Omega has been seafaring since 1932, when it developed Marine as the world's first watch specifically designed for civilian divers. One of the tests had the rectangular timepiece, housed in a double case, descending to the bottom of Lake Geneva in Switzerland.
The robust Seamaster, launched in 1948, then became the flagship family of watches for underwater adventures as well as for everyday wear.
The latest collection includes Seamaster Diver 300M and Planet Ocean, fashioned in Omega's innovative materials that enhance aesthetics as well as performance.
The Swiss brand is known for developing gold alloys and ceramic technologies, employed in fine watchmaking.
Its alchemy gave Sedna Gold -- a gold, copper and palladium alloy, named after an orbiting planetoid, described as one of the reddest in the solar system.
The new 42mm Seamaster Diver 300M shines in a reddish Sedna Gold case with a polished blue ceramic bezel. The diving scale is in Omega Ceragold -- a smooth and eye-pleasing mix of materials resulting from the encrustation of gold into ceramic.
Seamaster Diver 300M ceramic and titanium.
The 44mm chronograph model is housed in a Sedna Gold case with a laser-ablated black ceramic bezel ring. Striking Sedna gold rings surround subdials at 3 and 9 o'clock on its black ceramic dial, laser-engraved with the hallmark Seamaster Diver 300M's wave pattern in positive relief.
On the caseback of both models, the sapphire crystal reveals Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer calibres with their rotor and balance bridge finished in Sedna Gold.
Another new chronograph features a combination of a stainless steel case, a Sedna Gold bezel with a black ceramic ring, and a Ceragold diving scale. The conical helium escape valve, located at 10 o'clock, and crown are also in Sedna gold.
These three sporty timepieces are worn with a rubber strap.
A stainless steel chronograph, boasting a blue ceramic dial and bezel ring with white enamel diving scale, is matched with an integrated bracelet featuring patented foldover rack-and-pusher with an extra diver extension.
Seamaster Diver 300M Sedna Gold.
A new characteristic of the Seamaster Diver 300M chronographs is the inclusion of ceramic pushers.
The pairing of ceramic and titanium appeals in the 43.5mm Seamaster Diver 300M, whose case and bezel ring are in black ceramic, while the caseback and bezel base are in grade 5 titanium.
Titanium has a been a material for the professional Seamaster Diver 300M since its launch in 1993. An award-winning chronograph model featured an integrated bracelet of titanium, tantalum and red gold.
Its predecessor Seamaster 300 first appeared in 1957, as a part of Omega's "professional" trilogy that also included the inaugural Speedmaster and Railmaster watches.
Planet Ocean, released in 2005, evoked the original Seamaster 300 but with a vibrant orange bezel and strap.
Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph Sedna Gold.
Omega's material innovations extend to an orange ceramic, featured in a new stainless-steel 43.5mm Planet Ocean 600M with an integrated bracelet.
The bezel ring is made from the patent-pending ceramic while the polished dial is in white ceramic, accentuated by orange applied Arabic numerals and orange-tipped central seconds hand.
Boasting a ceramised titanium dial, the 45.5mm stainless steel chronograph version stands out with orange touches and a five-stripe polyamide Nato strap.
Certified by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, the movements and the full Planet Ocean timepieces fulfil the industry's highest standard of precision and performance.
Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph in steel, gold and ceramic.
Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph in blue and steel.
Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Chronograph.
