Monthly Archives: February 2006

Press Release – Last Man on the Moon takes walk with OMEGA

“Last Man on the Moon”, Omega Ambassador Gene Cernan

“Last Man on the Moon”, Omega Ambassador Gene Cernan

Former NASA Astronaut Gene Cernan, the last man on the moon, took a leisurely morning walk through Turin as a guest of OMEGA, Official Timekeeper of the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games. Following a visit to the Olympic Games Exhibition in the Galleria San Federico at the OMEGA Pavilion, Mr. Cernan commented on the similarities between the achievement of athletes who train for years and overcome enormous obstacles to reach the Olympic Games with the Apollo 17 mission to the moon, which he described as “my own Olympic Games.”  The similarity was also evident, he said, “in the athletes’ desire to share an exceptional achievement with their fans and fellow countrymen and with the team that made their performance  possible.”

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Reflecting on the progress of technology and science in sports timekeeping, Gene Cernan recalled that when he was a boy, sports events were timed using stopwatches, which still permitted human error, but that today’s timekeeping systems had virtually eliminated the possibility for human errors to impact the results. Mr. Cernan wore an OMEGA Speedmaster on his missions into space and walks on the moon, and appreciates the value of precision timekeeping in sports and space.

Later the same day Mr. Cernan returned to the OMEGA Pavilion, where he boarded the OMEGA bobsleigh for a photo session and met with guests of OMEGA and local VIPS in the OMEGA Lounge.

Gene Cernan’s first voyage into space was on the Gemini 9 mission, launched on June 3, 1966, during which he made a record 2 hour 10 minutes space walk. He flew again to the moon in May of 1969 and returned as commander of the Apollo 17 mission, when he spent over 22 hours walking on the moon and explored 21 miles of the moon’s surface.

The choice of OMEGA to supply the most accurate and reliable timekeeping equipment was first made by the International Olympic Committee in 1932. Seventy-four years later, the world’s top athletes again look to OMEGA for comprehensive competition results. OMEGA also serves as Official Timekeeper to the Paralympic Games, and will represent The Swatch Group as the designated Official Timekeeper at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

Visitors to the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games are invited to visit the OMEGA PAVILION at the Galleria San Federico, Via Roma 54, Turin, Italy.

Press Release – Omega Torino Olympic 2006 Collection

Omega Speedmaster CoAxial Rattrapante Torino Olympic 3886.30.37

Omega Speedmaster CoAxial Rattrapante Torino Olympic 3886.30.37

OMEGA has an unparalleled history in sports timekeeping. First named Official Timekeeper at the Olympic Games in Los Angeles in 1932, OMEGA’s expertise in sports timekeeping and ability to deliver precise and reliable results led to the company’s appointment as Official Timekeeper for a total of twenty-one Olympic Games over the course of the 20th century. The Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games mark the return of OMEGA to its historic role. To celebrate, OMEGA presents the OMEGA Torino Olympic 2006 Collection, a series of three Limited Edition chronographs.

February 1st 2006 – read more below the gallery

The renewed relationship between OMEGA and the Olympic Games is highlighted on each of the Torino 2006 Olympic Collection chronographs by the five interlocking coloured rings that so famously represent the Olympic Games. A strikingly innovative application of nanotechnology has enabled OMEGA to integrate this historic symbol with extraordinary precision and fidelity into the watch design. The coloured rings form the counterweight of the split-seconds or central seconds hand on the three chronographs, celebrating the Olympic Games and recalling OMEGA’s record of continuous innovation in both watchmaking and sports timekeeping. The role of OMEGA as Official Timekeeper to the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games is underscored by the  “torino 2006” mark on the dial and by the Olympic rings symbol, the OMEGA name and symbol and the inscription “Official Timekeeper” stamped on the case back. An additional inscription on the case back enhances the exclusive character of the Torino 2006 Olympic Collection chronographs: “Torino 2006 Limited Edition”, followed by the engraved limited series number of the piece. The number of pieces in each of the three Limited Editions highlights the year 2006 and the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games: 01/26, 001/206, or 0001/2006.

Speedmaster Broad Arrow Co-Axial Rattrapante

The centrepiece of the OMEGA Torino Olympic 2006 Collection is this Speedmaster Broad Arrow Co-Axial Rattrapante. The five coloured rings form the counterweight of the Rattrapante hand, and the “torino 2006” mark in blue at 12 o’clock underscores OMEGA’s role as Official Timekeeper. The dial’s facetted, luminous Broad Arrow hour and minute hands recall those of the original Speedmasters; all hands are blued, as are the facetted hour markers. A black tachometric scale is engraved on the bezel; a red pulsometric scale circumscribes the silvered dial. The hour marker zone and silver-edged counters are highlighted with a rhodium colour. Below the 12-hour totalizer and date window at 6 o’clock are the words “Lap Timer” in black. The Speedmaster case in polished steel features a sapphire crystal and is water-resistant to 100 metres / 330 feet. This Limited Edition Co-Axial Rattrapante is powered by the exclusive self-winding OMEGA calibre 3612. This officially certified chronometer (COSC) movement has a power reserve of 55 hours and is fitted with OMEGA’s proprietary Co-Axial Escapement and the OMEGA free sprung-balance. The split-seconds chronograph mechanism, controlled by a double column-wheel in blued steel, ensures precision start, stop and reset functions for the chronograph hand, the split-seconds hand and the hour and minute totalisers. A vertical coupling also ensures no jump or delay in the chronograph hand and split-seconds hand when the chronograph is started. A hand-stitched brown leather strap enhances the elegance of this superb timepiece. Engraved on the case back: Torino 2006 Limited Edition (01/26).

Seamaster Aqua Terra Column-Wheel Chronograph

The second chronograph of three comprising the Limited Edition Torino 2006 Olympic Collection, this striking Seamaster Aqua Terra Column-Wheel Chronograph features the Olympic rings symbol on the counterweight of the chronograph seconds hand, and highlights OMEGA’s return to the Olympic Games with the official “torino 2006” mark in blue, which appears beneath the date window and hour totaliser at 6 o’clock. A pulsometer scale in red circumscribes the silvered dial. The facetted hour markers are blued, as are the hour and minute hands, which feature SuperLuminova inserts,  and the accessory counter hands. The heart of the Torino 2006 Collection Seamaster Aqua Terra Chronograph is the OMEGA calibre 3301 self-winding chronometer-chronograph movement. With its 55-hour power reserve, official chronometer certification and column-wheel mechanism, this calibre is one of OMEGA’s most prestigious chronograph movements. The calibre 3301 is also fitted with OMEGA’s proprietary free sprung-balance without index, which ensures the stability of the watch’s performance over long periods of use. The Aqua Terra Chrono has a sapphire crystal and is water-resistant to 150 meters / 330 feet. The stainless-steel case, pushers and crown offer contrasting polished and satin brushed steel surfaces, as does the elegant satin-brushed steel link bracelet. Engraved on the case back: Torino 2006 Limited Edition (001/206).

Speedmaster Automatic

Completing the Limited Edition Torino 2006 Olympic Collection is this elegant Speedmaster Reduced, featuring the five coloured rings that represent the Olympic Games as the counterweight of its central seconds hand. Over the 12-hour totalizer at 6 o’clock is the Torino 2006 mark in blue. A black tachometric scale is engraved on the satin-brushed bezel, and a red pulsometric scale circumscribes the silvered dial. The black baton hour and minute hands with SuperLuminova inserts and the small seconds hand, also in black, give this chronograph a sportier look. The central seconds hand and those of the 30-minute and 12-hour totalisers are rhodium plated, as are the hour markers. Contrasting satin-brushed and polished steel surfaces characterize the case, pushers, crown and each of the links in the steel bracelet. The Torino 2006 Olympic Collection Speedmaster is powered by the OMEGA calibre 3220 self-winding chronograph calibre, whose high-performance winding system ensures a power reserve of 40 hours. With its luxurious finish of special waves, circular graining and gold-plated engravings, the calibre 3220 movement is a perfect reflection of this Speedmaster’s stylish elegance. Engraved on the case back: Torino 2006 Limited Edition (0001/2006).

The OMEGA Olympic Torino 2006 Collection will undoubtedly appeal to collectors of classic timepieces, and in particular to those linked by design with the Olympic Games and the significant role of OMEGA as Official Timekeeper to the Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games.

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Press Release – Omega Speedmaster Olympic Timeless Collection

Omega Speedmaster Date Olympic Timeless 3516.20.00

Omega Speedmaster Date Olympic Timeless 3516.20.00

OMEGA has an unparalleled history in sports timekeeping. The first company ever appointed Official Timekeeper for all Olympic disciplines, OMEGA supplied 30 chronographs and counters for use at the Olympic Games held in Los Angeles in 1932. Such was the OMEGA timekeepers’ expertise that the brand with the Greek letter was chosen to serve as Official Timekeeper at twenty-one Olympic Games over the course of the 20th century—more than any other company.

February 1st 2006 – read more below the gallery

The Torino 2006 Olympic Winter Games mark OMEGA’s return to its historic role as Official Timekeeper—and the record-breaking eleventh time the company has been called upon to assure the split-second accuracy and reliability of competition results at the Olympic Winter Games. To mark the occasion, OMEGA presents the Olympic Timeless Collection. Six striking chronographs celebrate the Olympic Games and recall OMEGA’s innovative contributions to the art and science of sports timekeeping.

The Olympic Timeless Collection recalls the very beginnings of OMEGA’s timekeeping exploits with a design that harks back to the chronographs produced by the brand in the 1930s and used at the 1932 Los Angeles Games. Each of the chronographs in the Olympic Timeless Collection features the red OMEGA name and symbol found on the original 1932 chronographs. Further underscoring OMEGA’s return to its traditional role at the Olympic Games are the Olympic rings symbol, the OMEGA name and symbol and the inscription “Official Timekeeper”, stamped on the case back. Perhaps the most striking feature of these Olympic Timeless Collection chronographs is one that also represents a remarkable first for OMEGA. An innovative application of nanotechnology has enabled OMEGA to integrate the most famous symbol of the Olympic Games into the design of the Olympic Timeless Collection. On each of the six watches, the five interlocking coloured rings are placed as the counterweight of the central seconds hand. Reproduced with extraordinary precision and fidelity, this historic symbol celebrates the Olympic Games and exemplifies OMEGA’s unparalleled record of innovation in watchmaking and sports timekeeping.

Seamaster Chronograph

The Seamaster chronograph in the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection combines white Arabic numerals and red chronograph counter hands on a black dial protected by a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. Its distinctive Olympic look is underscored by the rhodium-plated Olympic Rings as the counterweight of the chronograph seconds hand. Its divers’ watch status is underscored by the robust case, the unidirectional rotating stainless-steel bezel, patented OMEGA helium escape valve and water resistance to 300 meters / 1000 feet guaranteed by a screw-in crown with O-ring gasket and decompression ring, screw-in pushers and a screw-in case back. The sporty look of this chronograph, which is enhanced by a tough, water-resistant rubber strap, belies the high-end technology inside. The Seamaster Chronograph of the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection uses the exclusive OMEGA calibre 3303 movement. This self-winding OMEGA chronograph movement is a certified chronometer and uses a column-wheel chronograph mechanism – the sign of a truly superior chronograph.

Speedmaster Date

The Speedmaster Date in the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection has red chronograph hands and blued-steel hour, minute and small seconds hands set against a white dial. Available exclusively with a matching stainless-steel bracelet, it retains the typical Speedmaster feature of a tachometer scale engraved on the stainless-steel bezel and has a scratch-resistant sapphire crystal. This chronograph is powered by the OMEGA calibre 1152 self-winding chronograph movement, which has an exclusive rhodium-plated finish and a power reserve of 44 hours. The Speedmaster Date of the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection is water resistant to 30 metres / 100 feet.

Speedmaster Broad Arrow

The design of the Speedmaster Broad Arrow in the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection combines the red chronograph hands and the red OMEGA symbol and name with the traditional black dial of the Speedmaster, reminiscent of that of the legendary Speedmaster Professional “Moon Watch”. Incorporating the striking “broad arrow” hands found on the very first Speedmaster models, the Speedmaster Broad Arrow of the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection uses OMEGA’s high-end column-wheel chronograph movement, OMEGA calibre 3303. This exclusive OMEGA movement has a 55-hour power reserve, stop-seconds function and uses the OMEGA free sprung-balance to offer better regulating stability. The Speedmaster Broad Arrow of the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection is water resistant to 100 metres / 330 feet and is available exclusively with a matching stainless steel bracelet.

Speedmaster Ladies’

The Speedmaster Ladies’ of the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection derives from the original gents’ Speedmaster, launched in 1957 and later chosen by NASA for its manned voyages to the moon. The Ladies’ Speedmaster uses a reduced case size and retains the classic tachometric scale on the bezel. The hour markers on the mother-of-pearl dial appear in the official colours of the Olympic Games—yellow, blue, black, red, and green—and complement the coloured rings on the counterweight of the central seconds hand. The heart of this distinctive model is the OMEGA calibre 3220 self-winding chronograph calibre; the movement’s high-performance winding system ensures a power reserve of 40 hours. This Speedmaster Ladies’ of the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection is protected by a sapphire crystal and is water-resistant to 100 metres / 330 feet. Available exclusively with a white alligator leather strap that subtly underlines its feminine elegance.

De Ville Co-Axial Chronograph

The De Ville Co-Axial Chronograph of the OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection has a sober white dial, elegantly set off by the thematic design reference to OMEGA and the Olympic Games. The De Ville Co-Axial collection represents the fine art of watchmaking in all respects. Its case design recalls the popular OMEGA models of the fifties; all models feature the revolutionary OMEGA Co-Axial Escapement, which offers better long-term accuracy. The De Ville Co-Axial Chronograph of the OMEGA Olympic Collection is powered by OMEGA calibre 3313, a self-winding chronograph movement with official chronometer certification and a 55-hour power reserve. Protected by a sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on the inside and water-resistant to 100 metres / 330 feet, it is available exclusively with a brown alligator leather strap and stainless-steel foldover clasp.

De Ville Co-Axial Chronograph Ladies’

The De Ville Co-Axial Chronograph Ladies’ of the OMEGA Timeless Collection is a tribute to the Olympic Games and a celebration of the fine art of watchmaking. The diamond-set bezel and refined mother-of-pearl dial set off Arabic numerals in the official colours of the Olympic Games, with a diamond briolette on the crown completing the luxury touch. Elliptical counters add a subtly feminine refinement of the popular OMEGA models of the fifties. This superb Olympic Timeless Collection De Ville is powered by the high-end calibre 3313 self-winding chronograph movement, which is fitted with the OMEGA Co-Axial Escapement for better long-term accuracy. The movement’s precision is attested by its chronometer certificate issued by the official Swiss chronometer testing institute COSC. It has a power reserve of 55 hours. Fitted with a domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on the inside, this De Ville Co-Axial Chronograph Ladies’ is water resistant to 100 metres / 330 feet and is available exclusively with a white alligator leather strap.
The OMEGA Olympic Timeless Collection will undoubtedly appeal to collectors of Olympic Games memorabilia, although the design of these unique timepieces is sure to interest admirers of classic timepieces as well, collectors of OMEGA chronographs in particular.

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