Are Older Omega SMPs Better? Seamaster Professional Critique (+ Classic Alternatives) @ID-Guy
Are Older Omega SMPs Better? Seamaster Professional Critique (+ Classic Alternatives)  @ID-Guy
Uploaded October 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
A Discussion around the Omega Seamaster Professional and asking whether the Older Models were better? After over a decade since their release, the current Seamaster Professional 300 models do come under scrutiny. Whether its their new size at 42mm, their continual increase in case thickness or non-tapering width of their bracelets. Many are resorting to looking back at older variants and discovering that their slim profiles and simpler designs might have been what made them so successful in the first place.

#omega #seamaster #omegaseamaster

Intro 0:00
The Modern Seamaster Professional 1:05
Original SMP "Organic" Design 2:51
Dressier Sports Watch 3:34
Seamaster Increase in Diameter (42mm) 4:06
Seamaster Case Thickness (13.7mm) 5:33
Seamaster No Bracelet Taper (20mm) 6:44
Brutal in Design, Less Svelte 7:30
Were Older Omega SMP's Better? 8:38
Future for the SMP (Bond 60th)? 10:25
Closing Thoughts 11:20
Conclusion 12:20

All Images are Sourced from either Press Release Photos or Public Listings.
Below are a list of the common sources that are used in no particular order:

Bob’s Watches | Revolution Watch | HQ Milton | Hodinkee | Monochrome Watches | Jomashop | Analog Shift | Bulang and Sons | Robb Report | Watchfinder | WatchBox | Phillips Watches | Christies | Timekeepers Club | Fratello Watches | Bexsonn | Worn and Wound | A Collected Man | Oracle Time | Time + Tide Watches

IDGuy Store: teespring.com/stores/the-idguy-store
Support the Channel: patreon.com/idguy
Follow me on Instagram: instagram.com/id.guy/?hl=en
Contact me: enquire.idguy@gmail.com
Are Older Omega SMPs Better? Seamaster Professional Critique (+ Classic Alternatives)Why is Omegas Globemaster Still Their Most Underrated Sports Watch?Rolex Release Predictions 2025: What Can We Expect? (GMT 70th Anniversary & Milgauss)Ranking My Top-10 Favourite Longines Watches (Heritage Collection)My Definitive Ranking of the Greatest Military Watches (Part 1 - Classics)Rolex’s Next Generation Milgauss Predictions (with Designs & Renders)Watches & Wonders 2026: What Were The Best Novelties? (30+ Watches)What is the Perfect GADA Watch? (Go Anywhere, Do Anything)The “Ultra-Chron”: Why is it Longines Best Kept Secret?Zenith Defy: Why its the Most Misunderstood Sports WatchHeres Why Rolexs Deepsea Challenge is a Game-ChangerToo Big? Why Should Rolex Make a “Mid-Size” Explorer II? (40mm Case + Design Predictions)
IDGuy |

Are Older Omega SMP's Better? Seamaster Professional Critique (+ Classic Alternatives)

SHARE TO X SHARE TO REDDIT SHARE TO FACEBOOK WALLPAPER