From the pristine waters of the Maldives to the midnight blue enveloping the Mariana Trench, the most recent Omega Seamaster Summer time Blue assortment epitomises precision at each degree. The Seamaster wants no additional introduction, its ubiquity stemming from the 1957 trio {of professional} watches (the Seamaster was launched alongside the Speedmaster and Railmaster). Since then, the Omega Seamaster assortment has spawned quite a few sub-collections, every focused at particular existence. This yr, the Omega Seamaster Summer time Blue assortment unites all households below a Summer time Blue theme utilizing various hues of blue to mirror every instance’s water resistance degree — because the depth will increase, so does the depth of the blue.

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer
150m | 500ft

Launched in 2002, the Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra is a languid take on the in any other case serious-looking Seamaster. The “Aqua Terra” namesake references a gathering level between water and land, capturing an ethereal temper of rest — assume yachting or ocean villas.

Out there in both a 41mm or a refreshed 38mm model, the previous is clad within the traditional teak-pattern dials paying homage to luxurious yacht decks whereas the latter incorporates a tender sunburst dial. Each fashions characteristic sailboat indexes stuffed with luminous components in a tender powdery Summer time Blue sunburst dial.

Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer
150m | 500ft

Whereas the depth degree stays at 150m, the Omega Aqua Terra Worldtimer takes the jet-set life up a notch. A photorealistic globe embodying the traveller’s spirit is crafted from a laser-ablating know-how first utilised in 2019, two years after the mannequin debuted in 2017. On the coronary heart of the watch is a world time complication powered by the Omega Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer 8938, displaying time throughout all 24 main time zones. As soon as synchronised, a 24-hour hesalite ring (mild blue to point daytime and darkish blue to point evening) signifies the present hour of its corresponding metropolis on the outer dial.

Omega Seamaster 300 Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer
300m | 1000ft

At 300m is the place the story of the Omega Seamaster unfurls. This yr’s Seamaster 300 takes inspiration from the legendary reference of 1957 with revival cues, such because the broad arrow hour hand, bezel design and hour indexes all executed in modern style. Omega’s trusted Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer calibre 8912, licensed on the business’s highest degree by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), is a testomony to the leaps and bounds the Swiss manufacture has achieved. A varnished Summer time Blue dial displays a deeper degree of water resistance that the Omega Seamaster 300 affords.

Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer
300m | 1000ft

Accompanying the Omega Seamaster 300 is the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m designed for underwater adventures. First launched in 1993, the diving scale, skeleton arms, utilized indexes and helium escape valve are factors of distinction that set the Omega Seamaster 300 aside from its friends. Past the extremely purposeful design language of the dive watch, the Omega Seamaster 300 takes an aesthetically Summer time Blue spin. It begins from the quintessential wave-pattern ceramic dial replete with a smoky-varnished impact mimicking the view of the ocean’s expanse when underwater. An identical blue ceramic dial with Summer time Blue grand feu enamel dive scale sits atop a 42mm stainless-steel case housing the Omega Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer calibre 8800.

Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer
600m | 2000ft

In 2005, Omega launched that will endlessly change the trajectory of the Swiss producer — the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m. It was the primary Omega watch to utilise the Co-Axial escapement that will go on to grace nearly each Omega calibre in the present day. The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean 600m was primarily based on the Omega Seamaster 300 with the broad arrow hour hand and Arabic numerals reprising an look, albeit with just a few notable variations such because the hour index shapes and bezel design. A 600m water resistant 39.5mm stainless-steel case necessitated a extra strong case building fitted with a helium valve that works in tandem for deeper dives to guard the Omega Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer 8900 inside. The Summer time Blue remedy darkens just a few notches on the PVD-treated and gradient-finished Summer time Blue ceramic dial paired with a ceramic bezel in blue and a diving scale in a lighter blue.

Omega Seamaster PLOPROF Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer
1200m | 4000ft

Honours for one of the vital unorthodox dive watch designs of all time belong to the Omega Seamaster PLOPROF, launched in 1971. Named after PLOngeur PROfessionnel, which suggests skilled diver in French, the Omega Seamaster PLOPROF was designed to tackle the crushing pressures of deep sea diving and accompanied French oceanographer Jacques Cousteau and the underwater analysis firm COMEX for numerous expeditions. This yr’s revival takes a number of cues from the unique no-nonsense instrument watch with appropriate upgrades — the mono-bloc case building is crafted from O-MEGASTEEL, Omega’s newest proprietary materials, paired with a sapphire crystal bezel. The Omega Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer 8912 beats throughout the watch with safety enhanced by the long-lasting screwed-in crown and attribute safety pusher at two o’clock.

Omega Seamaster Extremely Deep Co-Axial Grasp Chronometer
6000m | 20000ft

The ultimate and deepest chapter of the Omega Summer time Blue assortment belongs to the undisputed king of deep dives, the Omega Seamaster Extremely Deep. After a world report 10,928m dive to the Mariana Trench in 2019, the prototype has discovered its means into common manufacturing in 2022, marking the introduction of O-MEGASTEEL. Past the mandated particular in-house testing to make sure ISO 6425 compliance, the Omega Seamaster Extremely Deep is pressure-tested in real-world environments, such because the Mariana Trench at depths of 6269m. The Summer time Blue Omega Seamaster Extremely Deep pays homage to the mysteries of the deep with a dial sample that precisely represents the Challenger Deep mapped by the 5 Deeps group utilizing nearly a million sonar factors. Regardless of its severe manner, Omega lends a contact of cheekiness to the dial. Shining a UV mild reveals the phrases, “OMEGA WAS HERE”, alluding to the world report dive of 10,935m.

Mark of Poseidon 

Flipping every of the seven Omega Seamaster Summer time Blue fashions round reveals a particular version caseback with an engraving of Poseidon and two seahorses. The portrait, first utilised within the Fifties, symbolises the seafaring heritage, refined fashion and strong spirit of the Omega Seamaster assortment.

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