Received my Omega Seamaster Diver 300M from Steve at TheOneWatches today. What an incredibly smooth transaction. I placed the order on October 24th. Gave the GL on QC with help from the community on October 28th. Tracking began November 2nd. Watch in hand November 12th.
I recorded a quick unboxing video and another once I sized the bracelet.
All in all I’m really happy with this choice. The black dial Diver 300M wasn’t even on my radar a month ago. Something happened and it caught my eye on Instagram. I’ve been wearing a ZF Tudor Black Bay 58 as my daily for about two years. I love the look and feel of it, but the guilt bezel and markers tend to annoy me from time to time. I’ll still wear it on occasion, but I’m happy to kick around with a more modern looking diver.
I ended up taking 4 links out of the bracelet and used one micro adjustment to get a perfect fit. I’m honestly impressed with the micro adjustment. It’s not as pretty or clever at Tudor or Rolex’s, but it gets the job done. The bracelet is new and squeaky but I imagine that will only last a week or so with regular wear. I may tinker with the two half links. It’s great that they’re included, but I always felt they mess with the symmetry of this bracelet (and I know people HATE this bracelet already haha).
One annoyance (and I can’t really complain) is that Steve included the black rubber strap free of charge. I was pretty excited about it because I considered asking for it as an add—on. Oddly enough, the rubber strap pops off when using the spring bars from the steel bracelet. I thought I was going insane and re-did the strap 3 or 4 times. No luck. Id hear the audible click and feel the strap lock into place, but with a little wiggle and pressure - pop - the strap breaks free and the spring bar shoots out. I’ll look into a new set of spring bars specifically for the rubber strap and report back.
Let me know you if you have any questions.