I prefer the wave dial on the Omega but prefer the strap on the Rolex.

Both great watches though but Rolex wins it for me.

 

I prefer...everything about the Rolex. Except the price.

 

Ditto

Will

 

I think the Omega is the better buy, like geoffbott said the Sub price is so high and every other wealthy non-WIS has one. Although the Sub is iconic, gorgeous, and a wonderful timepiece the Omega wins in my mind.

 

The Sub it's my favourite Diver on it's price range...the SMP 300M(c) it's my favourite Diver on it's price range...

If it was a gift I would pick the Sub...

(BTW this poll compares Ceramic In-House apples vs Aluminium ETA modified apples ;-))

 

Omega Seamaster 300m. But then again... look at my signature.

 

I would pick the SMP, but I might be biased!

 

I think the Omega has the slight edge here.

Rolex - high value retention / easy to sell, cyclops magnifier for reading the date when you get old, easier to grip bezel, 914 steel is more corrosion resistant than 316 steel (supposedly).
Omega - Value, value, value. I actually prefer the new version with ceramic bezel and glossy dial. It's still about 40% the price of the Rolex. Spend the savings on a holiday.

 

Submariner if I win the lottery. SMP if I'm spending my hard earned cash.

 

I would pick the Omega based on the connotations a Rolex often brings. Otherwise I actually find the designs equally appealing and think the Rolex is a somewhat better built timepiece. But like some have said the price would play a big part if this was a real life decision.

 

I would rather have the new 300m with the ceramic dial and bezel and a wad of cash.

 

I will take te sub every time. One of the most perfect watches ever made IMO.

 

I would go with the Sub if price were no object. I love my Omega and I think the bracelet quality is far better than the Sub but.... DeepSea is my next purchase so I would go Sub.

 

Prices aside, my vote is the rolex.

 

Sub for me unless I could swap the handset on the Omega for the olde style.

 

Since the question is "only one" I'd have to say the sub without question. The Rolex is iconic and will always be a classic, whereas the Omega will most likely be out of fashion at some point like many of their previous models. That's not to say I don't like the Omega, I think its a great piece and has exceptional initial value.

 

This is also my gut sentiment. Look at the quintessential 90s Seamaster...the Pierce Brosnan Bond Seamaster. Ten or fifteen years ago, it was the value priced "Sub killer" darling of the watch fora - but now it looks as contemporary, well as Brosnan does as Bond. I mean it is already starting to look dated (not classic). Prices have flattened pre-owned reflecting this, imho.

(incidentally, no offence to Pierce Brosnan the actor who I liked very much in the Matador and I hear is a decent guy)

 

Both watches require aftermarket mods IMO

Sub:

Flat crystal replacement
Display-back from TP
Blue dial
Blue bezel
Gold minute hand from a two-tone Sub

SMP:

Display-back
Titanium bracelet

If I had more money to play with, I'd mod the Sub. The SMP is already near-perfect.

 

Check out my sig to find my grail!

 

I picked the Submariner... the Seamaster is a nice try, but I don't like its hands, I don't need (nor like) the HE valve, and co-axial movements can be quirky. The rolly is high priced but easy to sell too.

 

this is hardly an apples to apples comparison

 

Ive got the DSSD and PO so if i had to chose from the Sub and Seamaster it would be the Seamaster. Main reason, with the blue dial it looks different to the 2 i have and in fact its 1 of the watches on my next to buy wish-list.

 

Between these two the Rolex as I feel it is the iconic diver, however had you put the PO in the mix then that would have presented a challenge....

Between the Speedy and the Sub I would take a speedy all day every day...but two very different watches.

 

I like them equally well. They're both great watches. Given the cost difference I'd have to give the nod to Rolex for a marginally superior product. For value alone it is the one I would choose. But I would not be unhappy owning a new cal 2500 ceramic Omega Seamaster 300M Chronometer 212.30.41.20.01.003 I think, in their present respective iterations, the Omega Seamaster is a dressier slimmer watch compared to the chunkier case of the Rolex.

Omega has used the Seamaster name since 1947 on more different models than anyone can count. This included dress watches, dive watches, and chronographs with manual, automatic and quartz movements. Then they inexplicably attached the name to the Aqua Terra and Planet Ocean lines.

The automatic Seamaster 300 of 1957 through 1969 was a rival to the Rolex Submariner of those years. In my opinion, Omega made too many changes from the 1960s Seamaster 300M to the present Seamaster Professional 300M Chronometer to stay viable comparable to the Rolex Submariner.

In other words, Omega itself diluted the name. Forgive the pun.

 

Between the two watches shown in the first thread I'd choose the Submariner. However when I was deciding between the two 10 years ago I preferred the Omega and it's been pretty much my daily wearer ever since.

 

I would go for both if I had the money atm, because I like watch collection and diverstiy. But if I had to choose only one, it would be Omega SMP. I really like the looks of Submariner, but it's too common and it's Rolex, not my favourite brand.

SMP on the other hand looks great with that bezel, wave dial and bracelet design. Really versatile watch for every occassion.

 

Can't get a good fit with the SMP due to the bracelet not having micro adjustments. That said its a beautiful watch and I like the idea of the co axial, just nice to know its got something different inside.

Sub is most comfortable watch I've worn. Seems to melt into my wrist.

I'd go with the sub if I could have just one. But if I could have only 2 it would be sub an SMP.