Many luxury watch brands produce new materials from various blends, create different alloys and give them names. Omega is one of these brands. If you're wondering which name means what, then come on in...

18K Sedna Gold

If you are keen on alloys and/or became interested in them via watches, you know that the standard formula of 18K red gold is gold, copper, and silver. When the copper atoms that give red gold are released from the alloy, reddish shine fades over time. Omega, looking for the perfect red gold color, developed 18K Sedna gold using palladium, which is rare and more valuable, instead of silver. The result is a perfect and permanent reddish tone...

Rubber

One of the most striking trends of the 1980s was the compact dive watches, complete with large rubber straps. It is a fact that rubber straps disappeared for a while and came back again. However, with a difference! Do you remember Tropic Straps' basket weave or the nylon braid that inspired the Deep Black Planet Ocean? Yes, just as you might have guessed, in line with the 1970s fashion, which looked more elegant.

New components such as anti-bacterial coating added to the rubber formulation made it possible to produce new super strong, flexible and light straps in intense colors that are minimally affected by normal use as well as diving.

18K Moonshine Gold

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Omega Apollo 11, a brand new 18K gold mixture developed entirely within the company was introduced to the watch lovers. Bringing together metallurgists, production experts and scientists from different brands in the Swatch Group, Omega managed to find the balance of a mixture of gold, copper, silver, and palladium to achieve a dull and soft hue just like moonshine. This new tone also resulted in a new material that is much more durable than 18K gold alloy.

Silicone Si14

In 2008, Omega introduced the Co-Axial escapement movement with balance spring made of Silicon Si14. Produced from silicon Si14 instead of steel springs, which cause some problems in production and post-production, these springs are three times thinner than hair and are obtained by precision computer-aided manufacturing processes. The result is a brand new component that resists violent shocks and is unaffected by the magnetic fields.

NiP Alloy and Nivagauss

Another important part of the Co-Axial escapement is the 3.9mm large impulse wheel. Made of non-ferromagnetic materials and coated in NiP (nickel-phosphorus) and then gold-plated, to ensure the antimagnetic ability. The small impulse pinion and the black balance wheel have been made with Nivagauss™, an in-house developed alloy made from amorphous metal.