Sell your Planet Ocean · South Florida · by appointment
Sell your Omega Planet Ocean to a dealer who reads the bezel and the card first.
A calibre 2500 with an aluminium bezel, an 8500 with ceramic, or a Master Chronometer 8900: each generation and size sells on its own comparables. Send photos and the reference. I reply within 1 business day with a number and the reasoning.
- Three calibre generations and five case sizes, placed before any number
- Bezel, helium valve, clasp, and caseback checked by me
- Prepaid insured FedEx label, or an appointment in your county
- Wire or check within 24 hours of inspection
Who this page is for
One name, three movements, five sizes, two bezel materials.
This page is for the owner of a Seamaster Planet Ocean who wants to sell it and wants to know, first, which one it is. The first thing I check is the bezel: aluminium insert or ceramic. The second is the card in the box: a Master Chronometer certificate, or the warranty card alone. Those two answers place the generation before I read the serial.
The line started in 2005 with the Co-Axial calibre 2500 and an aluminium bezel. It moved to the calibre 8500 and a ceramic bezel around 2011, and in 2016 became a METAS-certified Master Chronometer with the calibre 8900. Chronograph, GMT, Deep Black, titanium, and gold versions sit alongside each generation.
Omega cards in general, the Extract of the Archives, service parts, and polishing are covered on the Omega page. Here I stay on the Planet Ocean: the generations, the bezel, strap versus bracelet, and the photos.
What I check on a Planet Ocean
The points that separate one Planet Ocean from the next.
Generation settled first
Aluminium or ceramic bezel, solid or display caseback, and the card in the box tell me whether you own a 2500, an 8500, or an 8900 before I quote. Each is priced against its own kind.
Size placed against its own market
The 37.5, 39.5, 42, 43.5, and 45.5 mm Planet Oceans do not share buyers. A 45.5 mm chronograph and a 39.5 mm time-only are different watches to the people who want them, so tell me the diameter.
The METAS card read for what it is
On a third-generation Planet Ocean the Master Chronometer card is half of a full set. I do not expect one on a 2500 or an 8500; it never existed for them.
Bezel, valve, and crown checked by hand
The helium escape valve at ten o'clock, the bezel action, and the screw-down crown get a look in person. A swapped insert or a valve ground down in a polish moves the offer.
What moves the offer
Six Planet Ocean details that change the number.
Each one moves the offer up or down. I say which way in the reply.
Aluminium or ceramic bezel
The first generation used an aluminium insert that scratches and fades. From the 8500 the bezel is ceramic. Ceramic draws the wider pool of buyers; an honest original aluminium insert still beats a chipped ceramic one.
Orange
A full orange bezel on a first-generation 42 or 45.5 mm is its own market. Later generations use orange on the numerals, the seconds hand, or part of the bezel. Say which you have.
Chronograph and GMT
The 3313 chronograph of the first generation, the 9300 of the second, and the 9900 of the third trade apart from the time-only watches. The 43.5 mm GMT sits apart again.
Deep Black, titanium, and gold
The all-ceramic Deep Black, the titanium cases, and the Sedna gold versions are priced against their own small groups, not against steel. Photograph the case side.
Strap or bracelet
A Planet Ocean on its original steel bracelet usually sells a little higher than the same reference on rubber. If you have both, send both.
Your risk is covered
The label is prepaid on my FedEx account, insured to the declared value, opened on camera.
How it works
Four steps. Real numbers.
01
Get an offer
Submit the form with photos: dial straight on in daylight, the bezel from above, the case side at ten o'clock showing the helium valve, the caseback (solid medallion or display), the clasp open with the code, and the warranty and Master Chronometer cards beside the watch. I reply within 1 business day.
02
Ship or meet
Take the prepaid, insured FedEx label from anywhere in the USA, or book an appointment in Miami-Dade, Broward, or Palm Beach. A Deep Black or a gold Planet Ocean I would rather see in person.
03
Inspect and confirm
I open the box on camera and check the bezel, valve, crown, caseback, serial, and movement. If it matches the photos, the offer stands.
04
Get paid
Wire or check within 24 hours of inspection. If we do not agree, the watch goes back to you, insured, at my cost.
Which Planet Ocean do you have
First generation, or everything after it.
Not sure which you own? Turn it over. A solid caseback with the seahorse medallion is a first generation. A sapphire window onto the movement is a later one.
| Criteria | Calibre 2500, 2005 to around 2011 | Calibre 8500 and 8900, 2011 onward |
|---|---|---|
| Bezel | Aluminium insert, black or orange | Ceramic, black or blue, with Liquidmetal, enamel, or rubber numerals |
| Caseback | Solid steel with the seahorse medallion | Sapphire display back showing the rotor |
| Case sizes | 42 mm and 45.5 mm | 37.5, 42, and 45.5 mm on the 8500; 39.5 and 43.5 mm on the 8900 |
| Dial text and card | Co-Axial Chronometer; warranty card only | Co-Axial Chronometer on the 8500; Co-Axial Master Chronometer with a METAS card on the 8900 |
| Chronograph calibre | 3313, at 45.5 mm | 9300 on the second generation, 9900 on the third |
Directions, not figures. The exact effect depends on the reference and the week, and I show the arithmetic in the reply.
The detail
What moves a Planet Ocean offer, and why.
The first generation: calibre 2500 and the aluminium bezel
The Planet Ocean arrived in 2005 as a 600 m diver with a helium escape valve at ten o'clock, a solid caseback with the seahorse medallion, and the Co-Axial calibre 2500. It came in 42 mm and 45.5 mm, with a black or an orange aluminium insert, on a bracelet or a rubber strap. The chronograph used the calibre 3313 in the 45.5 mm case.
The 2500 went through several revisions, and the dial does not say which you have. I work that out from the serial, and it rarely moves the offer. The insert does. An original orange insert with honest fade is what the buyer for this generation wants; a scratched black one is priced as a replacement.
The second generation: calibre 8500 and ceramic
Around 2011 the Planet Ocean moved to the in-house calibre 8500, a ceramic bezel with Liquidmetal numerals, and a sapphire display back. Sizes became 37.5 mm with the smaller calibre 8520, 42 mm, and 45.5 mm. The chronograph moved to the calibre 9300. A 43.5 mm GMT with the calibre 8605 followed, and titanium cases appeared.
These watches say Co-Axial Chronometer on the dial and come with the warranty card only. There is no Master Chronometer card for an 8500. The buyer for this generation wants a clean ceramic bezel, an unscratched display back, and a bracelet with all its links.
The third generation: Master Chronometer 8900
In 2016 the Planet Ocean became a Master Chronometer, tested by METAS after assembly and delivered with the certificate card. Sizes changed again: 39.5 mm with the calibre 8800 and 43.5 mm with the 8900. The chronograph took the calibre 9900 at 45.5 mm, and Sedna gold cases joined the line.
The same year brought the Deep Black: a 45.5 mm all-ceramic case with a GMT movement, in black, blue, red, and Sedna gold trims. The Big Blue and, later, the Ultra Deep followed. Each is a small market of its own, and its buyer expects the full set with both cards.
Why the bezel is the first thing I check
The bezel places the generation and carries most of the visible wear. Aluminium inserts scratch and fade, and service replaces them, which is why an original orange insert is worth keeping. Ceramic does not fade, but it chips at the edge if dropped, and a chipped bezel is a replacement part. I also check that the insert belongs to the reference.
Strap or bracelet, and what to send
Planet Oceans were sold on a steel bracelet or on a rubber strap with a deployant, and the reference differs between the two. The bracelet version usually sells a little higher, because it is the costlier one to add later. If you switched to rubber, send the bracelet with every link. If you only ever had the strap, I price it as a complete watch.
When selling to me is not the right call
If your Planet Ocean needs a full service and a new bezel, and you want the number a serviced watch brings, you may prefer to have Omega do the work first. I will price the work in and tell you which path leaves more in your pocket. If you want me to say the Deep Black will keep climbing, I cannot; I buy at what the market pays this week. If the watch is a replica, I will say so and will not buy it.
How to prepare your submission
- Dial straight on in daylight, so the text, the colour, and any orange read correctly.
- The bezel from above, for material, chips, fade, and scratches.
- The case side at ten o'clock showing the helium valve, and the crown.
- The caseback: the seahorse medallion on a first generation, the display window on a later one.
- The clasp open with the code and the bracelet laid flat, or the rubber strap and its deployant.
- The warranty card and the Master Chronometer card beside the watch, or say which is missing.
- Service history, including a replaced insert or valve, or say you do not know.
- Ship on my label or meet in person, and which county you are in.
Questions, answered
Before you send a Planet Ocean
Which Planet Ocean generation do I have?
Turn it over. A solid caseback with the seahorse medallion is a first-generation calibre 2500. A display back with a dial reading Co-Axial Chronometer is an 8500. A display back with Co-Axial Master Chronometer on the dial is an 8900 from 2016 onward.
Is the ceramic bezel worth more than aluminium?
Usually, because it belongs to a later generation and draws more buyers. An original orange aluminium insert in good condition is the exception; it has its own following.
I only have the rubber strap. Does that matter?
Not much if the watch was sold on rubber; I price it as a complete watch. If it was sold on a bracelet and the bracelet is gone, the offer reflects the cost of replacing it.
Is the Master Chronometer card important?
On a third-generation Planet Ocean, yes. It is half of the set, and the next buyer will ask for it. On a 2500 or an 8500 it never existed, so the warranty card alone is the full set. No papers at all still gets an appraisal, with more weight on the inspection.
Sell your Planet Ocean
A real number on your Planet Ocean, in 1 business day.
Send the dial, the bezel, the valve side, the caseback, and the cards. I identify the generation, explain the offer, and pay within 24 hours of inspection. Shipping is insured, on me.