Legends In Time

The launch of Omega’s Seamaster Planet Ocean in Capri provided Kenneth Tan with a glimpse of the timepiece’s odyssey into the present day.

The minute you set foot on the mythical island of Capri, off the western coast of Italy, it is easy to see just why the island has, for over two millennia, held a legion of thinkers, artists, poets and writers in its thrall. Its magical beauty is in making you feel suspended between the world of dreaming and reality, with its mysterious cobalt waters promising adventures afar and its dramatic limestone cliffs and secret grottos filled with a surreal mysticism.

The island today holds just as much fascination and its many beguiling natural and historical riches provide the visitor with a destination that’s simply extraordinary. This very place was chosen by Swiss watchmaker Omega as the venue for its international launch of the new Seamaster Planet Ocean, a reference that can trace its roots back to the Seamaster 300 issued to Royal Navy divers.

From its early days, when the seahorse came to be adopted as the emblem of the range, up to the present day, the Seamaster has come to define a well-loved line; and the Planet Ocean, first introduced as a particular reference under the range, has become vital to the brand, contributing between 12 and 15 per cent of its sales.

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