Michael Phelps rencontre deux astronautes chez Omega
General Thomas Stafford, who commanded four NASA space missions and Captain Eugene Cernan, the last man to walk on the moon, meet Olympic superstar Michael Phelps the day after their countryman won his eighth gold medal at the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games. The meeting took place at the OMEGA Pavilion on the Olympic Green on 18 August 2008. The three men are brand ambassadors for OMEGA, Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games and maker of the Speedmaster, the only wristwatch ever to have been worn on the moon... more
19 août 2008
The precision chronographs in the Olympic Timeless Collection pay special tribute to the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing and to Omega's key contributions to the art and science of sports timekeeping. The watches recall the chronographs used at the 1932 Los Angeles Games when Omega was named Official Timekeeper for the first time. Six of the models in the Collection feature the Arabic numerals and the red OMEGA name and logo found on those early models and share an extraordinarily striking feature... 
The OMEGA Seamaster NZL-32 combines elegance with functionality. Designed for the regatta, this attractive watch is also a high-precision instrument capable of measuring performance to one-eighth of a second. This new model, with its carefully designed aesthetics and readability, is sure to appeal to America’s Cup fans as well as the wider public. Particular attention was paid to the key needs of the skipper and his crew during a regatta. The “start of the regatta” function clearly indicates the ten minutes preceding the starting signal by means of a special five-dot indicator... 
Omega reaffirms its position as a collector’s brand on April 14 and 15, 2007 when Antiquorum holds its Omegamania theme sale in Geneva with a live satellite link to the Baselworld watch fair. The Omegamania auction has been meticulously prepared and no detail has been overlooked to attract the widest circle of bidders. To reassure first-time and on-line bidders, Omega has taken the unprecedented step of offering a two-year factory guarantee for each of the 300 lots in the catalogue — even the most ancient pocket-watch... 
Omega gets off to a spectacular start in 2007 with the arrival of the Co-Axial Chronoscope collection, a handsome and sportier addition to the elite De Ville family. Inspired by the design of the successful De Ville Rattrapante collection, the mechanical, self-winding gentlemen’s De Ville Co-Axial Chronoscope chronograph is powered by Omega's proprietary Co-Axial Escapement technology and delivers unsurpassed visibility of its multiple timekeeping functions... 
For all the technological advances, this latest addition to the Planet Ocean range is a Seamaster through and through. We are reminded of its origins by the Seamaster’s traditional Seahorse emblem on the screw-down back, the fluted bezel, smooth link bracelet and strong use of contrasting colours on the dial. The Seamaster family is a core range of Omega’s watchmaking heritage and the sportiest member of the 1950’s trio, which also includes the classic Railmaster and the Speedmaster... 
The X2’s name refers to the juxtaposition of the audaciously large gold Roman and Arabic numerals on the three-hour markers and in the big date window. Self-assured design gestures such as this, combined with fine workmanship are the key to the X2’s intriguing looks. On the dial the three dimensional, highly polished applied numerals, Omega logo and name are all crafted out of 18-ct red gold. The black dial offsets the white painted “railway” minute track and date numbers... 
