Guide and review of all 41mm Omega Seamaster "sword hand" models. Meet the cousins of the 2254.50!

For a similar guide to "Bond" style skeleton-hand Seamasters, see my video here:
• Guide and review of al...
The Omega Seamaster 2254.50 is beloved by collectors. It has quite a few relatives however, which share the same case shape and famous 'sword hands'.
Check out these absolute classics that have been long discontinued.
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[@Outalex]

This is public service. Thank you so much!

[@omegawatchfan]

Thanks very much. I'm glad it was informative.

[@Vox-Populi]

Omega Sword Hands are the best watch hands ever produced. I love my 50th Anniversary GMT. So classy and functional.

[@v0llm1lch]

It's an amazing watch, congratulations mate 👍 I was very close to buying the same. If I wouldn't own a 16750 gmt I would have bought the seamaster..

[@reconteam91]

Omg this video is a GREAT help for me to find the right Omega I want. I was looking at the 2255.8 but had NO idea of the plethora of variations! Thank you!

[@omegawatchfan]

Thanks, glad it was helpful!

[@46number1]

Great vid, I thought I was up to speed on this model Seamaster until I saw this video. 👌

[@csarswatches]

Just realized the GMT ones dont have the He valve WTH!!! Those are amazing pieces thanks for this VID!!!

[@josephah2000]

Those are all nice! I have the 2254 and it is my dream watch!

[@Neil.....]

AWM, Excellent reference! Thank you very much for making this video.

[@JJL206]

What a GREAT guide. Thank You…!

[@massive_clock]

Excellent video! Just what I was looking for 👍👍👍

[@rossanthony7573]

Great work and well documented.

[@omegawatchfan]

Thanks for the kind words

[@Dilldog1]

Very well done

[@omegawatchfan]

Thanks!

[@BB-gl7zt]

Great video I always wondered how many of these variations were produced

[@RedWolfRedWolfRedWolf]

Amazing guide many thanks.

[@omegawatchfan]

Thank you! Hope it was helpful.

[@Todd.T]

2254.50 and 2255.80 in my stable. As we've all heard, you put them on and they "melt into your wrist" and you don't feel like you are wearing a watch for the day.

[@omegawatchfan]

A very accurate description!

[@florinoglan6797]

Thank you for this informative video.

[@PizzaHomie]

I had no idea they made some with applied indices. They look amazing! I just wish they made one with the applied indices and a black bezel.

[@omegawatchfan]

Some people have modified their 2254s with the dial from a 2230, and I have also heard of modifying a 2230 with the black bezel of a 2254 to achieve that look. It is my hope Omega eventually releases a 2254-like watch with the more modern features like applied indices, ceramic dial, etc.

[@anderssvensson5977]

Great summary thanks so very much!

[@omegawatchfan]

Very welcome!

[@Tetlee]

According to Archer who is extremely knowledgeable on all things Omega, the Great White was also available on rubber strap, think same ribbed one that was found on the black dial GMT. Good vid btw.

[@omegawatchfan]

Thanks for the info, the number of variations really surprised me, I'm sure there are even more I missed.

[@walnutsandbeastiality866]

Hi @Tetlee: is there a way to get in contact with Archer directly? I'd have a ton of technical questions to him regarding parts availability and general advice about which watches will have issues with spare parts in the future (Basically I'd like to know how long my specific Seamaster could be kept running and in pristine condition, and which Seamasters (including Planet Oceans, especially ones with the 1st generation 2500C/D movements) could be still bought with an ease of mind, without having to worry about the future regarding serviceability) And I'd like to know these in ballpark numbers: how many Omega-qualified watchmakers are there, what kind of volume Omega stocks parts in, whether they can make parts if needed, whether all SC's have the same sets and quality of tools needed to carry out servicing, and all this stuff

[@raffegonzo]

Excellent

[@jasonking4168]

Great video

[@tonyni0715]

Excellent video! Can you please also make a video of the mid size "sword hand" models, or point to some resource regarding it? Thanks a lot!

[@omegawatchfan]

Thank you, I hope to do that and a video on the "Bond" versions as well.

[@jaredmatthews9403]

Thanks for this, dude.

[@tonyb67984]

Thanks for this I have the 2252.50 36mm mid size automatic but have just bought the 2254.50 41mm automatic as I wanted to "go large" Totally agree this seamaster is the best looking SMP out there , the sword hands are a thousand times better than those awful skeleton hands and give the watch a vintage look I never knew there were so many variations out there!!👍

[@chris-pp2ch]

Great video thank you

[@staticnoice5477]

Got myself a 2533.50 america's cup and a few cool extra details about it. It has a 18kt white gold insert on the bezel and on the back of the watch you can find the watches number out of the 9999 produced.

[@staticnoice5477]

Great video btw

[@omegawatchfan]

Thanks!

[@TheHoth1]

This video is dangerous to my bank account;)

[@BenSpacevulture]

According to the OMEGA website, there is a case size difference between the 2254.50 and the 2054.50. They write that the 2254.50 have a diameter of 41mm, and the 2054.50 have a diameter of 41,5mm!

[@omegawatchfan]

Surprisingly, there is a lot of wrong info on there. The cases for those two are the same, you can swap bracelets, bezels, dials etc. There are other watches where they have the size wrong by several millimeters. Really odd they don't clean it up.

[@tacticoolgent1784]

Did they make a 2564.50 quartz? I have an authentication card with that on it and I'm wondering if they meant 2264.50.

[@omegawatchfan]

It sounds like they made a mistake on the card, which is definitely not unheard of. If it is a 41mm quartz, then it's a 2264.50. The 36mm version has reference number 2262.50.

[@joedapier590]

At 3:16 you show the grey face model and I notice it has a white date wheel with black numbers. I have a 2064.50 quartz with a black bezel and face. It has a white date wheel which I have never seen on this model. It’s been authenticated twice and no one knows why the date wheel is this color. Is there a precedent for this? Or is it an after market addition?

[@omegawatchfan]

I replied to your other comment in more detail. My guess is the movement on your watch may have been swapped with the white date wheel version found on the 2265.80 (or similar).

[@joedapier590]

@@omegawatchfan Thanks so much for the info. Was very helpful. Cheers

[@RocketDog73]

I much prefer the quartz models as the 3 o’clock marker is the same size as the 9 & 6 markers whereas it does not seem to be on many of the chronograph models.

[@omegawatchfan]

That is a subtle difference but I agree it looks better on the quartz, more visually balanced.

[@v0llm1lch]

Thanks a lot!

[@gc3169]

This is so helpful and insightful. Do you know or anyone knows the production years of the 2232.80 blue dial?

[@omegawatchfan]

Thank you. I believe they were primarily made in the early 2000s. Omega started adding a laser etched globe to case backs (as a result of a trademark lawsuit) around 2007, and I have never seen a 2232.80 with that globe marking so I assume they were not made after 2007, but I don't know definitively.

[@gc3169]

@@omegawatchfan thank you again. So appreciated. You are a little encyclopedia

[@v0llm1lch]

Definitely before 2007 you are right. I think production was stopped in 2005 or 2006.

[@bavarianwolf3806]

for me the best looking omega, called "schwerty" in Germany :D I dont know, why they dont make watches like this anymore. If they would bring back a 25 years aniversity edition of this, it would be a nobrainer

[@exvan3571]

Yeah the 1120 (ETA 2892) is bulletproof and thin

[@omegawatchfan]

I think they will eventually do a reissue of the 2254...the demand certainly exists. I just hope they use the 2500 movement and not the newer thick ones to keep the proportions true to the original.

[@HCALER2]

Do you have more information of the 2031.50?

[@omegawatchfan]

I have a video about the 2231.50 which is the same except it has a speedy style bracelet rather than "bond" style. 2031.50 appears to be less common than the 2231.

[@HCALER2]

@@omegawatchfan Thank you! I just bought a 2031.50. I love it.

[@thegorn]

Ian Thorpe got a seamaster? Holy heck! Looking at this I can see that Omega have lost their way. The GMTs are ghastly (barring the Great White) but the 3 handers are gorgeous.

[@omegawatchfan]

I do think the black GMT's bezel is a weak point...it would have been much better with an all-black bezel. Some people have modified theirs and the result is very nice in my opinion.

[@spittinvenom9671]

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