moon'. What I would really like to see Omega do is engineer robust slimmer movements that would allow their case thicknesses to decrease. If Omega does that, they can truly impact the market.

The 36mm 2504.52 railmaster is and always will be one of my grail watches.

love mine, as under the radar quality do anything watch

I think the Ranger is so much better, but the Railmaster is nice. Great video as always.

My take on it? Use future generation Railmasters as a test bed for complications, different finishing techniques, generally different configurations. Don't market it under the Seamaster line going forward. I feel like that's a good reason as to why it gets lost. For example they could make the Railmaster the line where they explore the various dial styles Omega has done over the years. Ranging from Linen to Pie Pan. Add in a configuration with a moon phase and you have a quirky oddball dress watch that also has some tool-y vibes. Making it almost a perfect every day watch. I really think the Railmaster is akin to what the PlayStation Vita was for Sony. A product they have no idea how to market.

This watch popped into my consideration list for my big birthday in 2022. While I ended up getting an Explorer II instead, it's an underrated watch. That being said, there are a couple of things that I think could be improved. One is it's almost TOO brushed. It needs a bit of polish somewhere. Maybe it's the hands, maybe just a small surface on the case. While I am okay with the brown lume look, I would love to see a white lume version. I think it's a great size, and much like the Air King or the new Explorer 40mm, an odd watch out in the line versus the 38.5 or 41mm Aqua Terras. The fact that it's a Seamaster Railmaster makes for confusing marketing. I don't care if it's clearly derived from the AT line, it deserves its own collection choice on the Omega website. Even when one selects Seamaster, it's not one of the main options shown. I would like to see a new bracelet with a quick adjust clasp. The butterfly clasp on a tool watch just didn't sit right with me, and was the deal breaker. I think a new version should come with not only a better bracelet, but one of Omega's fantastic NATO straps. Either include a strap changing tool, or quick release on the bracelet. I would love to see the 8900 movement with "time zone function" jumping hour hand. Make it a stealth travel field watch. It's too bad I see Fieldmaster used on a few watches, because a Fieldmaster line could be created with a bit of Omega's military watch history infused into the design. Anyway, I just think this line deserves much better. On the plus side, they are a bargain on the used market, as noted. Maybe I'll pick one up at some point, depending on if Omega releases an update.

my ideal Railmaster 3.0, so to speak would be: - sword hands as in the 165.024 - trapezoidal indices with 3, 6, 9, 12, matte black dial (similar to 42mm skyfall planet ocean) - lyre lug case with slight protrusion on the crown (act as a sort of crown guard, a very omega approach to crown guard, very aesthetic, organic, and well thought) - 39mm case - "Seamaster" script instead of "Railmaster" (inspired by the pakistan air force railmaster), perhaps in red? - white seconds hand, perhaps either spear tip or lolipop? now this would beat the hell out of the rolex explorer and air king!

Tried all variations and loved the black one with the back strap. Still want the new speedmaster pro badly.

I own the same Railmaster in the thumbnail. It’s not my best watch in absolute terms. However, it’s a great watch nonetheless and perfect as a daily wear to a physical job where I’m around magnets. It’s relatively unassuming, gets the job done. Compared to a lot of Omega’s, it’s on the thinner end of their spectrum. I love the brushed surfaces. The lume color isn’t going g to be everyone’s cup of tea, but it’s simply another color. As for the movement, I’m not an accuracy weeny, the movement is fine, it’s not the most accurate watch I own, but within spec. My expectation is that it should excel in longevity and service intervals, shock resistance. The bottomline for me, it’s helped me stay on pattern of chasing g very good, but typically overlooked watches that can be bought for a decent value. I bought an A385 Revival and SBGW269 that hog the rest of my available wrist time. I find them to be better watches, but the Railmaster allows me to relax at work and simply forget about it. Omega has other tool watches, but I’m drawing a blank to come up with another three handed no date at a similar price. They need to continue to offer that kind of watch.

Most excellent video

Railmaster has red-headed step-child energy. I'm not an Omega fellow, but always appreciate your videos.

Love seeing the seconds hand going CCW 😅

I have worked 23 years in the rails (CTA) and love my railmaster.

I'm really suprised it's a lovely field watch

I really like the 38mm Railmaster 1957! I’m really anticipating what will happen at W&W.

Omega needs to get over the idea that every watch they make has to have the lyer lugs. It’s also interesting that this model got so little attention while the sea master 300 and sped master broad arrow got so many make overs, after they all got released as part of that set. If they had updated the dial on this watch to have the cut away/sandwich style that they gave the 300 and gave it different lugs, omega might have finally made a watch people want

The number one thing they should focus on is building the thinnest profile and most comfortable to wear Railmaster possible. That’s my beef with the current Omega catalog.

I’ve seen 2 60th anniversary railmasters for sale brand new in different boutique locations. Shows how unpopular it was compared to the speedy and sm300. Be a great pickup for any fan who wanted 2024 warranty on them

I absolutely LOVE the Railmaster ‘57. It is my favourite Watch from the Trilogy collection. If I had the money I would buy one in a heartbeat. The contemporary Railmaster is a little bit of a mish mash I feel. Too many variations (the ‘denim’ dial with denim strap, what was that all about? It sounded like Omega were entering the fashion Watch arena), the brushed metal dial, pencil hands, the faux lume and that cross hair in the middle of the dial (hmm…). For the money they are currently going for on the secondary market they are brilliant value no doubt and to be honest with you, even though the current model is one I tend to overlook, it still draws me in when I see it. It has something about it. I guess I’m just a fan of the quarter Arabic numerals? I hope it isn’t discontinued. I want the SMP300m to be discontinued instead with a passion. That bezel, those skeleton hands, that wavy dial….. bin them! Let’s hope when the new Bond film is released Omega ditch it and develop a totally fresh Watch 🤞 Another great video boet. Keep ‘em coming! ✊

I like the black dial except for the faux lume

Definitely one of the most competent, good looking, under the radar watches that Omega offer. And still reasonably priced (ish!) It’s probably not one of their best sellers but such a fantastic offering.

Thought about this watch often. My Aqua Terra was a compromise... loving the Speedy more than any other watch, but these Railmasters are superb matey I may get a 36mm some day but they are so rare... the 40mm is stunning. Couldn't decide which color, maybe the silver... but the dark one is lovely too... Maybe some day man, when i can get a second watch.. not letting the Speedy go like EVER ❤ I would love them to release a 38mm rail master for the new generation... with broad arrow hands etc...would be such a great piece, but unfortunately they will be overpriced.. like all new Omega

The rail master is a much better finished Watch than the tutor ranger, but the ranger is still a fantastic watch with a fantastic movement

I've never cared for printed faux aged indices. I'd be interested in one other than that.

The dial is very nice

I really like it. As a field/everyday option, I’d argue it’s on par with an Explorer 1, and you can find them ex Japan cheap as chips. Then again, I’m an Omega fanboy so likely biased…..

If they update it, I want a more business casual styling to fit the purpose of the watch more with today's use case.

Great content! Thanks. I have a question. Do the Japanese know something we don't? When I went into Ebay looking at the Railmaster I plugged in lowest price first. Out popped the Railmasters with almost every seller from Japan selling new ones between $2,500 and $3,500. I was surprised by the amount for sale from that country. Coincidence?

I got a lovely 'denim' Railmaster in Nov, brand new for under USD $2,000. Basically a 40mm Aqua Terra with a fully brushed case = perfection! Dial is surprisingly dynamic in motion as well. The nato strap however was kinda a joke, while high quality is way too thick (swapped quickly for leather). While not important, I find it odd why Omega didn't just call this a Railmaster only, what's the point of it being part of the Seamaster collection. I guess this watch is the master of both the sea and rails!

I find my 60th Anniversary version to be both handsome and comfortable…no regrets. Often choose it over the Rolexs and Breitlings in the collection for daily ware