Obviously, the water-resistance was somewhat compromised in this 1957 model and guaranteed to just 30 metres, as opposed to the 200m of the Seamaster 300 without chronograph. As a descendant of the longest-running product line at Omega with countless sub-families (you can read all about its fascinating twists and turns since 1948 in our three-part video), the Seamaster has appeared in chronograph format including this model with three counters from 1957, the same year as the epic trilogy of Master watches (Speedmaster, Seamaster 300 and Railmaster) was released. However, this was not the first Seamaster with chronograph functionality. Sure enough, in 2019 Omega unveiled its Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph complete with all the updates of the standard version and fitted with a (now visible) Master Chronometer in-house movement.
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Although the 2018 makeover and engine upgrade concerned the three-hand model, it was only a matter of time before a chronograph version appeared on the scene.
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An early titanium-and-gold with Tantalum bezel, Omega Seamaster Professional Diver 300M Chronograph – reference 2297.80, circa 1993 A CHRONOGRAPH JOINS THE SEAMASTER DIVER 300M IN 2019Įarlier this year, albeit eclipsed by the 50 th anniversary of the Moon Landing and Omega’s decision to leave Baselworld and stage its very own fair, Time to Move, the Seamaster Diver 300M family was enlarged to accommodate a chronograph version.
Other distinctive features of this 1993 watch, the reference 2599.80, were the architectural 41.5mm steel case with distinctive twisted “lyre” lugs, a navy-blue dial decorated with wave patterns, applied tritium hour markers, luminous skeletonised hands with plongeur-style, screwed-down crown with O-ring and compression gaskets, unidirectional rotating bezel, screwed caseback, integrated and adjustable 5-link bracelet, automatic calibre 1164 (Valjoux 7750) and a tri-counter layout (plus date) – in short, the whole package and more! One of the first models of the Chronograph was also a showcase of cutting-edge materials with a flashy combination of titanium and gold crowned with a tantalum bezel (ref.
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