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New Seamaster Diver 300 - Nekton

kennygconspiracy

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Absolutely FLOORED by the quality here. The best seamaster to come out so far.
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BOSSK

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That does look bloody brilliant in the natural light! Does it come with both rubber and SS bracelet? Or they seperate options?
 
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kennygconspiracy

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It was a release offer. They gave the rubber strap for free, no idea if they will keep the deal after cny
Rightly said. Mine came with strap and bracelet and word of advice, order the watch with the rubber strap on and then have the bracelet as the extra.

I nearly DIED curving those dastardly 21mm pins to fit the seamaster case :lmao:

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passedaway

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Resizing the bracelet is a pain as well. Broke 2 screwdrivers and pierced my index finger. Needs a strong screwdriver with really perfect fit to take out the screws.
 

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Any suggestions for a good deployment clasp to use with the rubber strap?
 

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Wow, amazing pics guys!! Mine just arrived in the country... eagerly anticipating getting it sometime in the coming week.
 

keisuke_z

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Whoa! Courier surprised me this afternoon with an early delivery!

I’ve got to say... I’m thoroughly impressed. Unless I handled a gen, I really couldn’t tell the difference. The lume isn’t a perfect white, but because the bezel insert has a slight warm tint to it, everything looks like it belongs.

Tbh, the clasp on the bracelet was also so well made that, despite owning multiple gens that I’ve added the adjustable clasp to... I don’t think I could tell the difference.

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Can’t wait for CNY to come
and go so i can get me
hands on this!
 

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Rightly said. Mine came with strap and bracelet and word of advice, order the watch with the rubber strap on and then have the bracelet as the extra.

I nearly DIED curving those dastardly 21mm pins to fit the seamaster case :lmao:

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May I ask how you curved them? And did you have to get specific 21mm springbars? I tried using the current 20mm springbars from the bracelet and couldn’t get mine to line up :(
 

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May I ask how you curved them? And did you have to get specific 21mm springbars? I tried using the current 20mm springbars from the bracelet and couldn’t get mine to line up :(

You have to get 21mm spring bars. you can bend them with your teeth (if you have strong teeth, i.e.). A slight bend in the middle is all that's needed. you can also buy curved 21mm spring bars but those would be much more expensive.
 
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keisuke_z

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You have to get 21mm spring bars. you can bend them with your teeth (if you have strong teeth, i.e.). A slight bend in the middle is all that's needed. you can also buy curved 21mm spring bars but those would be much more expensive.

Awesome thanks! Will see if I can give this a try.
 

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For anyone that’s curious, I photoshopped a side by side. I couldn’t really adjust white balance to match, but at the very least from a proportions and case design perspective this is spot on. The CG looks identical and despite the reflections on the rep making it look otherwise, it meets the screwed down crown right at the halfway point. The endlinks on the bracelet seem pretty accurate to me, but the bracelet polished links on the rep seem to be flatter, have a noticeable sharper edge and a lack of a bit of the ever so slight doming that the gen bracelet does.

I will say that the lume on this is incredible - I’ve never had a rep with such quality lume before. It takes and holds a charge from ambient lighting like a gen, and when you charge with a flashlight or a UV light it glows like a torch. Very impressed!! I’m looking forward to being able to get the rubber strap swapped on. My partner has informed me that this is too “blingy” for my usual style... haha.

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kennygconspiracy

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May I ask how you curved them? And did you have to get specific 21mm springbars? I tried using the current 20mm springbars from the bracelet and couldn’t get mine to line up :(
You can curve them by bending the springbar in the middle with a pliers, or you can bend the tips of the spring bar (harder, this is what I did) down with a plier.

Either way I cried and spent about an hour trying to get the bastards in :lol:

Best of luck to you mate!

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You can curve them by bending the springbar in the middle with a pliers, or you can bend the tips of the spring bar (harder, this is what I did) down with a plier.

Either way I cried and spent about an hour trying to get the bastards in :lol:

Best of luck to you mate!

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I once fitted the spring bars on my worldtimer with a spoon under 30 secs. A feat that shall never be surpassed.
 
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Man, i spent 3 hours on the worldtimer that was the biggest pain in the ass i have encounter with watches lmao.

I thought I was the only one going through issues fitting rubber straps on my Omega AT and Worldtimer. Glad to know my misery wasn’t isolated lol. Can’t wait to experience it again on this Nekton
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