What We Think About The New Seamaster 75th Anniversary
Yesterday we talked about five of the eight new Omega and today we talk about the missing three and then we leave our opinion about this mega launch.
Aqua Terra – Ref. 220.10.38.20.03.004 (38 mm), 220.10.41.21.03.005 (41 mm)
There are two models introduced, one in the size of 38mm and the other in 41mm, the latter unfolding in two iterations one attached to a steel bracelet and the other to a blue textured rubber strap.
While the smaller version features a smooth dial, the larger version comes with a stripe pattern inspired by yacht decks and both are in “Summer Blue” with the same gradient effect. On the dial, we can also find applied hour markers and hands filled with light blue Super-LumiNova and a date window at 6 o’clock in a round format for the 38mm version and in a trapeze format for the 41mm version.
On the outside, almost everything is the same, steel case with a smooth bezel with a polished and brushed finish, screw-down crown, solid case back with Poisedon figure and 150m of water resistance.
Inside, Caliber 8800 and Co-Axial Master Chronometer Caliber 8900 give life to the new 38 and 41mm Aqua Terra respectively.
With the prices ranging from CHF 5,600 and CHF 6,100
Aqua Terra GMT Worldtimer – Ref. 220.10.43.22.03.002
As the 41mm Aqua Terra discussed above, the new Worldtimer also comes in the same two variants.
Embracing the same 43mm steel case of the collection, with the same specifications and with the God Poisedon decorating the case back.
The dial, in addition to laser texturing with the silhouette of the Earth in the centre, features the usual two outer rings with various cities around the world, and a bicolour 24-hour disc, half painted in light blue representing daylight hours and the other half painted in blue representing the nocturnal hours.
Inside is the Co-Axial Master Chronometer Caliber 8938 that beats.
Prices are €8,700 for the version supplied with a strap and €8,900 for the version with a bracelet.
Our Thoughts
The paradisiacal scenery of the island of Mykonos in Greece, wrapped in an immense blue of clean sea, taking the breath away from any common mortal could not be a better choice to present the new Seamaster with a “Summer Blue” dials.
The eight models chosen to star in the 75th anniversary of the diving watch that has long decorated the wrist of the best-known “Secret Agent” at Her Majesty’s service, reflect well the importance of the line for the brand, and no one was forgotten, although almost all the models were already part of the current collection, the Ploprof “recap” is proof of that.
The whole narrative of staggering the eight watches according to their diving capabilities whose blue tones on the dial darkened as they increased, mirroring the tones of the depths of the oceans, was very well thought out and that undoubtedly captivated us.
However, once the presentation cooled, we were left with the feeling that something was missing that would make the difference, since the new gradient blue that animates the dials and the return of the solid case back now decorated with the figure of Poisedon from Greek mythology, and of course, the return of the late Ploprof, seems short for such an important milestone.
By way of suggestion, perhaps the introduction of a different new model would be enough to get us excited, like what happened this year at Watches And Wonders with Lange & Söhne, sometimes it doesn’t take much for greater results, or for example the renovation of the “unattractive” Seamaster Diver 300M bracelet a long time expected, among many other suggestions that will certainly fall short of the brand’s creative department.
So let’s hope this is just a prelude for the brand to bring us exciting news soon.
