

Unlike the Submariner, the Seamaster has a helium valve, which is a plus for professional divers. In addition, the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean and the Rolex Sea Dweller and Deep Sea are model alternatives for both brands.īoth watches have a ceramic bezel and a quick adjustment strap, both have exceptional feel and quality. This variety serves nearly every taste, and has little detrimental effect on the clarity and stringency of the model range. There are even chronograph and GMT versions of the Seamaster. In addition, the Seamaster is no longer only available in blue and black. The Omega Seamaster is even more versatile: in addition to the stainless steel and stainless steel-gold watches, Omega also offers titanium-gold models. If you consider all colour and material combinations, there are eight different Submariner variations. The Rolex Submariner Date is available in white gold, yellow gold or bi-colour, the stainless steel Submariner is available with or without date and as an anniversary version with green bezel and dial. But both watches are now available in different styles and material combinations. When you think of the Seamaster or the Submariner, you usually have the typical stainless steel models in mind. It was only a few years later that the crown guard and the Mercedes hands were introduced. Case, bezel, dial and strap all have the same typical features of the distinctive model that we know today.

6204 or 6205, is unmistakably a Submariner.

Rolex has always had more of an evolution than a revolution: the first model of the Submariner, Ref.

At Baselworld 2018, Omega also presented a revised Seamaster. That being said, the current design of the Seamaster has only existed for 25 years. It wasn’t until 1993 when Omega introduced the now well-known Seamaster Diver Professional with the wave blade and the skeleton hands. The watch had a leather strap and an overall more elegant appearance. The advantage of age: The original Seamaster was more of a dress watch than a tool watch and actually has little in common with the Seamaster as we know it today. The first Submariner was introduced six years later, in 1954. When it comes to age, the Seamaster takes the lead: the first model was introduced as early as 1948. Both the Rolex Submariner and the Omega Seamaster are flagships of the brands and have been around for decades. Diving watches have been around since the 1920s.
