Turquoise highlights pay tribute to defending champions Emirates Team New Zealand.

The Auld Mug is the affectionate nickname given to one of the most prestigious trophies in the world of competitive sailing. We're talking about the America's Cup — the sterling-silver trophy that teams from all over the world compete for.

The unusual outline of the bottomless ewer crafted by Garrard & Co. in 1848 can be seen on the counterweight of the central seconds hand on a new watch model called Planet Ocean Deep Black Emirates Team New Zealand Edition.

The watch was launched by Omega ahead of the 37th America's Cup with the Challenger Selection Series taking place next September. The watch celebrates the watchmaker's partnership with defending champions Emirates Team New Zealand, so a wealth of nods to the team's style can be found in the watch's design.

This primarily applies to the turquoise details. This could mislead fans of watchmaking who are familiar with the similar tone used by the Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS F1 team and their Official Engineering Partner IWC.

Omega's seconds hand with the trophy has turned turquoise, along with the lone numeral at 12 o'clock and the regatta countdown indicator at 3 o'clock. This color has also been used for the name of the Seamaster collection and the inscription indicating the watch's water resistance of 600 m.

Other turquoise details are the signature on the helium escape valve, stripes on the pushers, the Omega logo on the winding crown, and the team's logo on the caseback.

Bright turquoise looks particularly striking against a black background, so the designers placed their bets on unbeatable black ceramic. Not only has this material been used for the 45.5-mm case, it's used for the dial and solid caseback too.

The model also glows turquoise in the dark thanks to the carefully selected shade of Super-Luminova used on the hands and indexes. It's interesting to note that the modern material ceramic has been shaped using traditional techniques at Omega.

The dive scale has been applied to the ceramic bezel using white Grand Feu enamel. Concealed behind the caseback is Omega's Co-Axial Master Chronometer 9900 movement with a 60-hour power reserve.