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An extract from OMEGA Lifetime – The Ocean Edition<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

Imaging by The Color Club<\/em><\/p>\n

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TREASURES FROM THE VAULT<\/strong><\/p>\n

Delving into the hallowed vaults of the official Omega Museum, we uncover how the legendary Seamaster 200 gained its enigmatic \u201cSHOM\u201d moniker.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, Omega fathered some of the greatest ever underwater watches. The title \u201cSeamaster Professional\u201d has adorned many legendary divers\u2019 watches, and famous nicknames have always been part of the brand\u2019s legacy, starting with the Seamaster 300, the Seamaster 600 PloProf (PLOngeur PROFessionel), the Seamaster 1000 (also called \u201cthe Grand\u201d due to its shape and its depth rating of 1,000m\/330ft) all the way up to the Seamaster Automatic 120m Chronograph, a.k.a. \u201cBig Blue\u201d. While most of these models shared Omega\u2019s signature \u2018pilots\u2019 line\u2019 oval case design, one of the last great members of the lineage featured a surprisingly strong angular case: the Seamaster 200, also called the \u201cSHOM\u201d by avid collectors. Referenced as 166.0177 and powered by Omega\u2019s reliable calibre 1012, the model debuted at Baselworld 1973 and \u2013 other than its case made of single pieces of Swedish steel by Piquerez \u2013 featured a black dial with high-visibility indexes, sword hands and a depth rating of 200m\/660ft printed on the dial.<\/p>\n

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Official engraving<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\"2-800-shom2_3\"<\/p>\n

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The model saw active use on the wrists of many divers and, six years later, around 1979, its nickname was born. France\u2019s Service Hydrographique et Oc\u00e9anographique de la Marine (SHOM), a government institution specialising in marine studies and the publication of official marine charts and maps, was showing an interest in divers\u2019 watches. \u201cSHOM\u201d was so capable in its assigned tasks that it also became responsible for qualifying many items that were subsequently used by all of France\u2019s marine entities and institutions. Looking at all available options, and quite possibly adhering to a given set of requirements, the \u201cSHOM\u201d approached Omega and enquired about the Seamaster 200. The result was that a production batch was directly delivered to them for their official use. The watches were duly signed and engraved with the letters \u201cSHOM\u201d on the caseback, distinguishing them easily from the regular models that were on the market at the time. Hence, the legendary Seamaster \u201cSHOM\u201d was forever given its name.<\/p>\n

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French marines<\/strong><\/p>\n

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But the model\u2019s fame goes even further thanks to another engraving seen on many of the Seamaster 200\u2019s \u2018official\u2019 French Marine watches. Upon selection by the \u201cSHOM\u201d, France\u2019s Marine Nationale also adopted the model as their official watch. This resulted in another batch being delivered for official use within their diver units. As with all watches officially qualified by government institutions, the watches featured the special engraving \u201cMN 79\u201d on their casebacks. The fact that this showcased the official appointment and date of the French Navy gave the Seamaster 200 yet one more stepping stone to fame.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Delving into the hallowed vaults of the official Omega Museum, we uncover how the legendary Seamaster 200 gained its enigmatic \u201cSHOM\u201d moniker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":26,"featured_media":19530,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2365,2437,2358,2359],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-19535","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-brand-news-2","category-home-en","category-news-2","category-omega-news-2"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\nTHE SHOM<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/tictacwatch.com\/en\/the-shom\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"THE SHOM\" 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