Waterproof to 300 meters, Omega’s co-axial grasp chronometer caliber 8806 provides as much as 55 hours of energy reserve (how lengthy it retains ticking after you cease carrying it), and may be seen by means of the sapphire crystal on the caseback.
The brand new divers ought to give Swatch Group a much-needed enhance as declines in China gross sales have seen profits fall dramatically. These items aren’t solely effectively executed, wanting as if they’ve been within the Omega lineup for years already, they’re additionally aggressively priced at $6,500 for the mesh bracelet model, and dropping to $5,900 for the rubber strap mannequin (£6,100 and £5,600 within the UK).
After the outstanding success of the MoonSwatch, which now you can buy online, these new Seamaster Diver 300Ms look set to be the right entry level for these trying to improve to Omega. Sure, they don’t seem to be the most affordable within the Seamaster line, however at solely $300 greater than Omega’s entry-level diver, they appear like a transparent alternative. WIRED’s decide could be the black-on-mesh bracelet, and we suspect many will really feel the identical.
Omega is making a behavior of leaking coming watches through Daniel Craig. Die-hard Omega followers noticed a then-unreleased white dial model of the Speedmaster on Craigâs wrist at a New York exhibition in November 2023. The 42mm, $8,100 (£7,600) hand-wound watch lastly joined the core assortment of Speedmaster Skilled references in March earlier this yr, making it the primary time Omega had supplied a white dial choice outdoors of now-discontinued restricted editions.
Then, just some days in the past, Craig revealed one more upcoming mannequin at Sundayâs Governors Awards in LA. He was noticed carrying an unreleased Omega Seamaster with a burgundy bezel, black dial, and mega-stylish Milanese bracelet.
