Lorraine Kelly
OMEGA didn’t just update a watch — OMEGA tore the whole thing down and rebuilt it with the swagger of a brand that knows exactly where it came from and exactly where it’s going. Two decades after the first Planet Ocean surfaced, the Swiss giant has unveiled a fourth-generation lineup that drags one of its most beloved dive collections firmly into the present without losing a shred of the heritage that made it great.
The new family arrives with seven models, three redesigned watch heads, and more strap and bracelet choices than a man with too much money and not enough holidays could ever hope to need. This is not a tweak. It’s a ground-up rethink.
According to the brand, “OMEGA launches the 4th generation of the Planet Ocean. This complete redesign of the collection introduces seven new watches, including three different watch heads, with multiple options regarding bracelets or straps.”
And it’s arriving right on schedule — if you think in eras rather than minutes. “Exactly 20 years after the first Planet Ocean was released, OMEGA’s watchmakers have returned to this emblematic collection, producing a complete revamp for the modern era.”
You can see the difference immediately. The case lines are cleaner, sharper, more athletic. The bracelets are re-engineered, and the whole silhouette looks like it’s been training for a triathlon. Yet nothing about it feels like a betrayal of the watch’s lineage. The Planet Ocean was always built with a certain stoic confidence, and generation four keeps that backbone intact.
As OMEGA puts it, “This 4th generation presents a new aesthetic structure, with noticeable changes to the case and bracelet architecture, as well as technical updates that ensure the performance and quality are at a premium standard.”
Still, anyone worried that the soul of the watch might have been lost can stop fretting. “Still, however, the Planet Ocean’s essential character is not lost. It remains rooted in OMEGA’s historic ocean DNA and retains many of the signature components that have made the collection an icon in the world of diving watches.”
And then there’s the colour. You can’t discuss the Planet Ocean without tipping your cap to the orange — that unmistakable flash that became its calling card. Fans will be glad to hear it lives on in the new lineup, alongside the latest certification muscle from the brand’s Co-Axial Master Chronometer tech.
As the company states, “The new chapter unfolds with the unveiling of seven new Co-Axial Master Chronometer models, including those in the signature orange colour that defines OMEGA’s diving history.”
The fourth-generation Planet Ocean isn’t a nostalgia piece. It’s a reminder that tradition and innovation aren’t enemies — they’re dance partners, and OMEGA still leads with confidence. This is the sort of upgrade that doesn’t beg for attention. It earns it.
