A Horological World’s First: Omega Unveils Two Chronographs Chiming the Elapsed Time
Few names have such charisma in the world of watches as Omega. Since its founding in 1848, the long-established Swiss manufacturer has been pushing the boundaries of watchmaking with avant-garde achievements, cutting-edge technologies and innovative design. Whether on NASA lunar missions, on the wrist of James Bond, or at the finish line of the world’s biggest sporting events, Omega watches have always been in the thick of the action.
That’s why the announcement of two new chronographs actually comes as no surprise. However, they are so spectacular that even seasoned Omega fans and Speedmaster enthusiasts will probably be stunned. Both the Olympic 1932 Chrono Chime and the Speedmaster Chrono Chime are beating to the rhythm of the new Co-Axial Master Chronometer Caliber 1932, a joint development with Blancpain that had been in the making over the course of six years and brings together two milestones of Omega’s history, the invention of the minute repeater in 1892 and the pocket chronographs used to time the Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games, which marked the company?s debut as Official Timekeeper.
We are speaking of nothing less than a fully integrated split-seconds chronograph that is able to measure the 1/10th of a second and a minute repeater that incorporates a world’s first: the chiming of the elapsed times. Fully integrated needs to be highlighted because it means that both highly ambitious complications are fused together in one m...
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