Curations: Gold, steel and titanium enhance Omega’s latest Seamaster Master Chronometer watches
- The Swiss watchmaker updates the Seamaster Aqua Terra line with a refined Worldtimer design featuring a titanium-cast likeness of Earth
- Additional dial colours for the classic men’s Aqua Terra model further expand the wide range of variations on offer in the signature collection
Within its Seamaster collection, the Swiss watchmaker has added new technical enhancements and luxurious aesthetic details to a selection of Master Chronometer-certified timepieces – here’s what to expect with two recent updates.
Seamaster Aqua Terra Worldtimer
Omega first unveiled the Worldtimer in 2017 as a variation on the classic, sporty styles seen across the Aqua Terra line, built for globetrotters looking to keep tabs on multiple time zones at once. The new release of this watch offers upgrades from the inside out.
The 43mm, brushed and polished stainless steel case houses a sun-brushed blue outer dial etched with vertical stripes, encircled by the names of 24 global destinations. London is marked in red to specify GMT, while other locations are colour-coded according to whether they observe daylight saving time. Positioned at GMT+1 is Bienne, Omega’s home city in Switzerland, in a special detail acknowledging the brand’s heritage.
Around the centre of the dial is a 24-hour ring made of Hesalite crystal, which is divided into two colours. The light blue half designates daytime hours, while the dark blue half indicates nighttime.
Contained in the ring is a depiction of Earth as seen looking down over the North Pole, cast on a Grade 5 titanium plate. It has been laser-sculpted to create the blue ocean, leaving a relief map of the continents in contrasting colours that result naturally from the chemical reaction between the alloy and the laser.
The watch is available with a stainless steel bracelet or a quilted blue rubber strap with contrasting light blue stitching, which is integrated with the case through a solid polished link. There are also models in Omega’s own 18-carat Sedna gold, which feature an opaline dial and either a matching link bracelet or a blue leather strap.
Seamaster Aqua Terra 41mm
The Seamaster watch was originally launched in 1948, marking Omega’s 100th anniversary. It became a definitive timepiece for the brand, known for its water resistance and rugged style. Over the decades that followed, the full Seamaster collection developed with timepieces for serious diving as well as everyday wear – the latter includes the Aqua Terra model that debuted in 2002.
The simple yet elegant design of Seamaster Aqua Terra watches is reminiscent of its iconic predecessor, yet comes with a variety of dials, bracelets and straps to make for many distinctive looks. Now, Omega has added two new colours to the collection’s palette.
The updated 41mm men’s watches in stainless steel feature blue and green dials. Both dials are sun-brushed and have a horizontal-striped pattern made to resemble the teak wood deck of a luxury sailboat.
The clean design includes a date display placed at 6 o’clock, and rhodium-plated hands and hour markers filled with white Super-LumiNova, a glow-in-the-dark pigment. Behind the dial is Omega’s Master Chronometer-certified Calibre 8900, again meeting high industry standards under METAS-approved testing.
These models come with a choice of a steel bracelet or a leather strap in a dial-matching colour, resulting in four more Aqua Terra variations that further expand the line.
Today’s Seamaster Aqua Terra collection combines Omega’s classic design, attention to detail and advanced chronometric capabilities to not only appeal to horology fans, but also to carry the watchmaker’s legacy into a new era.