Thursday 8 April, 2010 - 02:10 pm

Omega Speedmaster GMT Solar Impulse HB-SIA Watch

Omega 3603 Calibire

Omega Speedmaster GMT Solar Impulse HB-SIA watch first appeared in the Baselworld 2008. Even it is not a new product, for sure it is one of the most interesting and uncommon Speedmaster watches that Omega has released during the past few years.

Omega has been supporting the "Solar Impulse" Project since the very beginning, so, in order to pay tribute to this plane, the Omega watch was named after it. You will, for sure, notice the eye-catching orange “HB-SIA” inscription which suggests the name of the airplane - Hotel Bravo Solar Impulse Alpha. The bezel also features “Tachymeter Base 1000”in echoing orange.

Inside this Omega's unique timepiece, it is placed the exclusive Omega 3603 Calibire, a reliable COSC-certified chronometer with 55 hours power reserve. This automatic movement has equipped with Omega’s Co-Axial escapement and column wheel based chronograph complication.



Features:
•  Chronograph
•  Chronometer
•  Small seconds
•  Tachymeter
•  Numbered edition
•  24 hours GMT

Technical Data:
•    Cristal: Scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides
•    Case: Titanium
•    Dial: Black Carbon fibre
•    Water resistance: 100 m (330 feet)
•    Size: Gents
Diameter: 44.25 mm

Movement:

Caliber: Omega 3603

Self-winding chronograph with column wheel mechanism, free sprung-balance and Co-Axial Escapement for greater precision and durability. 2nd time zone through 24 hour hand. 12 hour and 30 minute totalizers, stop second function, start/stop push button, return-to-zero push button. Rhodium plated finish and gold plated engravings. Officially certified chronometer.

Power reserve: 55 hours






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Thursday 8 April, 2010 - 02:00 pm

The Solar Impulse Prototype Plane, HB-SIA, took off on its maiden flight at 10 a.m. on Wednesday.

OMEGA, one of Solar Impulse’s Main Partners

(The Solar Impulse prototype plane, HB-SIA)



The Solar Impulse prototype, with its 63-metre wingspan and weighing only 1700 kg, was flown by test pilot Markus Scherdel. Solar Impulse, with its aim of circumnavigating the globe in a plane powered only by solar energy, could ultimately lead to finding ways to reduce our dependency on non-renewable energy sources.

OMEGA, as one of Solar Impulse’s Main Partners, has supplied capital and technological support, including the performance simulation and testing system, an ingenious, lightweight system of landing lights and the so-called OMEGA Instrument.

The OMEGA Instrument, that displays significant parameters so as to assist the pilot during landing, was invented by astronaut and Swatch Group Board Member Claude Nicollier, who played an active role in the project from its earliest stages, led the flight control team in the telemetry room during Solar Impulse’s maiden flight.

The aircraft successfully landed after its long-awaited maiden flight with a perfect landing at the airport in Payerne after about two hours in the air. The flight proved to be emotionally charged. Bertrand Piccard commented, “I had too many tears in my eyes to see the plane! It went so silently, so softly . . . I’m overwhelmed.”



Omega has been supporting the "Solar Impulse" Project since the very beginning, so, in order to pay tribute to this plane, the Omega watch was named after it. You will, for sure, notice the eye-catching orange “HB-SIA” inscription which suggests the name of the airplane - Hotel Bravo Solar Impulse Alpha. The bezel also features “Tachymeter Base 1000”in echoing orange. [ Click here to read the whole review ]




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Source:

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Friday 5 March, 2010 - 12:00 pm

Joe Biden's Omega's Watch

Quartz Seamaster

(Joe Biden Wearing A Quartz Omega Seamaster Watch)



Joseph Robinette "Joe" Biden, Jr. was born in November 20, 1942. Joseph Biden is the 47th and current Vice President of the United States. He was first a United States Senator from Delaware, until his resignation on January 2009, when he was elected to the Vice Presidency. Biden became an attorney in 1969 and was elected to a county council in 1970. Biden was first elected to the Senate in 1972 and became the sixth-youngest senator in U.S. history. He was re-elected to the Senate six times and was the fourth most senior senator at the time of his resignation.



( Omega Seamaster 300 M Quartz)





Description:

Steel on steel
Reference: 2221.80.00

MOVEMENT
Caliber: Omega 1538
Quartz precision movement with rhodium-plated finish. End of battery life indicator
Power Reserve: 27 / 36 months

CRYSTAL
Domed anti-reflective, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal

CASE & DIAL
Stainless steel case
Blue dial

WATER RESISTANCE
Down to: 300 meters
1000 feet

Size:
Case Diameter: 41 mm








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Friday 12 February, 2010 - 02:20 pm

Omega and the Vancouver Olympic Winter Games 2010

The giant OMEGA Countdown Clock approaches the fantastic Opening Ceremony of the Olympic Games today in Vancouver. OMEGA’s professionals are actively involved in preparations for the competition where, for the 24th time, the Swiss specialists will serve as Official Timekeepers at the Olympic Games and also -on the 12th of March- at the Paralympic Games.

At OMEGA’s first timekeeping assignment for the Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany in 1936, a lone OMEGA technician brought 27 stopwatches which were used to time each event at the Games.
Seventy years later in Turin, the watchmaking company deployed 208 professionals – 127 timekeepers and 81 data handlers – armed with 220 tons of equipment.



At the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games OMEGA mobilises the largest timekeeping contingent in the history of winter sport. The Games will take place over a 17-day period beginning on the 12th of February when, more than 5,500 athletes and officials from more than 80 countries, will make it the largest Olympic Winter Games ever. The Paralympic Winter Games, for which OMEGA is also Official Timekeeper, start on the 12th of March and will continue for ten days. The Games’ organisers anticipate that the Vancouver 2010 Paralympic Winter Games will attract 1,350 athletes and officials from more than forty countries.




The Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games will attract an estimated three billion television viewers worldwide. More than 10,000 members of the press are planning to attend and it is projected that the vancouver2010.com website will be visited 75 million times.

This year, for the Vancouver Olympic Games, Omega has launched a brand new limited Seamaster edition of 2,010 timepieces in order to commemorate the sport event and will also make the colorful attraction of the Canadian’s Vancouver 2010 Olympic Games.





      The metallic red bezel pays a tribute to the Canadian flag, and the Olympic Colored Rings attached as counterweight to the seconds hand. As for the specifications, the Omega Seamaster 2010 is powered by a 2500 movement that employs the reliable and high-performance Omega Co-Axial escapement, it is 300 m water-proof. It is also equipped with a helium valve, a screw-down winding crown, and features the robust and stylish “Bond” Seasmaster stainless steel bracelet. The case has the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games logo engraved on its back, the unique series number, and the Ilanaak symbol of the Olympic Games.






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[ Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games Official Web Site ]


[ Omega Watches' Official Web Site ]



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