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Pre-Basel 2013 - Omega Constellation Sedna
Tue, 05 February 2013 09:13
Limited Edition of 1,952 Pieces
The Omega Constellation Sedna is the first watch to be crafted in 18kt Sedna (trademarked) gold. Sedna gold is the name given to a new alloy that blends three elements: gold, copper and palladium.
It is 18kt rose gold, meaning that it has a minimum gold content of 75%. Sedna's unique rose color is a result, in part, of just the right proportion of copper: Its palladium content helps to ensure that the reddish hue of Sedna gold will be particularly long lasting.
It takes its name from a trans-Neptunian object which astronomers called Sedna the same name as an Inuit goddess who is said to live at the bottom of the Arctic Ocean. The surface of the orbiting object has been described as one of the reddest in our Solar System.
Swatch Group assembled a team of top metallurgists and scientists from several of its companies with the shared goal of creating an 18kt rose gold alloy whose color would be not only beautiful but enduring. Sedna gold developed 100% in house by the Swatch Group team is the patented confirmation of their success.
The 42mm case has a silver Pie Pan dial inspired by that of the very first Constellation launched in 1952. The indeces and hands are also made of 18kt Sedna gold, as is the clasp on its brown leather strap. It features double sapphire crystals and it is water resistant to 100 meters.
Movement is the Swiss automatic Omega in-house caliber Co-Axial 8501 with the Si14 silicon balance spring.
- Jorge Merino