When you think about Omega, what comes to mind" James Bond, the moon landing, the Olympics" Whatever it is, your first thought is probably not tourbillons. However, if you take a close look at Omega’s long history, you’ll discover a handful of very significant milestones in that horological field. It was Omega, in fact, that created the first wristwatch tourbillon movement in 1947. Nearly 50 years later, in 1994, the Swiss brand introduced the first self-winding tourbillon wristwatch with a center-mounted cage, and followed it up a decade later with the first chronometer-certified wrist tourbillon. This week, Omega rolled out its latest achievement: the first manual-winding, wrist-borne tourbillon that meets the rigid standards of Omega’s in-house Master Chronometer certification.
Omega De Ville Tourbillon Numbered Edition

The 43-mm case of the De Ville Tourbillon Numbered Edition combines two precious metal alloys that have become signatures of the Omega brand. The casebody (along with and crown logo and buckle logo) are made of 18K Canopus gold, a proprietary white-gold alloy of particular brilliance, while the bezel, lugs and caseback are in 18K Sedna gold, Omega’s in-house-developed rose-gold alloy that incorporates copper and palladium for a fiery reddish gleam. The dial, also constructed of Sedna gold, has a sun-brushed, black PVD finish. In dead center of the dial is the tourbillon cage, whose hand-polished bevels are made of b...