Two decades after its debut, OMEGA is steering the Planet Ocean into a new chapter. The campaign pairs the watch with two actors whose careers have taken entirely unique routes, yet who share a similar ease in how they hold a frame: Glen Powell and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
Since 2005, the Planet Ocean has been one of the brand’s most distinctive dive watches. Now, in its fourth generation, it returns with a visibly refined design and a more considered construction. Familiar in its identity, but heading in a noticeably sharper direction.
Two faces, two attitudes
For this new campaign, OMEGA turns to two actors who wear the Planet Ocean in very different ways.
Their paths couldn’t be more contrasting, and that contrast shapes the tone they bring to the watch.
Glen Powell worked his way up gradually, until “Top Gun: Maverick” put him firmly in the spotlight. The orange Planet Ocean suits that momentum: dynamic, straightforward and without unnecessary flourish. It keeps pace with its current rise rather than trying to announce it.
Aaron Taylor Johnson made his mark earlier, through intense and often experimental roles, building a profile that’s more controlled and precise. The blue Planet Ocean aligns naturally with that character: clean, understated, and focused on balance over visibility.
Together, Powell and Taylor-Johnson show how the same watch can shift in presence depending on who wears it. It gives the Planet Ocean a sense of range rather than a set narrative, and the models feel like companions rather than props.
Twenty Years On – and a Clear Evolution
The fourth generation stays true to the line while refining it. The 42 mm case remains, but with a flutter sapphire crystal and a reworked structure that makes the watch noticeably slimmer. At 13.79 mm in height, it sits closer to the wrist and feels more contemporary.
The updated design language brings in echoes of Seamaster models from the 80s and 90s: sharper edges, clearer lines and less rounding overall. The matte black dial is still a signature element of the Planet Ocean, while the newly shaped Arabic numerals, drawn in an open, modern typography, introduce a calmer graphic rhythm.
The bracelet options – stainless steel or rubber – integrate more tightly with the case, creating a cleaner, more seamless transition between watch and wrist.
Technically, OMEGA drops the helium escape valve for the first time in twenty years. In its place is a two-part case with a titanium inner ring, paired with a screwed titanium caseback engraved with the brand’s seahorse emblem.
Seven Models – Three Distinct Moods
The new Planet Ocean collection spans seven models across three-color worlds.
The orange family includes three versions that use matte numerals and a ceramic bezel for a more vivid expression.
The two blue models pair white numerals with a deep blue ceramic bezel, creating a particularly balanced and calm palette. The two black variants lean into a monochrome aesthetic, with rhodium-finished numerals and a black ceramic bezel.
Inside each watch is the Co-Axial Master Chronometer caliber 8912, with 60 hours of power reserve and METAS-certified precision and magnetic resistance. It’s a technical setup that matches the understated confidence of the redesign.
The New Planet Ocean
This fourth generation doesn’t shout for attention. Instead, it sharpens and clarifies what has defined the Planet Ocean for twenty years. Powell and Taylor-Johnson don’t feel like conventional ambassadors here, but rather two individuals who show how differently the same object can live on the wrist – energetic, calm or quietly modern.
The Planet Ocean remains what it has always been: a dive watch with character. This time, expressed through a more refined geometry and a more contemporary graphic clarity, without losing the substance that made it stand out in the first place.
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Last Updated on November 25, 2025 by Editorial Team
