The end result is an amber-colored (think of it on the color spectrum as the halfway point between Omega’s yellow Moonshine gold and its Sedna rose gold) 9k gold watch which uses less than half the amount of solid gold found in a comparable 18k Seamaster 300. To get there, Omega developed its own hybrid alloy from copper, gold, silver and palladium. See, this alloy is unique in that it provides the warmth of color and gentle aging properties of bronze over the long term without yielding any of the unsightly green oxidization in the process – a pretty common side effect of most marine-grade bronze alloys. Omega’s metallurgists even whipped up an entirely new semi-precious case material called Bronze Gold, which at first glance feels a little bit like an ‘also-ran,’ but then you realize that Omega is skipping the bronze trend entirely by offering something totally new. Side note: I fully realize that it’s a bit ironic for this to be my own perception of the brand, when the classic Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch ( until this year, of course) enjoyed a bit of a reputation for going largely unchanged for as long as many of us have been watch fans.Ĭase in point: the trio of brand new Seamaster 300 references, which update the vintage-inspired Seamaster 300 Master Co-Axial collection introduced in 2014 with an even more wearable new 41mm case, and a fresh dial & bezel, all powered by Master Chronometer automatic movements. However, sweeping as the updates often tend to be in transition from generation to generation, they are also rarely done without merit or at least consideration of the end consumer. Forget changing the color of a single line of text on the dial, increasing a case by a single millimeter, or just giving us the tired “same-but- blue” treatment, Omega’s changes – particularly when it comes to the many references under its Seamaster umbrella, are rarely incremental. Sometimes it’s in the pursuit of producing a more lasting product, and sometimes it feels like it’s just tinkering for the sake of tinkering. Always turning knobs, always experimenting. One of my favorite things about Omega is that the brand is constantly tinkering.
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