Swatch Group 2019 Release: The New Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Chronograph
The Swatch Group decided to forgo Baselworld in 2019 and have its 12 exhibiting brands release their latest novelties on their own terms. While we’ve seen a number of releases slowly trickle out over the past six months, it’s all led up to this week for the Swiss conglomerate. WatchTime was one of the select few American publications invited to attend the inaugural “Time to Move” event that took place over the past four days in Switzerland. We spent that time meeting with six of the Swatch Group’s most prestigious marques ? Breguet, Blancpain, Jaquet Droz, Glashütte Original, Harry Winston, and Omega ? to view the watches that would be defining the rest of the year. Here are the highlights so far.
Since its introduction in 1993, the Omega Seamaster Diver 300M has been one of the most popular watches among divers and collectors, alike. Last year, the brand worked to bring on the next chapter in this series? history with a significant revitalization of its standard designs, and this year Omega will continue this effort with a number of new Seamaster Chronographs being added to the collection.
The first of these new pieces is a two-tone model using a 44-mm steel case and an 18K Sedna gold diving bezel with a black ceramic insert. The striking piece, with its curvy facets, also uses Sedna gold for the crown and helium valve, and accents the ceramic chronograph pushers with the metal as its screw-down element. The dial of the watch has the seri...
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