Omega Sedna Gold And Sochi Games Limited Edition Watches

is clearly prepared for BaselWorld 2013 and has announced three new limited edition models in advance of the show, which takes place in April of this year. The most interesting part of the announcement is the debut of a new gold alloy they call "Sedna". The first of their timepiece announcements is the Constellation Sedna, a ladies' sized Constellation crafted from this new alloy. A mix of gold, copper and palladium renders a case that looks very much like rose gold and exhibits a strong reddish hue. Being comprised of at least 75% gold, is claiming that this Swatch in-house alloy will better sustain its rose gold tone. This sounds like Omega's answer (once again) to Rolex's Everose gold alloy. To match the case, the Sedna comes fitted with Sedna alloy hands, markers and tang buckle. The Constellation Sedna is 38 mm wide and its unique alloy case houses an in-house co-axial 8501 automatic chronometer movement. The movement, along with its Si14 silicon balance spring, can be viewed via a sapphire display case back. The name Sedna comes from a trans-neptunian object which astronomers have described as the reddest object in our solar system and seems a fitting name for a model within the Constellation range. Limited to 1952 pieces, the Sedna limited edition is a nod to the year that Omega launched the original Constellation. New alloys and case materials seem to be all the rage so it's encouraging to see a giant like Swatch continuing to develop new constructions techniques for their watches. Now on to the limited edition Seamaster Planet Oceans! Did you know that the 2014 Olympics are going to be held in Sochi, Russia? I sure didn't. Luckily Omega is producing a pair of limited edition watches for the upcoming winter games. The Sochi games will the 26th time that Omega has been the official timekeeper for the Olympic Games and to commemorate the 2014 Games, Omega will produce two limited edition Seamaster Planet Ocean models. The Planet Ocean Sochi 2014 limited edition models offer both a 46 mm men's version and a 37.5 mm ladies' version.