‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ star Christopher Briney swapped his Constellation for a Seamaster
The era of the pretty boy watch is already over
WHEN CHRISTOPHER BRINEY sent young hearts wild as Conrad Fisher in The Summer I Turned Pretty, his choice of watch became a piece of character shorthand for the age of the “pretty boy”. The vintage Omega Constellation – affectionately name-checked on set as the “Connie” – was the ultimate slim accessory, discreet and decliate coded, it sat naturally within Conrad’s wardrobe and character’s reserved nature.
Fast-forward to a recent New York Knicks game, and Briney’s choice of watch IRL tells a different story. Briney was at the game with co-star Sean Kaufman when the pair were caught on the arena’s infamous Kiss Cam. And yes, they played along like the good sports you’d hope they’d be. But the real star was on Briney’s wrist. The vintage Constellation has been swapped for Omega’s Seamaster Planet Ocean 42 mm, the brand’s modern professional dive watch that sits at the opposite end of the Omega catalogue in terms of intent if not taste. In short, Briney has traded the skies for the seas.
Where the Connie is often the first step for serious-minded beginners, the Planet Ocean is unapologetically worn by those who have gleefully drunk the timepiece Kool-Aid. Its stainless steel 42 mm case carries real heft, while the ceramic bezel and bold Arabic numerals give it visual clarity that makes for a robust yet smart-looking watch.
The standout detail of the new Seamaster is the new ceramic bezel, rendered in Planet Ocean orange. This is a heritage cue that nods back to the line’s original dive-watch identity, when high-visibility accents were a functional necessity rather than a stylistic flourish.
Powered by one of Omega’s Co-Axial Master Chronometer movements and engineered for 600 metres of water resistance, the watch sits within a Seamaster lineage stretching back to 1948, when Omega began refining maritime tool watches as everyday companions. Since its debut in 2005, Planet Ocean has represented the bolder, more technical offshoot of that family. For Briney, it’s a good graduation from the Connie as far as next investment timepieces go.
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