Omega's world of living colour

OMEGA'S 2022 NOVELTIES ARE all about colour. Even in a year when vibrant hues dominate in almost every brand's collections, Omega stands out simply for its sheer range of watches and spectrum of vivid tones. Nearly all of its 32 new timepieces feature a diverse palette, and appear in every collection, namely the Seamaster, Constellation and Speedmaster. For aficionados looking to add a rainbow effect to their collections, there's many a Seamaster and Speedmaster to pick from.

Seamaster Professional Diver 300M

Most popularly linked with James Bond, the last time the 42 mm dive watch with the wave pattern dial was seen on 007's wrist was in 2021's No Time to Die.

The Seamaster Diver 300M 007 Edition, in lightweight titanium, sports a "tropical" brown dial that's easily mistaken for black, a perennial favourite. The latest stainless steel version has a wave pattern ceramic dial in a striking shade of green - a colour now touted as the new black. The star of virtually all new watch collections rolled out in recent months is invariably a model with a green dial - and the bet is on more to come.

The unidirectional rotating bezel of the new Seamaster Professional Diver 300M also has a polished green ceramic ring with a Grand-Feu white enamel diving scale. Powering the timepiece is Omega's highly sophisticated Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8800. The watch can be worn with a polished-brushed steel bracelet, which has a new integration to the case, or a sportier integrated green rubber strap. Price: S$7,900.

Speedmaster Moonwatch Moonshine Gold

The Moonwatch has already appeared in steel, 18K Serena Gold and 18K Canopus Gold. The latest model is in 18K Moonshine Gold, a yellow gold inspired by the shining moonlight in a dark blue sky. It's paler than traditional 18K yellow gold and highly resistant to the fading of colour anode lustre over time. There are two versions of the Moonshine Gold Moonwatch - one with 18K Moonshine Gold dial, black ceramic bezel ring and blacked sub-dials and indexes; another with a PVD green coated dial and a green ceramic bezel ring.

The latest 18K Moonshine Gold Moonwatch is available with a polished and brushed 18K Moonshine Gold bracelet, or with an integrated black rubber strap with lunar surface texture on the back and 18K Moonshine Gold folder clasp. The watch runs on an Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 3861. Price: S$51,000 (bracelet), S$38,650 (strap).

Seamaster Aqua Terra

The new Seamaster Aqua Terra offers dials of every colour - Atlantic Blue, Bay Green, Sandstone, Saffron and Terracotta for the 38mm wide model; Sea Blue, Lagoon Green, Sandstone, Shell Pink and Lavender for the 34mm version. While the stainless steel cases of these 10 watches are practically identical with the current generation of Aqua Terra models, they are now fully polished. The attached three-link, steel bracelet is also redesigned with rounded links. The makeovers come just in time to mark the 20th anniversary of the Aqua Terra, which is the first Omega watch to be powered by a movement that's antimagnetic up to 15,000 gauss - a feature that's now a standard across the brand's four major collections. Yet some things stay unchanged.

The latest Aqua Terra watches still run on Omega's flagship automatic movement Calibre 8800, which is a certified Master Chronometer that makes the timepieces highly antimagnetic. Price: S$8,850.

Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep

While this new extreme diving watch comes in an orange and blue bezel in addition to black, the colours are incidental. The main point of the Ultra Deep is that it caps Omega's long history of diving timepieces, starting in 1932 with the OMEGA Marine, the world's first diver's watch available to civilians. The watch has gone where no watches or humans have gone - 10,925 metres deep in the Pacific Ocean - and survived. And that was in 2019, when three Ultra Deep watches joined explorer Victor Vescovo on a mission to the bottom of the Mariana Trench.

Thanks to their ingenious build and design, all three timepieces completed the 12-hour dive without a hitch and surfaced completely unscathed. The 7 new Ultra Deep models in a huge 45.5mm case are water-resistant to 6,000 metres. The main piece is crafted in sand-blasted and forged grade 5 titanium and features a brushed ceramic bezel with a liquid metal diving scale.

The NATO strap, made from polyamide yarn, is sourced from 100 per cent recycled fishing nets. The other six models boast a case made of a new high-performance O-MEGASTEEL - a steel stronger than normal steel and is whiter with an incomparable shine.

The bracelet is also made of O-MEGASTEEL, but the watches may be worn with a rubber strap. The Ultra Deep timepieces are driven by the Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8912, a movement certified to be highly precise and anti-magnetic. Price: S$18,050 (titanium), S$16,950 (steel and bracelet), S$16,450 (steel and rubber strap).

Speedmaster '57 Calibre 9906

Nearly 10 years after its debut, the Speedmaster '57 returns with an upgraded movement and a slimmer profile.

The new collection of 8 watches (essentially 4, but they are offered in steel bracelets or matching coloured leather straps)come in a 40.5 mm wide stainless steel case, all powered by Omega's high-performance Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 9906. The hand-wound movement allows for a thinner case - 12.99mm against 13.58mm for the Speedmaster Moonwatch 3861 - and finer bezel, giving the new '57 a streamlined look. One of the watches features a "sandwich" black dial with recessed hour markers filled with vintage Super-LumiNova.

The other three models sport PVD dials in blue, green and a new varnished burgundy. The steel bracelets, fitted with Omega's patented comfort release adjustment system, are inspired by the Apollo 11 tribute timepiece introduced in 2019. Price: S$12,650 (bracelet), S$12,200 (leather strap).