Press release
Seamaster Ploprof 1200M © Omega
In 1970 OMEGA launched the Seamaster Professional 600, the so-called “Ploprof” (the first letters of plongeur professionnel – the French words meaning “professional diver”), one of the most rugged, robust and seaworthy divers' wristwatches ever manufactured.
Last year we introduced a completely updated version of the divers' classic. Equipped with a Co-Axial calibre 8500, the new Ploprof 1200M is, as its name suggests, water resistant to an astounding 1200 metres (4000 feet, 120 bar) and it is an artful union of its ancestor's legendary features and OMEGA's state-of-the-industry Co-Axial technology.
The OMEGA Seamaster Ploprof 1200M in white!
This year OMEGA presents its white version of the Ploprof. It has all of the features professional divers have come to expect from OMEGA: a white bi-directional locking bezel with chrome-coated Arabic numerals, an automatic helium escape valve and water resistance to 1200 metres (4000 feet, 120 bar). The watch, with its timeless white bezel and dial, is presented with either a white rubber strap or a brushed mesh “Sharkproof” bracelet.
The Ploprof's case cannot be mistaken for that of any other watch: the screwed-in crown is located at 9 o'clock under a protective buffer. Its unique positioning allows freer wrist movement and prevents any inadvertent manipulation.
Designed for divers
At the 2 o'clock position is the Ploprof's characteristic bezel-release security pusher with an orange anodised aluminium ring. Pressing the pusher allows the bezel to be rotated in either direction and then locked firmly in position, ensuring that it cannot be accidentally shifted during a dive. The Ploprof has an automatic helium escape valve located on the side of the case at the 4 o'clock position. This feature allows helium atoms to escape during decompression, and is particularly useful for professional divers operating from diving bells.
The Seamaster Ploprof 1200M has a polished, lacquered white dial with an applied polished OMEGA name and logo. The oversized minute hand, which plays such an important role for divers, is crafted from orange anodised aluminium for legibility and is coated with white Super-LumiNova.
Respecting the past, defining the future
The OMEGA Seamaster 1200M in white is a perfect expression of OMEGA's pioneering spirit: a classic divers' watch which combines state-of-the-industry innovation with timeless design excellence.
Technical datas :
Movement
- Omega Co-Axial calibre 8500
- Self-winding movement in both directions
- Officially certified chronometer
- Jewels: 39
- Frequency: 25,200 A/h (3.5 Hz)
- Power reserve: 60 hours
- Special luxury finish:
• Monochrome rhodium-plated rotor and bridges
• Geneva waves in arabesque
• Blackened screws, barrels and balance wheel
- Exclusive features with:
• Time zone function
• Co-Axial escapement with 3 levels
• Omega free sprung-balance
• 2 barrels mounted in series
• NIVACHOC
Display
- Central hour-minute-seconds hands, date window at 4H30
Material
- Case: stainless steel
- Bracelet: rubber
Case
- Diameter: 55 * 48 mm
- Height: 17.50 mm
- Water resistant up to: 1200 m (4000 ft, 120 bar)
- Brushed casebody with polished bevels
- Bi-directional rotating bezel with blocking system at 2H; transferred white SuperLumiNova +
metalized numerals and diving scale on the inside of the sapphire bezel ring;
orange dot in triangle at 12H; anti-reflective treatment outside
- Bezel-release security pusher at 2H with orange aluminium ring
- Automatic helium escape valve at 4H; “He” embossed on varnished black ground
protected by transparent lacquer
- At 9H, screw-in crown guarded under crown-protector
- 4.9mm flat scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with neutral tint anti-reflective
treatment on both sides
- 2-piece oriented caseback:
• centre piece: horizontal seawave embossed ground with polished, “Seamaster” and Seahorse on matt surface
• sealed with an outer screw-in ring: black chromed engraving “1200m/4000ft”, “Ploprof”, “Omega calibre 8500 Co-Axial escapement”
Dial
- Polished lacquered white dial with applied polished ?
- Polished index, white Super-LumiNova
- Transferred inscriptions in black, except “Seamaster” in orange
Hands
- Rhodium-plated hour-seconds hands; white Super-LumiNova
- Orange aluminium minute hand; white Super-LumiNova
Bracelet
- White rubber strap
- New diving safety clasp, black chromed “?”, “Seamaster”, “Professional” and seahorse engraved on cover; adjustable to 18 positions over 22mm and with extra diver extension of 26mm
- Fitting : 24mm on casebody, 20mm on clasp
Specifications
- Special presentation box
- User's guide for:
• Time-date adjustment: unscrew crown to release protection, pull crown to appropriate adjustment position
• Bezel rotation: press simultaneously on security pusher
• Bracelet's complementary length adjustment:
- Clasp: release clasp, press on “push” and slide inner clasp
- Diver extension: unfold while clasp extended
