Omega gained the coveted contract to time the Los Angeles Olympics in 1932, the primary Olympic occasion to introduce the three-level winner’s podium, awarding athletes with gold, silver and bronze medals. Marking its thirty first time on the rodeo this yr because the Official Timekeeper of the Paris Olympics and Paralympic Video games, Omega is in command of timing all 329 Olympic occasions throughout 32 sports activities. The sheer quantity of expertise and logistics deployed by Omega is really mind-boggling. For followers of Omega’s Olympic-related watches, the model has unveiled a sporty metal and gold version of the Seamaster Diver 300M and a captivating Chronoscope. Nevertheless, standing tall on the gold medal podium is the Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Version. Based mostly on the good-looking, though discontinued, CK 859 Re-Version with its classic sector dial, the Paris 2024 Version brings an actual sense of the Olympic spirit by fusing all three medal supplies. Moreover – albeit unintentionally – the Artwork Deco temper of the sector dial faucets into a really Parisian fashion that has invaded the capital throughout the Olympics.
Three Medals, One Case
Within the mid-Nineteen Thirties, Omega produced the CK 859 mannequin, a Calatrava or coin-edge case with a three-part building, a flat bezel and a raised crystal typical of the period. Re-edited in 2022 primarily based on a 1939 reference, it was warmly praised by our workforce and even declared by Robin as the most effective Omega mannequin of that yr. It did make a short comeback as a particular version for the Beijing 2022 Olympics in a extra luxurious Sedna Gold case.
Though the Paris 2024 Version abandons the CK 859 appellation, it shares many options with the Re-Version, together with the scale of the case. Measuring a compact and well-balanced 39mm throughout with a top of 11.7mm, the case is produced from Omega’s proprietary Bronze Gold alloy. Developed by the model to keep away from oxidation and tarnishing, this particular alloy contains 50% copper, 37.5% gold, silver and palladium. The result’s a smooth, pink color with out the inconvenience of tarnishing.
The caseback is sealed and embossed with the mirror-polished Paris 2024 medallion, the Olympic Flame (Marianne) and the Olympic Rings in opposition to a frosted background. Whereas some would possibly view the stable caseback as a becoming memento of the occasion, we predict it’s a disgrace that it conceals the manual-winding motion. To every his personal.
Artwork Deco Sector Dial
Representing the silver Olympic medal, the dial is produced from Ag 925 silver. Nevertheless, in our eyes, it deserves a gold medal for its profitable, elegant Artwork Deco sector dial. With its precision scales for the hours and minutes, the tracks will be interpreted as a reference to the Olympic tracks and the precision timings provided by Omega. Given the quantity of coaching and sacrifice athletes make investments, it’s reassuring to know that regardless of all of the variables on the market, one factor gained’t fail for them on the Olympics: honest timing.
One other unintentional however serendipitous facet issues the Artwork Deco temper on the dial. Whereas this typeface and font have appeared on the CK 859 and Beijing Olympic fashions, they tackle a brand new gentle on this Olympic context. As you’ll have seen, the streamlined logos, typefaces and fonts of the Paris 2024 Olympic Video games characteristic an overt Artwork Deco design language. Designed by the Parisian-based company Royalties (couldn’t have chosen a greater title!), the customized typeface and logos developed for the Paris 2024 Video games sits properly with the town’s inventive heritage because the cradle of Artwork Deco.
Framed by the round brushed scales, the centre of the dial options one other French speciality and is embellished with a Clous de Paris sample, repeated contained in the recessed small seconds counter at 6 o’clock. The Artwork Deco Arabic numerals at 12, 3 and 9 o’clock and the historic Omega brand are utilized to the central space of the dial, consolidating the watch’s retro spirit. Crafted in 18k Sedna Gold with a Bronze Gold coating, the time is learn with slender sword-shaped fingers.
Hidden from View
It’s a disgrace that the Omega manual-winding calibre 8926 is hidden by the caseback. Designed as a tribute to Omega’s signature calibre 30T that powered the CK 859 reference of 1939, the motion is full of all of the model’s newest expertise. As a up to date Grasp Chronometer calibre, the motion is subjected to Olympian assessments to make sure its resilience to magnetism, temperature fluctuations and different parameters and is double licensed by METAS and COSC as a chronometer. Two barrels make sure the strong 72-hour energy reserve, the steadiness spring is produced from silicon, the escapement is co-axial, and the ornament, which you’ll’t see, options Arabesque Geneva waves throughout the three bridges.
The watch is delivered in a particular Paris 2024 field and comes with a brown calfskin strap with a Bronze Gold pin buckle.
Availability & Worth
The Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Version is a particular version however not restricted. It retails for CHF 11,400 or EUR 13,200. For extra data, please seek the advice of omegawatches.com.
