Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Titanium LiquidMetal

In-house. It is go to see Omega's in-house movement going into more of it's watches. At BaselWorld 2011, the built-by-Omega Calibre 8500 finds its way into the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean line-up. The Omega Co-Axial calibre 8500/8501 was first released to the public in 2007 in the Omega De Ville Hour Vision and more widely. It is a self-winding movement manufactured by Omega completely in-house. The Calibre 8500/8501 produce 25,200 vibrations per hour and has a power reserve of 60 hours.

In house movements mean higher prices, but we do feel the prestigious Omega brand merits it.

Titanium and LiquidMetal. Planet Oceans are big watches, and the Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Titanium LiquidMetal is no different. The watch has a 45.5 mm case diameter. As indicated by the name the case is constructed from Titanium and LiquidMetal is for the hour markers. The bezel insert is constructed from ceramic, instead of aluminum which seems to be the trend in the industry these days. 

The design follows the typical divers watch design with a rotating bezel to keep tracks of periods of time of up to 60 minutes. The dial displays time and date. Like other Planet Oceans, it is water resistant to at least 600 meters and has  a Helium Release valve.

Blue is the theme for this watch with a blue colored dial, bezel the as band. A release can be expected later this year. I want to wait until I see this watch in the flesh, but it looks like the most beautiful Planet Ocean ever built.

About Omega SA. The forerunner of Omega was founded 1848, by Louis Brandt. The name Omega was first used in 1894. It was used as the name of one of the Louis Brandt brother’s watch movement calibers.