Six kilometres of water resistance. You'll use about thirty metres of it
By Tom Hargreaves, Falmouth, Cornwall ยท
In 2019, Victor Vescovo's Five Deeps expedition took Omega watches to the bottom of the Mariana Trench, strapped to the arm of the submersible, and they came back up still running. That's the history, and it's a good one. The Ultra Deep is the production version, rated to 6,000 m.
Here's my honest take. I've never been deeper than about 60 metres on mixed gas, and that was in my Navy days. For recreational diving, the limit's 40 metres. You need 6,000 m rating like you need a submarine. But overbuilt kit is reassuring, and I've got no problem with that.
Spec-wise it's 45.5 mm across, 18.12 mm thick, 21 mm lugs, closed back, no date, the 8912 with 60 hours. It's chunky. The lugs have that hooded manta-ray shape, which helps it hug the wrist better than you'd think, but 18 mm tall is still 18 mm tall. Forget shirt cuffs. Even a wetsuit sleeve will have a go at it.
Price is $12,600 to $13,100. For the engineering, that's not crazy. Against a Rolex Deepsea, it's thinner and a bit cheaper.
It's for someone who wants the biggest, most overbuilt diving watch Omega makes and has the wrist to carry it. That's not me. I'd get one for the novelty and then wear my Seamaster 300M.