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Interesting news for Dutch watch aficionados: the new Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean is since this month available in the Netherlands. On the 28th of November, Eric Vanderhoeven, Brand Manager Benelux for Omega Watches, presented the new collection to the journalists on a very special location: the Dutch National Maritime Museum in Amsterdam. The museum was closed for four years for a big renovation: it just opened its door on the first of October, so Omega knew what to do! First Vanderhoeven showed the new collection, followed by a vip tour with a guide through the museum.

The diver’s watch, water-resistant to 600 meters, of the Seamaster Planet Ocean collection – which was originally launched in 2005 – is a sporty Omega. The line includes a three-hander (in both 42 and 45.5mm case diameters) and 45.5mm chronograph model in addition to a slightly more feminine 37.5mm version for women: all are fitted with the latest in-house mechanical co-axial calibers 8500/8501, 8520/8521 or the new 9300 (chronograph).

The chronograph, available in stainless steel with an orange aluminum bezel, a black ceramic bezel or in titanium with a blue ceramic bezel and liquid metal markers, displays the 12-hour and 60-minute chronograph totalizers on the same subdial at 3 o’clock. All the new movements are furthermore fitted with a newly developed Si 14 silicon balance spring, which is apparently incredibly reliable: Omega offers a four-year factory guarantee on it.

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