In less than 24 hours, you’ll be able to watch the opening ceremony of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games, broadcasted live from Pyeongchang, South Korea. Omega has timed the Olympic games for 86 years (since the Los Angeles Games in 1932!), and for this year’s competition, the venerable Swiss watchmaker introduced two separate lines of Olympic Seamasters. We already covered the more colorful and sporty take on the best-selling model here, and today, we’d like to show you the more upscale, Olympic-medal-inspired take on it.  
This new line encompasses three watches directly influenced by the three winning medals handed out on the traditional Olympic podium. However, Omega is using gold in each of the 39.5 mm watches rather than a different material in each. 18K yellow gold takes the form of the traditional first place material, 18k Canopus gold for the “silver” model, and 18k Sedna gold for the “bronze” model. The 18k yellow gold version of the new Seamaster Olympic Games Gold lineup.
You probably recognize Sedna gold, which is a proprietary alloy Omega developed in 2013 that blends gold, copper, and palladium to create a rose gold look. What you won’t recognize here is Canopus gold, which is a brand new, exclusive alloy Omega has created for this specific watch that closely resembles white gold. Details are currently sparse on what the new alloy is made of, but it’s always intriguing when brands put their chemistry hats ...