I have this exact watch, I love it. I took the bracelet off and replaced it with an Omega rubber dive strap because I noticed I was putting a few scratches in the bracelet clasp and bracelet, I originally did that just to preserve the bracelet but I love the way it looks with the dive strap, and it makes the watch much lighter to wear. Mine's loosing about 6sec a day now I'm going to send it off for a service and to get the balance tuned up. The way with the crown at position 2 the hour hand jumps in one hour increments and is always in the correct position according to the minutes hand is brilliant engineering, it's also a good way to check for authenticity, I've seen a good PO600m clone that looked like a genuine even looking at the movement through the crystal back, but when I pulled out the crown it didn't work like a genuine 8900 movement, it still had a three position crown position 1 still wound the mainspring manually but position 2 just adjusted the date and position 3 adjusted the time by winding the minute hand around and around to inturn move the hour hand.
I have this exact watch and I get +1 second accuracy per day on mine- actually, even better as after 3 or 4 days, it will have only gained 2 seconds. It's by far my favorite watch. I'm 6'-4 with an 8" wrist so the size is perfect for me and the weight is absolutely inconsequential which is a byproduct of its outstanding comfort. This Planet Ocean with the 8900 movement is a pinnacle iteration of the co-axial movement that has been refined to perfection in my opinion. I absolutely recommend this watch to anybody seriously considering buying one. In the world of luxury watches, it’s actually one of the best values available.
I'm waiting for mine to arrive! Exactly the same. I chipped in my Seamster 300 42mm for this. Better specs and legible hands. Best review by far. Thankyou Buddy. 👍🏻
A great review and very informative. I have recently changed my Seamaster for a Planet Ocean which was over 20 years old but was still working really well. That said, I find the PO far more comfortable watch to wear and a lot more accurate and easier to read, something that is important given that age is having an effect on my eyesight. If anyone reading this is thinking about buying this watch, my only advice is to stop thinking and just do it you will not be disappointed.
Thank you for watching Nicholas. Glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Also check out my Seamaster review, it may interest you. I prefer the Planet Ocean to the Seamaster too. I prefer the hands, and also find the bezel teeth easier to grip. Regards, #WR4K
Looks like a very well made watch and I can understand why these are collectible. Cool that you can actually see the workings inside! If I were into watches & actually wore them, I'd def consider this one. Great presentation, WR4K.
I have this watch as well, and am very happy with the looks and performance. Replaced the bracelet with an aftermarket leather strap, reducing the weight from >200 g's down to 117 g's, and it feels very comfortable.
I’ve been contemplating the colour of the pip and minute hand. I think it’s so you can easily identify at a glance when the duration you have preset is elapsed. Green minute hand, green pip, that’s your timer. Hour hand being blue, allows for easy differentiation in low light / murky conditions so you’re not making any mistake. In the case of a dive, this would be very important. I get lots of compliments on my planet ocean and I agree with your review entirely. I can honestly say I love my watch and have no regrets about paying full retail. Love the review! Love the channel!
Thats one is one of the only newer designed Seamaster Divers that I never did own. While I have grown to really like the Planet Ocean design, the Seamaster Chrono Diver and the Seamaster with the White gold color bezel were the two Seamaster pieces I owned two or three times as one of my distinct patterns I was known to do was to buy new then see new piece that would stay on my mind until I would get it so I would buy then sell shortly after due to the thrill of the newer piece then regret haven sold my Seamaster pieces and hunt down another one and repeat the cycle. I did this with Breitling a lot too as Breitling was my brand of choice and I bought more Breitling Chonomat pieces and Breitling Chrono Avenger pieces from my AD that they would lay out the red carpet literally for me every time I entered their door. They knew if I came in I was buying and like a crazy man I did. Great review and the Planet Ocean is a really fine looking piece. Kashton
Professional series dive watch. Incredibley done. That bezel is one of the best I have ever seen. A solid caseback would reflect favorably to the watches purpose.
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. A solid case back as per the Sea-Dweller would reduce the thickness. However the Arabesque finishing on the rotor and movement is beautiful to look at through the exhibition case back. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k if worn for underwater demolition, welding, oil exploration or wreckage/cargo recovery a display back would be somewhat superfluous and could be viewed as a negative. I view movement decoration very highly. The purpose reflects the care and craftsmanship/thoughtfulness reflected by the manufacturer. The primary objective of decoration is to keep dust, slung oils and other foreign debris away from delicate pivots/gears. I am always grateful for your insights and reviews.
Gorgeous piece. I think this is going to end up being my personal grail watch. Have you ever come across a reasonably high quality homage to it? In a similar vein to Octopus Kraken's interpretation of the Diver 300?
I have a Seamaste 300m pro diver, or whatever they wanna call it, But the lume compared to my Seiko GMT is crap. I want the PO, but I don't want to be dissapionted by OMEGA again? Great in depth review 👍
Gorgeous watch, John, great review. It is too big, too heavy and too tall for me, but I still like it and it appears to be well finished. I'm disappointed to find out Omega boxes are not genuine wood (although they are quite attractive). How does the crown action compare to Rolex?
Thank you for watching Danny. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, its a shame they don't use real wood. The crown is as smooth as a Rolex Triplock crown. Regards, #WR4K
Excellent review! Thanks so much for posting it. I've been thinking about this watch for quite some time. I finally decided to sell my black dial Explorer II and buy this watch. It will be here in two days. I could have gotten two of these watches for the Rolex and still had money left over! Quick question....I have a 16mm wrist. How many links would you estimate I should have removed? I'm asking because I purchased this watch from an out of state authorized dealer and would like them to remove a few links before shipping it. Thanks again!
Thank you for watching Mike. Glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. I think you will need 4 links removed. Regards, #WR4K
Just a fantastic example, of everything a dive-watch, should be. I appreciate, that some may find it cumbersome, throughout the entirety, of the day, at a weight of 200g. Myself in particular, I actually relish, that heft, in some of my pieces. I do have lighter pieces, in my collection, as well, but often prefer to wear a piece, in excess of 150g. If I could only have 1 dive watch, in my collection, and money were no object, the Omega, "Planet Ocean," would most certainly, be it. Great job, WR. Bravo👏
This piece is definitely a conversation starter… the sheer heft of it will ensure it gets noticed. I really like the orange accents and the [ZrO2] below the pinion! The liquidmetal bezel insert, i think it’s just the numbers and minute ticks that are of this alloy and the rest is ceramic but I could be wrong, is a distinguishing touch of this piece. I dislike the name, i think it’s misleading, I’d have preferred if they would call it metallic glass or gave their specific alloy a matching name. It’s funny, it’s inventor called it a much stronger plastic. Just for comparison purposes but I’m sure you can tickle some watch snobs with that trivia.
Liquid metal is titanium alloy; the silver sections of the bezel insert, combined with ceramic for the black sections. Calling it plastic refers to the malleability of the liquid metal. I prefer the look of the aluminium bezel used on the 2500 Planet Ocean with the large silver ring around the crystal. However these were easy to scratch as they are much softer than ceramic. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k oh yes, i do enjoy a good aluminium insert, gives the piece a distinct look. The planet ocean 2500 is a good looking diver. Thanks for explain the difference between METAS and COSC certification btw!
Thank you for watching Ilya. Yes, the date complication works perfectly. I just didn't move the hour hand forward enough when it was changing over, before pushing the crown back in. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k I've had it for around 8 months. Its smaller by diameter and thicknesses. And houses the same 8800 movement as the newer sea master. Oppose to the 8900 movement in the one your reviewing, so it doesn't have the quick jump hour hand. That is the only difference. It's the 2020 version. I brought the 39.5 which measures 40mm really. As it's fits perfectly.
@@MyVideosWillCalmU Yes, I think the 39.5mm is better proportioned as thinner. The Calibre 8800 is an excellent movement too. I think the 39.5mm is a better choice than the 43.5mm. Regards, #WR4K
Not the same movement! 39.5mm has the 8800 caliber, quick, date-change. Still a great movement but the double barrel movement in the 8900 will ensure a more ‘accurate’ movement, towards the end of the power reserve, plus you get 5 more hours of power reserve!
It depends on your wrist size. The Planet Ocean suits a 7-8" wrist as its thicker profile. The Seamaster suits a 6-7" wrist better as its lower profile. I prefer the 8800 as its METAS certified as a Master Chronometer. Regards, #WR4K
Thank you for watching. No. One can change the date at any time on the Calibre 8900 without causing damage as per other movements between 9.00pm and 4.00am. Regards, #WR4K
6:22 as he holds the watch at an angle…“the alignment is perfect.” That’s pretty funny. Great watch, good review, but the pip is not perfectly aligned to 12 o’clock at all. It’s an issue on all planet oceans. I’ve owned and sold two and about to buy another. I’ve learned to live with it.
While it's totally subjective and a low-key argument that could go on and on and on: there are a number of reasons why this could just be the greatest dive watch ever made (wadaya mean, 'Grand Seiko'. Pfff). Seriously though, if I ever decided to go 'one watch collection'. This one would be the one.
Shame it's so bloated, but I guess if one is diving more than 300m, then fair enough. Looking-out for the slimmer previous gen with the 2500 movement, even if technically inferior.
I have this exact watch, I love it. I took the bracelet off and replaced it with an Omega rubber dive strap because I noticed I was putting a few scratches in the bracelet clasp and bracelet, I originally did that just to preserve the bracelet but I love the way it looks with the dive strap, and it makes the watch much lighter to wear. Mine's loosing about 6sec a day now I'm going to send it off for a service and to get the balance tuned up. The way with the crown at position 2 the hour hand jumps in one hour increments and is always in the correct position according to the minutes hand is brilliant engineering, it's also a good way to check for authenticity, I've seen a good PO600m clone that looked like a genuine even looking at the movement through the crystal back, but when I pulled out the crown it didn't work like a genuine 8900 movement, it still had a three position crown position 1 still wound the mainspring manually but position 2 just adjusted the date and position 3 adjusted the time by winding the minute hand around and around to inturn move the hour hand.
I have this exact watch and I get +1 second accuracy per day on mine- actually, even better as after 3 or 4 days, it will have only gained 2 seconds. It's by far my favorite watch. I'm 6'-4 with an 8" wrist so the size is perfect for me and the weight is absolutely inconsequential which is a byproduct of its outstanding comfort. This Planet Ocean with the 8900 movement is a pinnacle iteration of the co-axial movement that has been refined to perfection in my opinion. I absolutely recommend this watch to anybody seriously considering buying one. In the world of luxury watches, it’s actually one of the best values available.
Thank you for watching Tom. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Regards, #WR4K
I'm waiting for mine to arrive! Exactly the same. I chipped in my Seamster 300 42mm for this. Better specs and legible hands. Best review by far. Thankyou Buddy. 👍🏻
Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Regards, #WR4K
@WR4K Thankyou!
@Ralph Bagni Goldsmiths bud. Probably paid over the odds, finance etc.
A great review and very informative.
I have recently changed my Seamaster for a Planet Ocean which was over 20 years old but was still working really well. That said, I find the PO far more comfortable watch to wear and a lot more accurate and easier to read, something that is important given that age is having an effect on my eyesight.
If anyone reading this is thinking about buying this watch, my only advice is to stop thinking and just do it you will not be disappointed.
Thank you for watching Nicholas. Glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Also check out my Seamaster review, it may interest you. I prefer the Planet Ocean to the Seamaster too. I prefer the hands, and also find the bezel teeth easier to grip. Regards, #WR4K
Looks like a very well made watch and I can understand why these are collectible. Cool that you can actually see the workings inside! If I were into watches & actually wore them, I'd def consider this one. Great presentation, WR4K.
I have this watch as well, and am very happy with the looks and performance. Replaced the bracelet with an aftermarket leather strap, reducing the weight from >200 g's down to 117 g's, and it feels very comfortable.
Thank you for watching JB. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Regards, #WR4K
I’ve been contemplating the colour of the pip and minute hand. I think it’s so you can easily identify at a glance when the duration you have preset is elapsed. Green minute hand, green pip, that’s your timer. Hour hand being blue, allows for easy differentiation in low light / murky conditions so you’re not making any mistake. In the case of a dive, this would be very important.
I get lots of compliments on my planet ocean and I agree with your review entirely. I can honestly say I love my watch and have no regrets about paying full retail. Love the review! Love the channel!
Thank you for watching Rob. Glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Regards, #WR4K
Great vid, destroyed by TH-cam’s excessive advertising. Thank you TH-cam.
Thank you for watching James. Apologies for the excessive ads in my content; unfortunately this is out of my control. Regards, #WR4K
Best review by far of this watch... And I've watched hundreds
Thank you for watching Chris. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
Best watch I have seen. I have this with leather/rubber strap. Seriously nice piece.
Thats one is one of the only newer designed Seamaster Divers that I never did own. While I have grown to really like the Planet Ocean design, the Seamaster Chrono Diver and the Seamaster with the White gold color bezel were the two Seamaster pieces I owned two or three times as one of my distinct patterns I was known to do was to buy new then see new piece that would stay on my mind until I would get it so I would buy then sell shortly after due to the thrill of the newer piece then regret haven sold my Seamaster pieces and hunt down another one and repeat the cycle. I did this with Breitling a lot too as Breitling was my brand of choice and I bought more Breitling Chonomat pieces and Breitling Chrono Avenger pieces from my AD that they would lay out the red carpet literally for me every time I entered their door. They knew if I came in I was buying and like a crazy man I did. Great review and the Planet Ocean is a really fine looking piece.
Kashton
Thank you for watching Kashton. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
You’re a very good watch reviewer.
Professional series dive watch. Incredibley done. That bezel is one of the best I have ever seen. A solid caseback would reflect favorably to the watches purpose.
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. A solid case back as per the Sea-Dweller would reduce the thickness. However the Arabesque finishing on the rotor and movement is beautiful to look at through the exhibition case back. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k if worn for underwater demolition, welding, oil exploration or wreckage/cargo recovery a display back would be somewhat superfluous and could be viewed as a negative. I view movement decoration very highly. The purpose reflects the care and craftsmanship/thoughtfulness reflected by the manufacturer. The primary objective of decoration is to keep dust, slung oils and other foreign debris away from delicate pivots/gears.
I am always grateful for your insights and reviews.
Jesus Christ !!! .. This is the most beautiful wristwatch ever made!
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
Another great review. My Planet Ocean is 6 years old with the caliber 8500. I like the changes made by Omega to update the watch, it looks beautiful.
Thank you for watching Juan. Glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Regards, #WR4K
Gorgeous piece. I think this is going to end up being my personal grail watch. Have you ever come across a reasonably high quality homage to it? In a similar vein to Octopus Kraken's interpretation of the Diver 300?
No Nick. Regards, #WR4K
I have a Seamaste 300m pro diver, or whatever they wanna call it, But the lume compared to my Seiko GMT is crap. I want the PO, but I don't want to be dissapionted by OMEGA again? Great in depth review 👍
Fantastic review, appreciate the work you put in here.
Thank you for watching Baz. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
Very good looking watch.
Beautiful the 39.5 mm version is the one I want.
Thank you for watching Ivan. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, the 39.5mm version is lovely. Regards, #WR4K
Me too.
@@edgeyt1 Thank you for watching Ed. Regards, #WR4K
Excellent review! Really like my 300M diver. Considering this watch as well.
Gorgeous watch, John, great review. It is too big, too heavy and too tall for me, but I still like it and it appears to be well finished. I'm disappointed to find out Omega boxes are not genuine wood (although they are quite attractive). How does the crown action compare to Rolex?
Thank you for watching Danny. Glad you enjoyed it. Yes, its a shame they don't use real wood. The crown is as smooth as a Rolex Triplock crown. Regards, #WR4K
Excellent review! Thanks so much for posting it. I've been thinking about this watch for quite some time. I finally decided to sell my black dial Explorer II and buy this watch. It will be here in two days. I could have gotten two of these watches for the Rolex and still had money left over! Quick question....I have a 16mm wrist. How many links would you estimate I should have removed? I'm asking because I purchased this watch from an out of state authorized dealer and would like them to remove a few links before shipping it. Thanks again!
Thank you for watching Mike. Glad you enjoyed it. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. I think you will need 4 links removed. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k Thanks so much. Keep the great content coming!
Thank you for this review, John. Excellent as always. Regards
Thank you for watching Mario. Glad you enjoyed it. Wear your pieces in good health. Regards, #WR4K
Just a fantastic example, of everything a dive-watch, should be. I appreciate, that some may find it cumbersome, throughout the entirety, of the day, at a weight of 200g. Myself in particular, I actually relish, that heft, in some of my pieces. I do have lighter pieces, in my collection, as well, but often prefer to wear a piece, in excess of 150g. If I could only have 1 dive watch, in my collection, and money were no object, the Omega, "Planet Ocean," would most certainly, be it. Great job, WR. Bravo👏
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
This piece is definitely a conversation starter… the sheer heft of it will ensure it gets noticed.
I really like the orange accents and the [ZrO2] below the pinion!
The liquidmetal bezel insert, i think it’s just the numbers and minute ticks that are of this alloy and the rest is ceramic but I could be wrong, is a distinguishing touch of this piece.
I dislike the name, i think it’s misleading, I’d have preferred if they would call it metallic glass or gave their specific alloy a matching name.
It’s funny, it’s inventor called it a much stronger plastic.
Just for comparison purposes but I’m sure you can tickle some watch snobs with that trivia.
Liquid metal is titanium alloy; the silver sections of the bezel insert, combined with ceramic for the black sections. Calling it plastic refers to the malleability of the liquid metal. I prefer the look of the aluminium bezel used on the 2500 Planet Ocean with the large silver ring around the crystal. However these were easy to scratch as they are much softer than ceramic. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k oh yes, i do enjoy a good aluminium insert, gives the piece a distinct look.
The planet ocean 2500 is a good looking diver.
Thanks for explain the difference between METAS and COSC certification btw!
Great review! Is everything alright with the date function? It seemed like it got stuck between two dates after you showed the date change.
Thank you for watching Ilya. Yes, the date complication works perfectly. I just didn't move the hour hand forward enough when it was changing over, before pushing the crown back in. Regards, #WR4K
fantastic review, thank you!
Watching while wearing the same watch in 39.5mm 8800🙌🏾..
Thank you for watching SLEWVER. Congratulations. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k I've had it for around 8 months. Its smaller by diameter and thicknesses. And houses the same 8800 movement as the newer sea master. Oppose to the 8900 movement in the one your reviewing, so it doesn't have the quick jump hour hand. That is the only difference. It's the 2020 version. I brought the 39.5 which measures 40mm really. As it's fits perfectly.
@@MyVideosWillCalmU Yes, I think the 39.5mm is better proportioned as thinner. The Calibre 8800 is an excellent movement too. I think the 39.5mm is a better choice than the 43.5mm. Regards, #WR4K
@@watchreviews4k agreed 💯👍🏾
Not the same movement! 39.5mm has the 8800 caliber, quick, date-change. Still a great movement but the double barrel movement in the 8900 will ensure a more ‘accurate’ movement, towards the end of the power reserve, plus you get 5 more hours of power reserve!
Omega Is miles Away from Rolex at quality and class
👊🏻👊🏻👊🏻 Omega My Choise
Thank you for watching Laurian. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
As always great review! Which would you go for 42mm Planet Ocean 8500 or new style SMP 300 8800?
It depends on your wrist size. The Planet Ocean suits a 7-8" wrist as its thicker profile. The Seamaster suits a 6-7" wrist better as its lower profile. I prefer the 8800 as its METAS certified as a Master Chronometer. Regards, #WR4K
Can’t wait for mine
Congratulations Cory. Excellent choice. Wear yours in good health. Regards, #WR4K
i want one before they discountinue
just got mine
8:32 Did you just damage the calendar date at this point?
Thank you for watching. No. One can change the date at any time on the Calibre 8900 without causing damage as per other movements between 9.00pm and 4.00am. Regards, #WR4K
6:22 as he holds the watch at an angle…“the alignment is perfect.” That’s pretty funny.
Great watch, good review, but the pip is not perfectly aligned to 12 o’clock at all. It’s an issue on all planet oceans. I’ve owned and sold two and about to buy another. I’ve learned to live with it.
Thank you for watching. Regards, #WR4K
Nice review,of a nice watch thank you.
Thank you for watching To. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
While it's totally subjective and a low-key argument that could go on and on and on: there are a number of reasons why this could just be the greatest dive watch ever made (wadaya mean, 'Grand Seiko'. Pfff).
Seriously though, if I ever decided to go 'one watch collection'. This one would be the one.
Thank you for watching. Glad you enjoyed it. Regards, #WR4K
The date wheel got misaligned with all that hand movement starting at 8:28.
Thank you for watching. Regards, #WR4K
I take it you really like the arabask finishing… I can’t spell it lol
Thank you for watching. Yes, I like the Arabesque finishing on the rotor, and movement. Regards, #WR4K
Shame it's so bloated, but I guess if one is diving more than 300m, then fair enough. Looking-out for the slimmer previous gen with the 2500 movement, even if technically inferior.