In 2019, Omega created three prototype Seamaster Planet Ocean watches to accompany the 5 Deeps Expedition, which included a world record-breaking piloted-DSV dive of 10,935m to the underside of the Mariana Trench.
This dive narrowly broke a document held by an experimental Rolex worn by James Cameron throughout his 2012 descent into the Mariana Trench. After a decade of extra R&D, the Crown launched its first titanium manufacturing mannequin, the Deepsea Problem, with an marketed 11,000m water resistance.
The U-Boat Profondo 10,000 MT has a 46mm titanium case.U-Boat
Omega’s record-holding Seamaster was by no means meant for business manufacturing, though it was used to market a spin-off Seamaster Planet Ocean, which has a still-impressive 6,000m water resistance.
Rolex’s Deepsea Problem is obtainable for buy, however retails for $27,600, if you happen to’re lucky sufficient to seek out one via an AD, and fetches double that on the resale market.
In case you’re available in the market for a dive watch that may stand up to 1,000 occasions the stress of Earth’s environment with out springing a leak or imploding, Italian watchmaker U-Boat is the place to look.
The Profondo 10,000 MT case is 27mm tall. U-Boat
The brand new Prodondo 10,000 MT boasts the identical deep-diving functionality because the Omega prototypes and ultra-rare Rolex. A fully huge 46mm large by 27mm tall titanium case is claimed to be examined for 10,000m water resistance.
