FeatureAn Ode To The Sea: Omega Celebrate 75 Years Of The Seamaster With Their Summer Blue Collection

For 75 years, the Omega Seamaster has been the go-to watch when one wants to make a certain kind of impression. The Seamaster offers quality Swiss watchmaking, functional design, and above all else, precision. In 75 years, the Seamaster collection has grown considerably to include a number of lines, each with its own distinctive design, specific purpose, and expression. For this special 75th anniversary of the Seamaster, Omega released 11 watches with one common theme—an ode to the sea. The Seamaster Summer Blue edition consists of watches across the collection, coloured in gradient shades of ‘summer blue’, based on each timepiece’s depth rating. As the Omega Seamaster Summer Blue collection dives deeper into the ocean, the shades on the dials turn darker. So, while the Aqua Terra—the surface sports luxury watch—is in a lighter shade corresponding with its 150m water resistance, the Ultra Deep—with a 6,000m depth rating—is in as deep a blue as the abyss it represents.

The first Seamaster was released in 1948, marking 100 years of the brand we know as Omega today. Their consistent efforts to create beautiful watches that meet every need, along with practical functionality and precision are among the reasons why the seahorse logo has become a symbol of quality today. With this new Seamaster Summer Blue anniversary collection, Omega show that even within the family of Seamasters, subtle design changes distinctly and definitively set the watches apart—deep apart—from each other, giving each its own unique identity in the sea.

Seamaster Summer Blue Aqua Terra

The Seamaster Aqua Terra was first introduced in 2002 as an alternative to the brand’s serious dive watch collection. It boasts a depth rating of 150m and a contemporary dressy design. Three new Seamaster Summer Blue Aqua Terra anniversary models feature sunray-brushed dials in a light shade of the brand’s summer blue. The gradient or fumé (smoked) dial is most prominent on the 38mm watch—brighter towards the centre and darker around the periphery. While also apparent on the 41mm timepieces, the effect of this gradient is muted by the horizontal teak pattern inspired by decks of luxury yachts. Smooth bevelled sailboat indexes and a rounded date aperture at six o’clock on the smaller watch make way for sharper indexes and a rhombus-shaped date window on the larger timepieces. While the 38mm model is mounted on a steel strap with a polished and brushed finish, the 41mm watches are paired with a three-link steel strap, or a matching light summer blue rubber strap.

Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer

A relatively new addition to the Seamaster family, the Aqua Terra Worldtimer was first released in 2017, and stood out for its beautiful laser engraving of the earth on a titanium plate in the centre of the dial. On the Seamaster Summer Blue edition, this view of the earth is presented in a light shade of blue. The day and night indicator, which separates the inner and outer displays on the dial, is on a recessed ring covered with hesalite crystal. Pointed sailboat indexes, and the names of 24 prominent cities on two concentric rings around the periphery of the dial, surround the earth and its oceans engraved in the centre. Curved vertical lines on the dial resemble longitude lines on the earth, and a barrel-shaped date window sits at six o’clock. The 43mm case houses the co-axial master-chronometer certified calibre 8938. Water-resistant to 150m, the case is paired with a stainless steel bracelet or a matching light blue rubber strap.

The Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer in a light summer blue coinciding with the watch's 150m depth rating

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The 43mm case is paired with a stainless steel bracelet or a matching light blue rubber strap

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Seamaster 300

Based on the first Seamaster from 1948, this updated original features the same clean display in a deeper summer blue than the Aqua Terra, a nod to the watch’s 300m water resistance. Despite the name, earlier models were water resistant to only 200m. However, the depth resistance, like the heart of the watch, has since been updated, and the retro-looking timepiece offers an actual 300m water resistance. This one is also a METAS-certified Master Chronometer, powered by calibre 8912. The vintage aesthetic of the Seamaster Summer Blue version gives it a unique appeal—the Seamaster 300 is a testament to the history of watchmaking, and not just any old time-telling tool. The 41mm case of the Seamaster 300 anniversary edition features a varnished gradient dial and a ceramic bezel. Recessed shark-tooth—or sailboat—hour markers and numerals offer clean legibility, and besides the Omega name and logo, and Seamaster 300, there’s nothing else to distract time telling on the watch.

The 41mm case of the Seamaster 300 anniversary edition features a varnished gradient dial and a ceramic bezel

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Recessed shark-tooth—or sailboat—hour markers and numerals offer clean legibility on the sandwich dial of the Seamaster 300

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Seamaster Summer Blue Diver 300M

Not to be confused with the Seamaster 300, this Seamaster Diver 300M—better known as the ‘Bond watch’—was first released in 1993 and really did offer a 300m water resistance. With an iconic wave pattern on the dial, bold indexes, unidirectional rotating bezel and a helium escape valve at 10 o’clock, this Diver 300M is, arguably, the best recognised Seamaster out there. The Seamaster Summer Blue model features a ceramic dial with a beautiful gradient in a medium shade of summer blue, highlighted further by the iconic wave pattern. An enamel—made by the grand feu method—diving scale on the ceramic bezel, skeletonised hands, and the distinctive helium escape valve stand out on this model. A rectangular date window sits at six o’clock. The 42mm stainless steel case is paired with a matching steel strap or a rubber bracelet in the same mid-blue as the dial. Beating within this METAS-certified Master Chronometer is the co-axial calibre 8800.

Seamaster Summer Blue Planet Ocean 600M

The Planet Ocean 600M is a serious dive watch, although the comfortably-sized 39.5mm case may appear deceptive. First introduced in 2005, it went a step ahead of the Diver 300M, even if the siblings share common traits like a helium-escape valve at 10 and a ceramic bezel. The Seamaster Summer Blue Planet Ocean 600M’s vertically-brushed, PVD-treated and varnished ceramic dial, in a deep gradient blue that darkens around the periphery of the watch, is testament to its 600m depth resistance. Its arrow hands, baton indexes and Arabic numerals are bold and clear, and a horizontal rectangular date window sits at three o’clock. Its steel case houses Omega’s co-axial master chronometer 8800, and is paired with a matching steel bracelet.

The Planet Ocean 600M’s vertically-brushed, PVD-treated and varnished ceramic dial in a deep gradient blue around the periphery of the watch is testament to its 600m depth resistance

Seamaster Summer Blue Ploprof

The Omega Seamaster Ploprof—an abbreviation of the French words ‘professional diver’—has a depth resistance of 1,200m. The dial is now considerably darker in the Ploprof. The Seamaster Summer Blue version stands out for its gradient. With its monobloc O-megasteel case, varnished blue sapphire crystal bezel ring, and an exaggerated minute hand, this is a beautiful iteration of the original Ploprof. In the monobloc case of this Master Chronometer piece is Omega’s co-axial calibre 8912. The watch comes paired with a perforated rubber strap.

The Seamaster Summer Blue Ploprof features a monobloc O-megasteel case, varnished blue sapphire crystal bezel ring, and an exaggerated minute hand

The Omega Seamaster Ploprof—an abbreviation of the French words ‘professional diver’—has a depth resistance of 1200m

Seamaster Summer Blue Ultra Deep

The deepest, darkest parts of the ocean are referenced in this Seamaster Summer Blue Ultra Deep anniversary timepiece. The dark—almost black—dial only lightens enough to classify as blue near the centre. Its black unidirectional rotating diver’s bezel has markings and numerals in blue—a nod to the light visible from the surface of the water at that depth. The Ultra Deep watch has earned its deep blue hue, for this Seamaster has gone deeper into the ocean than any other watch (10,935m) when it accompanied explorers into the Mariana Trench in 2019. The Seamaster Summer Blue Ultra Deep’s lacquered dial mirrors the pattern found on the Challenger Deep—the deepest known point in the Mariana Trench. Visible on the dial under ultraviolet light, is a hidden message referencing the depth this watch has travelled. The robust 45.5mm stainless steel watch houses the calibre 8912, and is paired with a stainless steel bracelet.

The deepest, darkest parts of the ocean are referenced in this Seamaster Ultra Deep anniversary timepiece

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The dark—almost black—dial only lightens enough to classify as blue near the centre. It features the pattern found on the Challenger Deep, the deepest known point in the Mariana Trench

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Under ultraviolet light, a hidden message 'Omega was here' is revealed. The Ultra Deep was first watch to reach the bottom of the ocean in the 2019 world record dive of 10,935m

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This robust 45.5mm stainless steel watch houses the calibre 8912, and is paired with a stainless steel bracelet

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Diving In With The Seamaster Summer Blue

Each of the watches in the Seamaster Summer Blue collection is deserving of its respective shade of blue. Interestingly, the Super-LumiNova filled markers and hands also pay homage to the seas. While all the watches in this Seamaster Summer Blue collection have indexes marked in a light blue Super-LumiNova, the ones with a depth resistance rating of 300m and more have a distinctive green on the minutes hand, making it easier for divers to keep track of time spent underwater. The 12 o’clock markers on their dive bezels are also similarly marked.

For this Seamaster Summer Blue anniversary collection, instead of the seahorse logo on the caseback, the watches feature a special commemorative engraving of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea, holding up a trident while riding the waves on two seahorses. The date apertures on the Seamasters are also different in their shapes and shades—the date window mirrors the shade of the dial housing it.

The caseback on each of the Seamasters features a special commemorative engraving of Poseidon, the ancient Greek god of the sea, holding up a trident while riding the waves on two seahorses

A 75th anniversary is a very, very special occasion, and this Seamaster Summer Blue anniversary edition is a fitting tribute to an oceangoing icon, as well as to the exploration and conservation efforts it supports. A collector’s dream, this collection celebrates the sea and those that want to master its depths.