Setting Sail

In anticipation of the America's Cup 2024, OMEGA pays tribute to defending champion Emirates Team New Zealand with the release of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black ETNZ Edition, inspired by the team's logo

- KC YAP

IN ONE YEAR, the Auckland-based crew of Emirates Team New Zealand (ETNZ) will be giving it their all to keep the holy grail of yacht racing, not to mention the world’s oldest sporting trophy in Kiwi hands at the 37th America’s Cup, set to take place in Barcelona, Spain. To mark the fast-approaching event, the team’s patron and Swiss watchmaker OMEGA has drawn inspiration from the sail of the ETNZ logo to produce a unique America’s Cup collectible, namely the Seamaster Planet Ocean Deep Black ETNZ Edition.

Launched during OMEGA’s special event at the Preliminary Regatta in Vilanova, the 45.5mm Seamaster Planet Ocean boasts a striking design featuring the deepest black with accents of teal – the official palette of ETNZ’s logo. Complementing the black ceramic case is a unidirectional bezel in brushed black ceramic with white enamel diving scale and triangle-framed dot at 12, which includes white Super-LumiNova to emit a green glow in the dark.