Sporty watch befitting the avid seafarer

Sporty watch befitting the avid seafarer

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Leading Swiss watchmaker Omega has just released the sporty new Seamaster Diver 300M ETNZ watch to commemorate the 35th America's Cup, which will take place in June 2017. Omega has long supported the able yachtsmen of the Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) and the new watch boldly celebrates the brand's relationship with the renowned sailing team.

Omega Seamaster Diver 300M ETNZ.

The Omega Seamaster Diver 300M ETNZ has a black ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel with a polished diving scale whose indications have been created in relief using laser ablation. There is a dot at the top of the bezel at 12 o'clock, which is coated with white Super-LumiNova and emits a green light.

The sandblasted grade 5 titanium dial has applied indexes coated with white Super-LumiNova that emits a blue light. A silvery chronograph seconds track can be found on the outer edge of the dial; inside this ring is a matte titanium minute track. There are three sub-dials on the dial: a small seconds sub-dial at 9 o'clock, a 12-hour recorder at 6 o'clock and a 30-minute recorder at 3 o'clock, which also indicates the five-minute countdown to the start of a regatta.

The 44mm brushed grade 5 titanium case has pushers at 2 o'clock and 4 o'clock that stand out with a red aluminium ring and matt black ceramic ring respectively. In fact, all of the elements that correspond to a chronograph function are coloured in red. There is also a helium escape valve with an integrated date corrector at 10 o'clock on the case.

The watch is presented on a rubber strap with a fold-over clasp. The top part of the strap is black and has a subtle ribbed pattern, while the underside of the strap is red and has a design that is reminiscent of the sails on the team's boat. This pattern ensures that water and air can pass freely underneath allowing the skin to breath. 

Embossed on the screw-in caseback is the ETNZ logo. Protected by the caseback is the Co-Axial calibre 3330, a chronograph movement complete with an Si14 silicon balance spring. The watch is water resistant up to 300m. 

Omega's partnership with the team started with Sir Peter Blake's America's Cup campaign in 1995. The team handily won the Cup, a feat it would repeat in 2000. Since then, Omega has continued its support for ETNZ and the brand looks forward to cheering it on in its next challenge for the America's Cup in 2017.

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