POST EDIT: New Omega Seamaster collection unleashes watch tech from record-breaking dive

In April 2019, explorer and submersible pilot Victor Vescovo made history when he dived to the bottom of the Pacific Ocean’s Mariana Trench, the deepest place on Earth any human has ever reached. The watch that accompanied him on this record-breaking journey was the Omega Ultra Deep.

Now, the dive watch technology that supported Vescovo’s ambitious quest is available to the public, in the form of a watch collection that is water-resistant to 6,000 metres. Paying homage to Omega’s dive watch legacy, these 45.5mm models – officially known as the Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep – are made using high-performance materials and patent-pending designs.

Renowned as a pioneer of dive watches, Omega launched the world’s first commercially available examples in 1932. The Omega Marine featured a double case design and offered superior water resistance, which led to the brand becoming a favourite among divers and explorers.

It followed up in 1948 with the first Seamaster and then, in 1957, with the Seamaster 300 – its first professional divers’ watch. Omega continued to build on its dive watch heritage with the Seamaster 600M, Seamaster 1000 and Seamaster Diver 300M, of James Bond fame.

The Ultra Deep watch was completed in 2019, just in time for Vescovo’s endeavour, which was part of his Five Deeps Expedition, during which he visited the deepest points of the world’s five oceans. The Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional represented a culmination of Omega’s oceans experience combined with impressive technology, its features including a grade-five titanium case, robust “Manta lugs” for secure attachment and a sapphire face that resembled the viewport of a submersible.