Omega Seamaster 300 Nekton Special Edition Drops Its Ceramic Bezel

Omega will launch a new Seamaster every year, this time is the Nekton special edition, of course, every year, there are also a lot of watchmakers are waiting for Omega's new Seamaster, but this year, Seamaster fans may be a little bit of despair, due to the new Seamaster 300 to remove the ceramic bezel, this change is not small, let's analyze the specifics of the following.

1) Biggest changes to the new Seamaster
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Bezel Modification

We all know that the Seamaster 300 dive watch is equipped with a major highlight of the notoriously high equipment, this time the new Nekton special edition replaced the grade 5 titanium made of laser ablation, the appearance of the use of embossed skills made of and polished. According to normal such equipment is not low, but some watch lovers still can not accept the design of the special edition, that the bezel has a "cast iron feeling".

Converted from a backside lens to a sealed chassis

While the conventional version of the Seamaster 300 utilizes a transparent bottom cover, the special edition of the new Seamaster utilizes a sealed bottom case, which is engraved with waterproof depth and a submarine-style insignia, meaning the tireless efforts to preserve the oceans.

2) Advantages of special edition equipment

movement

Inside the watch is the Omega 8806 Grande Chronomètre caliber, which is still accurate and magnetically resistant to strong magnetic fields of up to 15,000 gauss, which is identical to the customary Seamaster 300 caliber.

meter dial

The dial is laser-etched black zirconium oxide, marked with (ZrO2) ceramic, and the black ceramic dial has a high refractive index, which corresponds to the oceanic ripples on the dial that are laser-etched.

Tips Summary: The significance of the watch itself also contributes to the maintenance of the oceans, as for Omega's special edition of the Seamaster can not be sought after depends on the market recognition, after all, most of the current mainstream high-end dive watches using ceramic bezel, ceramic bezel to give a visual effect than the titanium bezel advanced some, how do you think of this titanium bezel of the Seamaster? Please leave a comment to share.