This is a fantasy piece. Omega has never put the Worldtimer complication inside a Planet Ocean case, so the "Black Project" is a custom build, not a real reference. That is worth stating up front, because the spec table and the rest of the description lean on the idea that this is a genuine config.
| Spec | Detail |
|---|---|
| Factory | VS Factory (VSF) |
| Reference | Custom/Black Project (Planet Ocean 600M Worldtimer 45.5mm, black ceramic, fantasy build) |
| Movement | VSF Caliber 8938 automatic, 1:1 super clone, 25,200 vph, jumping hour |
| Case dimensions | 45.5mm diameter, ~17.4mm thick |
| Material | Brushed black ceramic (ZrO2) |
| Bezel | Unidirectional black ceramic with white enamel diving scale |
| Dial | Monochrome, global city ring, 3D laser-ablated titanium Earth map in greyscale, black/white 24-hour ring |
| Strap | Black rubber with white stitching, black ceramic deployant clasp |
The case. 45.5mm in brushed black ceramic. This is the Planet Ocean profile, not the Aqua Terra, which is the whole point of the fantasy. The black ceramic absorbs light and reads completely matte, no reflection anywhere. The helium escape valve sits at 10, as it does on the Planet Ocean. At 17.4mm thick it is a heavy, uncompromising case, and the black ceramic makes it read as military hardware rather than jewelry.
The dial. Monochrome, replicated by VS Factory (VSF). The Worldtimer layout is here, but stripped of color. The titanium Earth map is rendered in greys and blacks, the city ring is grey and white, and the 24-hour ring is black and white. The broad-arrow hands and indices are filled with white lume. It is the Worldtimer dial translated into a monochrome palette, and it reads completely differently from the blue versions.
The bezel. The Planet Ocean dive bezel, not the fixed Worldtimer bezel. Unidirectional black ceramic with a white enamel diving scale. That is the giveaway that this is a mashup. The Worldtimer does not have a rotating dive bezel.
The movement. VSF Caliber 8938. The world-time function is real, so the 24-hour ring rotates and the jumping hour hand sets local time without stopping the minute or seconds hands. That part carries over from the Aqua Terra Worldtimer.
The takeaway. This is a fantasy build, and you should know that going in. It combines the Planet Ocean dive case with the Worldtimer dial, which Omega has never done. If that is what you want, the execution is solid: real black ceramic, real 8938 world-time function, and a cohesive monochrome look. But anyone who knows Omega will spot it as a custom piece immediately, because the reference does not exist. If you want the Worldtimer complication in a dive shell and do not care about authenticity to a catalog, this is it. If you want something that passes as a genuine Omega, this is not the one. VS Factory (VSF) built it well, but it is a what-if, not a real reference.