Waterproof to 300 meters, Omega’s co-axial grasp chronometer caliber 8806 affords as much as 55 hours of energy reserve (how lengthy it retains ticking after you cease sporting it), and may be seen via the sapphire crystal on the caseback.
The brand new divers ought to give Swatch Group a much-needed increase as declines in China gross sales have seen earnings fall dramatically. These items will not be solely properly 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 exceptional success of the MoonSwatch, which now you can purchase on-line, these new Seamaster Diver 300Ms look set to be the right entry level for these trying to improve to Omega. Sure, they aren’t the most cost effective 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 Craig’s 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 12 months, making it the primary time Omega had supplied a white dial choice exterior of now-discontinued restricted editions.
Then, only a few days in the past, Craig revealed yet one more upcoming mannequin at Sunday’s Governors Awards in LA. He was noticed sporting an unreleased Omega Seamaster with a burgundy bezel, black dial, and mega-stylish Milanese bracelet.
