The Quiet Streamlining of the Omega Watch Lineup
We’ve critiqued Omega in the past for having an overly vast catalog of watches, filled with redundant offerings of the same complications. GMT and chronograph complications were offered on countless models, for instance. So it’s only fair to give them credit for quietly streamlining their catalog in recent years. We’ll explain how the Omega watch lineup has slowly become more focused.
The Omega website, as of August 2025, lists 256 De Ville, 220 Constellation, 308 Seamaster, and 113 Speedmaster models, so maybe “focused” is a generous word for Omega’s catalog. But, in our view, it’s more coherent than it used to be.
Fewer Chronographs
The Planet Ocean Chrono and Seamaster 300M Chrono are the only non-Speedmaster mechanical chronographs left in the Omega lineup. Omega had previously made chronograph watches under the Constellation and De Ville monikers, as well as for the Museum Collection (a span of Omega reissues from 2001-2012) and various vintage lines like the Flightmaster.
I specified “mechanical chronographs” above because the bizarre Seamaster Regatta America’s Cup (ref. 216.92.46.79.10.001), a quartz 2024 Omega release, is technically a chronograph. And it’s worth noting that although the Speedmaster is still made in five sizes, the Speedmaster Mark II was quietly discontinued sometime around 2023. Meanwhile the last remaining X-33 variant of the Speedmaster, the Marstimer, is now “Currently unavailable online” so I suspect it’s on the way out too.
The current Seamaster Diver 300M and Planet Ocean chronographs have a two-register layout, so that means the only current three-register chronographs in the Omega lineup are Speedmasters (although numerous Speedmasters have only two registers, too). To me that indicates a lot more structure than the Omega lineup used to have.
GMT’s Almost Extinct in the Omega Lineup (Except Worldtimers)
There was a time when Omega offered a GMT complication on almost everything. The Deville, Constellation, Speedmaster, and just about every type of Seamaster have been made with a GMT option.
The only remaining GMT’s in the catalog–not counting the Aqua Terra Worldtimer and Planet Ocean Worldtimer–are Planet Oceans with ceramic cases. That means Omega hasn’t released a new “true” GMT since 2017, when the Planet Ocean Big Blue came out.
So either Omega has made a seismic shift away from traditional GMT’s that resemble the Rolex GMT-Master II, and towards worldtimer watches, or they’re simply on the brink of a fresh generation of GMT models.
It’s also notable that Omega has previously made Speedmasters, Seamasters (both Aqua Terra and Diver 300M), and De Villes that have both chronograph and GMT functionality. Omega no longer offers the GMT+chronograph combination in any form. You can make your own guess as to why they discontinued the De Ville Chronoscope GMT.
No More Day Indicators (Or Triple Calendars, Or Perpetual Calendars)
The Omega Speedmaster lineup over the years has included full calendars, flyback chronograph functionality, and even an ultra-rare perpetual calendar model. The current Omega watch lineup no longer includes any of those complications. In fact, Omega no longer makes any watches that indicate the day of the week!
The Constellation family formerly included both pointer day and day window options, but now the Constellation lineup doesn’t offer any complications beyond a date at all.
No More Skeletons
Skeleton watches are quite hot these days, so it’s a bit surprising that Omega has reduced their skeletonized offerings to zero. During skeletonization, unnecessary metal is skillfully trimmed away from components like the bridges and plates to reveal only the essential “skeleton” structure of the movement, and it’s far more involved than a simple open-worked dial (where there’s just a cutout to look at the movement).
In addition to rare Speedmaster Professional models like the platinum ref. 3688.30.32, the De Ville Tourbillon used to be offered in skeletonized form, as did a rare white gold Seamaster Diver 300M.
Relegating Complications by Lineup
The only serially made tourbillon watches in the Omega lineup, first introduced in the 1990s, have always been De Ville models–so that’s nothing new. And nowadays, the only new Omega watches with power reserve indicators are De Ville Trésor and De Ville Prestige models. And as mentioned above, the De Ville family no longer gets any chronographs, and neither does the Constellation–those are now reserved for the Speedmaster and Seamaster families.
Similarly, De Ville and Aqua Terra models formerly included annual calendar watches, but those are now exclusively the realm of the Globemaster.
Moonphases have never been too prevalent in the Omega watch lineup, having never appeared on a Seamaster or Constellation. There are some classy vintage references like the De Ville 156.003 and Cosmic 3944, but the only moonphase watches in today’s Omega catalog are two-counter Speedmasters.
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The evolution of the Omega lineup has been slow and gradual, but in totality, their offerings in terms of complications have changed substantially, as we’ll show in the chart below. We’ve broken down all of the complications offered (beyond time and date) by model family, and we’ve also included the oft-overlooked and exquisitely-finished Louis Brandt tribute collection (made from about 1984-1997).
Complications in the Omega Watch Lineup, Past and Present
| Complication | Current Omega Collection(s) | Previous Omega Collection(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Annual Calendar | Globemaster | Aqua Terra, De Ville |
| Perpetual Calendar | – | Louis Brandt, Constellation (Quartz), Speedmaster |
| Moonphase | Speedmaster Two Counters | Speedmaster Reduced, Speedmaster Professional, De Ville, old models like Cosmic |
| Flyback Chronograph | – | Speedmaster Rattrapante, Specialities, De Ville Chronoscope |
| Triple Calendar (Day, Date, Month) | – | Speedmaster, De Ville |
| Day Display | – | Speedmaster, Aqua Terra, De Ville, Constellation, Louis Brandt |
| Alarm | – | Seamaster Memomatic |
| Chronograph | Speedmaster (numerous sub-types), Seamaster 300M, Planet Ocean | De Ville, Constellation, Louis Brandt, Museum Collection |
| GMT (non-Worldtimer) | Planet Ocean, Speedmaster X-33 (Quartz) | De Ville, Aqua Terra, Seamaster 300M, Constellation, Louis Brandt |
| Worldtimer | Aqua Terra, Planet Ocean | – |
| Skeleton Watches | – | De Ville Tourbillon, Louis Brandt, Seamaster 300M (White gold), Speedmaster Professional, Specialities |
| Tourbillon | De Ville Tourbillon | – |
| Chrono-Chime | Speedmaster, Specialities | – |
The Future of the Omega Lineup
It’s anyone’s guess what the future of the Omega watch lineup will bring, but I suspect the brand will continue to segment their four key lineups (Constellation, De Ville, Seamaster, and Speedmaster) more coherently than they were in the early 2000s. Chronographs and GMT’s no longer litter the entire lineup, which I think is a good thing overall, although perhaps at this point Omega could stand to release a few new complicated watches.
My unsolicited advice to Omega would be to eliminate the weak “Trésor” and “Prestige” sub-brands under the De Ville family (do you really need a 26mm quartz De Ville Tresor and a 27.5mm quartz De Ville Prestige?) and let the surviving models simply be Omega De Ville watches. Regardless, we’ll always keep you updated on all the new Omega releases.
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