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amanico
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My SM 300 will not be alone anymore

I finally found it a sister...



While doing my homework on the Omega Vintage Diving Watches, I had 3 options...

Adding a military SM 300:



BUT, even if things look good ( non ratchet bezel, good case back and dial, screw in crown, fixed bars ), it may be much more complicated, and I had to give it up...

Thinking about a Ploprof...





The beast has to be seen in the flesh, as it is not really photogenic.

But, even if it is more and better wearable than I thought, it is a very particular watch, and I don't feel ready to go on it.

So, I gave up the idea to get this one...

Or, getting a nice SM 300 Thin Bezel...

But here again, which one?

The Ref CK 2913, which is the first step to the Holy Trinity?

A Ref 14 755, more reasonnabily priced, and wharing the same dial with the CK 2913?

Or Graham's later ref, which has the same dial and hands than on the ref I already own?





I made my mind, and chose the Ref 14 755.



I really appreciate this dial, with the thin triangular shaped indexes, and the arrow minute hand.

The lugs are different, too, between these 2 references.

The case is a bit smaller than the ref I already own, but still elegant and all this makes them look very different, complementary:





While my 1964 SM 300 looks more like a toolwatch ( and a very nice one, indeed ), this 14 755 is sexier, IMO.

The elegant curved shapes of the case, the smaller dimensions, the thin bezel and the perfectly integrated domed plexy make echo the the very elegant and legible dial, with its warm Radium thin and triangular indexes, and the nice balanced layout of the 4 numbers.





The lack of crownguerds made me think about their great competitors, the Rolex Submariners ( 6536, 6538, and 5508, for example ), without forgetting the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms.

The SM 300s were the answer from Omega to the Rolex Subs, as they came a few years later than the Rolexes ( 1957, if I'm not wrong, for Omega versus 1953 for Rolex and Blancpain ).

Obviously, they don't have to be ashamed by the comparison!



The screwn in case back, once opened, let show the Cal 552, surrounded by the seal:





Reliable, pretty accurate ( I gain 5 secs per day on mine ), it is also nice to see.

Here are some macros to fully appreciate it:





This movement, the Cal 552, is also found in my SM 300 from year 1964.

What I can tell you is that if my 1964 SM 300 drove me into the Vintage Omega World, this ref 14 755 gave me the motivation, the willing to go deeper, and to add a few more Vintage Omega in my collection...

Next Targets?

A Vintage Railmaster, and to end in Beauty...A Vintage Speed, something like a 2998, for example, to make a kind of " small Trinity " Vintage Omega.

I would also thank here all the guys who helped me in checking the authenticity of this watch...It is much more than appreciated.

Best to All.

Nicolas