It doesn't look to be a new model, just a 75th anniversary edition colorway and case back.
A shimmering dial has never appealed to me. I can't get on-board with anything shinier than the FOIS Onyx black.
Tend to agree, for sports watches certainly. I love my FOIS but found even the new ATs a bit bright for me.
Normally I'd agree, but the ceramic dials on the 300M and Dark Side etc are really wonderfully done. Somehow I find they increase down-to-the-second legibility rather than reduce it like most shiny dials do. I think the gradient blue is gonna be nice, if not maybe world-changing
I have a feeling this isn't the 'anniversary' piece so much as new releases that include the anniversary for the first year.
It's also commemorating the anniversary of the Seamaster line, but not the 60th anniversary of the Seamaster 300 ref. 165.024 which is perhaps the most iconic of the Seamaster divers.
I hope the watch is not the one that was leaked earlier.
It most likely is. I have a feeling Omega is moving towards more evolutionary changes to design, with the 2018 SMP300 as the baseline. No more revolutionary changes.
Nonetheless, 41mm and no open caseback (likely a tad thinner) are steps in the right direction.
Typo?
I think you might be disappointed on both scores. It looks to be exactly the same 42mm size as the existing SMP, and if the caseback is similar to that on the FOIS which also has quite a lot of relief then it isn't any thinner than a sapphire back either. A redesign only 1mm smaller strikes me as pretty revolutionary and also a lot of effort for little gain.
