The Omega Seamaster celebrates 70 years in production in 2018, with this year’s Baselworld hosting the release of two commemorative editions, based on the original 1948 Seamaster and limited to 1,948 pieces, in stainless steel cases. Now, as the anniversary year draws to a close, Omega follows them up with two additional models in platinum cases with an even more limited run: just 70 pieces, one for each year of the iconic watch’s existence.
Omega Seamaster 1948 Central Seconds Platinum (Ref. 511.93.38.20.99.02)
Longtime fans of the modern Seamaster divers’ watch may be taken aback at first by the understated look of the Seamaster 1948 editions, but the design is very faithful to the vintage timepiece to which it pays homage. Released to the market in the wake of World War II, the Omega Seamaster made its mark in watch history by incorporating the water-resistant technology Omega used in the military watches it provided during the war years for the British Royal Air Force and others ? including the innovative rubber O-ring gasket ? into an everyday dress watch. (It wasn?t until 1957 ? with the launch of the Seamaster 300, an anniversary commemorated last year ? that the Seamaster transitioned fully into a sports watch.) In the new models, 950 platinum is used for the period-appropriate 38-mm stainless steel cases as well as the opaline, domed dials. The hands, applied numerals and indices, and vintage-style Omega logo (aka the Greek letter Omega), which we...