![]() ![]() Robust for sure, featuring for the first time a rubber gasket, but still “gentleman-styled” watches. Unlike present models, the very first Seamaster watches were simple, elegant looking timepieces. The technology was “war-tested” but commercialised as a “child of peace”. It is because of this incredible experience gained with the production of thousands of military timepieces that Omega could come to the market, only 3 years after the war, with such an achieved product. ![]() Later this was the knowledge and know-how that the brand used for the creation of the Seamaster collection. This led Omega to develop all kinds of technologies, which were used during Wartime. ![]() The main requirement with these watches was, besides being accurate, that they had to be waterproof and a-magnetic. To quote Petros, “ this is actually quite a long story“… But what should be reminded is that the Omega Seamaster was born on the expertise that Omega gained with watches developed and delivered to the British Ministry of War. In this first part of the Seamaster Chronicles, MONOCHROME will be talking to Omega’s International Brand Heritage Manager and Museum Director, Petros Protopapas, about the history of the icon that is the Omega Seamaster. It has grown to become a large collection, where you can find not one iconic watch but a host of iconic pieces – with elegant dress watches from the 1960s to big and rugged professional dive watches from the 1970s and modern, reliable and superbly crafted sports watches today. This year, in 2018, Omega celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Seamaster and the 25th anniversary of the Seamaster Diver 300M, a.k.a the James Bond Watch. The very first Seamaster was introduced by Omega 70 years ago, in 1948. In a series of 3 videos, we will explain how a watch that sprouted from the watches that Omega delivered to the Royal Air Force during WWII, has become so much more. Moonwatch. Today we’re starting with another big video project, namely “The Seamaster Chronicles” – and you probably guessed it… we will have an in-depth look at Omega’s diving icon, the Seamaster. Speedy Tuesday and an anonymous collector, who shed their light on one of the most iconic watches ever created, the Omega Speedmaster a.k.a. ![]() 5 videos with 5 men, including James Ragan (the man who turned the Speedmaster into the Moonwatch), Omega’s CEO, a well-known auctioneer, Mr. Last year, we introduced one of our largest projects ever, the Speedmaster Chronicles. ![]()
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