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Omega has announced some new models. This is a picture of the non-America's Cup. It is available in full and mid sizes and has none of the America's Cup writing or engraving. Note it also sports the new style bracelet.

Here is the text on the new Seamaster Professional Regatta:

Following the announcement that it is to continue its association with the America's Cup as Official Timekeeper of the America's Cup 2003, OMEGA is pleased to reveal details of the watch it will be launching to offer collectors yet another lasting reminder of the pinnacle of match race sailing. Still firmly rooted in the traditional design of the Seamaster range, the new model has been developed in conjunction with Team New Zealand, which assisted with the specifications. Skipper Dean Barker also provided useful input on-site in the design workshops at OMEGA Headquarters in Bienne, Switzerland.

The result of this collaborative effort is a highly robust watch with a regatta countdown timer, since timing is crucial to yachtsmen during the 15 minutes preceding the start of the race - the period during which the skipper aims to position his yacht to ensure that he crosses the starting line as near to the gun as possible. To assist the skipper with his tactics, the new OMEGA America's Cup watch has a specially designed dial with a semicircle of 5 dots. A simple press of a button at the first gun triggers the countdown mechanism, which clearly indicates the time remaining, as the dots gradually fill with a different colour as each successive 5-minute period elapses. A counter at 9 o'clock, divided into the same three colours, gives a constant overview of the elapsed time. All these functions are amply accommodated in a sturdy case with a large 43mm diameter, which allows for the clear legibility required to read off the remaining time in an instant.

This exclusive watch will naturally come with all the familiar features of the Seamaster range, such as a high-precision mechanical movement, unidirectional rotating bezel with minute scale for dive time recording or a second timing function, unique wave imprint on the dial, stainless steel strap or rubber bracelet with safety clasp and pushbuttons that function to a depth of 300 metres. Furthermore, this timepiece will benefit from unique field trials prior to its launch, thanks to OMEGA's association with Team New Zealand, who will be putting the watch through its paces as part of their stringent tests on all of their equipment for the next America's Cup. By the time it comes on to the market, this new Seamaster will therefore already be a genuine master of the sea!

note: Team New Zealand used the Omega Speedmaster Professional X-33 to defend The Cup in 2000.