Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep

Cpt Scarlet · 2019-06-20T11:54:58Z

Cpt Scarlet unveils the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional. Explore its extreme depth rating, design, and retail potential.

Cpt Scarlet

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Cpt Scarlet introduces the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional, a groundbreaking timepiece designed for extreme depths. This post highlights Omega's engineering prowess in creating a slim and light watch capable of withstanding immense pressure, sparking community discussion about its potential retail availability and comparison to other dive watch innovations.

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OMEGA’s Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional, to give it its full title, has just been announced. Slim, for this type of watch and light at less than 28mm.

Photo Credit: Omega

The expedition logo etched on the caseback represents The Five Deeps Expedition team to map the Ocean Floor, together with information including the model, reference number, DNV-GL certification, maximum tested 15,000m depth and materials are all laser-engraved. Price of a retail version and final production details are not yet available and no official production version has been confirmed by Omega.

My initial thoughts are that Omega made a great job of this watch. I love the large crown, the shape of the hands and I prefer the matt bezel to the Rolex version.

Photo Credit: Omega

Key Points from the Discussion

The Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep Professional is a prototype, with only three pieces made, and it is uncertain if a retail production model will follow, though Omega often bases future releases on such experimental watches.
The watch's impressive depth rating of 15,000m (49,000 feet) exceeds the pressure at the deepest point of the ocean, showcasing extreme engineering.
The absence of a date display on the Ultra Deep Professional is a design choice appreciated by some collectors, contributing to its clean and functional aesthetic.
For Omega to maximize the impact of such an innovative timepiece, it would be significantly more effective if it were made available as a listed product rather than a limited prototype.
Omega's serious intent with the Ultra Deep Professional suggests a potential path similar to Rolex, which developed retail versions from its own dive watch prototypes.

The Discussion

amanico

Jun 20, 2019

Diameter, height? [nt]

Cpt Scarlet

Jun 20, 2019

Sorry Nicolas..,

They haven’t been confirmed by Omega yet.

amanico

Jun 20, 2019

Too bad, it would have been interesting. [nt]

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