Cat burglars and grown-up goth kids rejoice, Omega?s new Seamaster is fully blacked out, and ready to disappear into the night, like so much clove cigarette smoke. Whenever I see a blacked out sports watch like this, be it a custom job or something released officially from a big watch brand, my first thought is always, ?Who is this for, really"? My second thought, though, is usually something more along the lines of ?Yeah, you know what, I can pull this one off,? and on rare occasions that thought translates into action. It?s hard to describe the appeal of a blacked out watch – I?ve come to believe they tap into something in our reptilian brains with their apparent tactical qualities. Maybe it?s as simple as anything that makes you feel like a secret agent is desirable to the part of you that always hoped you?d be roped into the plot of a Tom Clancy novel. 
In any case, what we have in the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Black Black (yes, that?s the watch?s official Omega designated name) is a watch that exhibits some of Omega?s prowess with materials, even if it?s not, at the end of the day, all that practical as a dive watch (consult your high school physics text book for a refresher on what happens to visible light when underwater). Just about everything on the exterior of the watch, save the strap, has been crafted from black ZrO2. That includes the case, dial, and the buckle on the rubber strap. The hour markers and hands have been given a black PVD tr...