{"product_id":"omega-seamaster-300-professional-midsize-as08903","title":"Omega Seamaster 300 Professional Midsize","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThe Seamaster 300 was Omega's response to the Rolex Submariner upon its introduction in 1957.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eFeaturing a robust steel case with a 300-meter depth rating, a rotating bezel graduated with dive-timing scales, and a metal bracelet with diver's expansion links, the early Seamaster 300 was not only functional a diver that would go on to see use in Her Majesty's Navy, but is arguably some of the handsome sports watch designs of the past century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eAs it evolved, the Omega Seamaster 300 went on to see numerous evolutionary changes, with nearly innumerable variants and colorways produced in the past 60 years. This fact alone has made the Seamaster Professional line (as it came to be known) so desirable to the collector community — simply because they don't all look \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eexactly the same\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eOne of the watershed design motifs began in the 1990s with the introduction of blue and black “wave” dials popularized by Pierce Brosnan's 007 in the 1996 Bond film \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eGoldeneye\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e. This design language lives on well after the 90s ended in both modern James Bond-themed limited editions and in the core collection.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\" style=\"font-weight: 400;\" data-mce-style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003eThis example, a Reference 2551.80.00, is a rarely-found 36mm midsize model produced in stainless steel in the mid 1990s. It features the same signature twisted lug case design as its full-size siblings, and comes complete with a sapphire crystal, signed screw-down crown, rotating elapsed-time bezel with a steel insert, and a blue ‘wave’ dial. With beautifully patinated tritium plots on the hour indices and the model's characteristic 'skeletonized-sword' handset, this smaller-scale model comes comes p\u003c\/span\u003eaired to a downsized stainless steel multi-link bracelet with a signed button deployant clasp and features a self-winding ETA 2992-A2 movement inside - unlike the more commonly seen midsize versions produced in quartz during the time. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eWe don't know about you, but we're finding a renewed appreciation for these 1990s Goldeneye-era Seamaster 300s and daydream about strapping one on and mashing the controls on our N64 'til the wee hours of the morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIf you're smaller-wristed, or just prefer a slightly scaled-down version of this neo-vintage classic, this is a stunning example with outstanding patina, fully serviced and Q-branch certified!\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Omega","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40495236710487,"sku":"40960198","price":3450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0809\/1255\/files\/AS08903_40960198_OMEGA_SEAMASTERPROFESSIONAL300MIDSIZE_2551.80.00-6-2.jpg?v=1707258422","url":"https:\/\/www.analogshift.com\/products\/omega-seamaster-300-professional-midsize-as08903","provider":"Analog:Shift","version":"1.0","type":"link"}