De Ville Tresor
The first classic watch to receive a modern makeover was the Tresor, first launched in 1949. The casing housed the popular Omega 30mm calibre and was minimalist for the time -- a thin, elegant gold case, the large face having only two hands, simple and plain indices rather than numbers and the famous Omega logo. The updated version retains the original's simplicity. The casing is very similar but now available in 18k yellow or white Sedna gold. The dial is subtly different and now of a Clous de Paris design. But it is within the casing that the real changes have been made. It now houses Omega's state-of-the-art Master co-axial calibre 8511 -- a very modern heart within a classic design.
Speedmaster Mark II
Omega's second watch to be revamped is the Omega Speedmaster Mark II, first launched in the 1960s and inspired by the Omega Speedmaster Professional that went to the moon as part of the NASA space programme. Omega called the case design 'barrel-shaped' and this has been retained in the upgrade. The sub-dials are now three-dimensional and the new tachymeter is much more visible thanks to the thick layer of Super-Luminova material under each of the numerals.
Seamaster 300
The third classic watch to be relaunched by Omega was the Seamaster 300, a classic from the 1950s. First released in 1957, this watch for divers incorporated a black dial, diving scale, light indexes, large hands and a unidirectional rotating bezel. As its name implies, it could be taken to a depth of 300 metres. The remake looks very similar to the mid-twentieth century original but is made of entirely twenty-first-century components, with a black ceramic dial, Sedna gold, a liquid-metal diving scale and Master Co-Axial calibres 8400 and 8401. (The 8401 is the luxury version.)