Guest khashayar Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Once again, I couldn't constrain myself, so I gave him the green light. So even if you find any problems, no sharing please... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fitmic Posted July 25, 2013 Author Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Too bad you gave your TD green light! There is a huge problem with your watch. I want it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 LOVE it. Makes the old SM 300 look really, really dated and old fashioned. OK, now I have to rationalize spending over $300 I was not planning on. Here goes: "well you haven't bought a watch in 7 months...the AP diver is too big for you...the new LM PO is too shiney for you...the new Noob Subc is still too controversial...you have all the Pams you need... OK! I think I'm almost ready to buy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest khashayar Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 Too bad you gave your TD green light! There is a huge problem with your watch. I want it! Haha, you scared the living hell out of me. My heart skipped a beat. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest khashayar Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 LOVE it. Makes the old SM 300 look really, really dated and old fashioned. OK, now I have to rationalize spending over $300 I was not planning on. Here goes: "well you haven't bought a watch in 7 months...the AP diver is too big for you...the new LM PO is too shiney for you...the new Noob Subc is still too controversial...you have all the Pams you need... OK! I think I'm almost ready to buy. Haha, even though I don't have many watches, I still believe you can't have too many. Or maybe you can, but you certainly can't have too many omegas. Why you say? It can always be answered by this 16 seconds long video clip: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 looks very good. Now who is getting a blue one?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted July 25, 2013 Report Share Posted July 25, 2013 LOVE it. Makes the old SM 300 look really, really dated and old fashioned. OK, now I have to rationalize spending over $300 I was not planning on. Here goes: "well you haven't bought a watch in 7 months...the AP diver is too big for you...the new LM PO is too shiney for you...the new Noob Subc is still too controversial...you have all the Pams you need... OK! I think I'm almost ready to buy. I am not so sure the white cricle around the date makes this look oldish In fact I like the older Seamaster Professional even better but few good reps of this now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted July 27, 2013 Report Share Posted July 27, 2013 Never mind... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danza1812 Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 Looking forward to seeing some member pictures of the Smp ceramic in black. I'm so tempted with the 007 50th version but is it just too gimmicky? Think so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OysterSub Posted July 29, 2013 Report Share Posted July 29, 2013 I actually never even looked at the SMPs prior to this thread. My god, the new new ceramic ones look bold. I might just buy the gen one since it's affordable compared to the brand new 9300 Calibre LM PO's. Either way, looking forward to the pics! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest khashayar Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Okay guys. Just received the watch. Absolutely amazing and stunning. Wow. Review to come in a couple of hours. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rolexman Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Okay guys. Just received the watch. Absolutely amazing and stunning. Wow. Review to come in a couple of hours. Can't wait!!!!!! Had to postpone my purchase due to other projects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danza1812 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Okay guys. Just received the watch. Absolutely amazing and stunning. Wow. Review to come in a couple of hours. Looking forward to your post.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cougar1 Posted July 30, 2013 Report Share Posted July 30, 2013 Okay guys. Just received the watch. Absolutely amazing and stunning. Wow. Review to come in a couple of hours. Great stuff, looking forward to it, lemme know how the crown screws in on this one also Enjoy the watch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) khashayar's fantastic photos and review reminded me how nice of a rep this is and I pulled the trigger on the blue lol despite resisting. I may be thinning the collection to make room in the watchbox :-P Edited August 1, 2013 by madmex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewowo Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanks for the post, very helpful. Has anyone seen a color comparison between the blue rep and blue gen? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanks for the post, very helpful. Has anyone seen a color comparison between the blue rep and blue gen? I was told that the color is based on the gen blue PO they purchased to do the 1:1 Titanium. I ordered mine and will see when it arrives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevewowo Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 Thanks madmex, Please post your opinion on color and some pictures as soon as you can after receiving. I hope you are very happy with it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 (edited) Contacted Andrew yesterday about the bezel. The Bezel numbers on the gen should be painted, while the rep looks to be engraved. Andrew gave me this answer: "The bezel of the OMG0262 is made like the real deal. Thanks" So I tried to analyze the video on the black SMP-c on his website. It's really hard to determine if they are engraved or not. If someone has an input or some extra information, it would be very helpful. Hey I just noticed there's a long thread about the gen bezel over at the Omega forum, watch u seek from Nov 5, 2012. Seems the OP had some scratches on the bezel surround, and went at it with a scotch brite pad. Turns out he didn't notice he was also rubbing the ceramic bezel... and the metallic paint on the top corner of the number 30 came off! Turns out he can still see that it is etched. So.....indeed these are made as close to the real deal. However, I think these bp bezels are possibly deeper engraved, hence less likely for the metallic paint to rub off. The silver paint on the gen completely fills the engraving void, virtually flush (looking like it's painted, instead of engraved--yet it is BOTH). So in summary it is possible these are "better" bezels in terms of design (harder to go deep enough to remove the paint with a sharp object/or rub over time), probably by chance not deliberately. I have said before that I think this model began with a gen 007 50 years that they used to tear down and get the dimensions/shapes/colors etc. They used a blue PO Ti to get the blue color of the dial and bezel (how good is the BP Blue Ti PO?--I haven't read up on it). So this means... they took their artistic license on the back. It looks really nice, but it doesn't look like the gen. Gen.... the waves, remind me of the appearance of sand at a sand trap that has been raked. The texture is not simply brushed, it appears blasted to look like sand. The rep simply has shiny bars. It is still a beautiful caseback, but as far as 1:1 it is not. Edited August 1, 2013 by madmex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gran Posted August 1, 2013 Report Share Posted August 1, 2013 great input madmex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rek001 Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 madmex, which dealer are you using for your blue SMP? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 joshua. I haven't purchased in a while from him but have always had good experience in the past. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
danza1812 Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Ordered my black smp ceramic from him the other day and service to date has been good. Worth the few extra dollars I hope! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted August 2, 2013 Report Share Posted August 2, 2013 Ordered my black smp ceramic from him the other day and service to date has been good. Worth the few extra dollars I hope! I've never had an issue with him in the past but will be sure to report if there is one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madmex Posted August 12, 2013 Report Share Posted August 12, 2013 I received my blue SMP-C this Saturday, and it quickly grew on me. Not perfect but what better blue SMP-ceramic is out there? None other. The bezel insert and the caseback are the weak spots as far as accuracy, but the rest of the watch is pretty nicely done. The blue insert appears to be painted on top of the ceramic (defeats the purpose lol). The pearl is much improved. The black version is more accurate as far as the bezel insert being true ceramic color but has the inaccuracy of also being engraved deep and numbers not being filled-in flush with the bezel insert surface as in the gen. As far as color of the dial, I think it's so close I can't tell the difference without having a gen side by side. The bezel insert could be treated blue ceramic, not a ceramic bezel that is painted blue (unfortunate), but it still doesn't look bad at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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