The first official watch for the 2024 Summer Olympics.
In 1949, Longines and Omega presented what was revolutionary technology for timekeeping at competitions. Chronocaméra used a beam of light at the finish line and a timer activated when athletes crossed the finish line, accurate to a hundredth of a second.
When the timer was activated, the slit photo-finish camera simultaneously recorded the moment the line was crossed. Official results were announced 10 seconds after the photographs were developed.
At next year's Olympics in Paris, a system called Scan'O'Vision MYRIA will be used at the finish line, which can record 10,000 frames per second. The company Omega, which has been the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games since 1932, continues to perfect their technology in both the field of professional equipment and wristwatches.
The watch brand based in Biel tends to prepare a whole host of novelties ahead of the Olympics. For example, a number of special Aqua Terra 150M and Planet Ocean 600M editions were prepared ahead of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics.
In July this year, Omega unveiled a 365-day countdown clock for the Olympics, located right at the foot of the Eiffel Tower, alongside their simultaneous launch of a new Olympic watch series in the wristwear line.
The first was the Seamaster Diver 300M "Paris 2024" Special Edition, the only steel watch with a gold bezel in the current Seamaster Diver 300M collection. There are a number of nods to the upcoming Games in this model. A medallion made of Moonshine Gold is integrated into the caseback with the emblem of the Paris 2024 Olympics.
Omega Seamaster Diver 300M “Paris 2024” Special Edition
Below is the inscription Paris 2024 and the Olympic rings. The logo of the Games has been placed on the second hand. Another Olympic touch can be found in the numerals used for the date aperture, which are rendered using the official Olympic typography for Paris 2024.
The watch housed in a 42-mm case is worn on a steel bracelet with the patented Omega Quick Change System, which allows the bracelet to be swiftly switched. The bracelet can be interchanged with a dedicated selection of Paris 2024 NATO straps, inspired by the five colors of the Olympic rings.
The novelty is equipped with a METAS-certified Co-Axial Master Chronometer 8800 movement: the caliber traditionally used in the Seamaster collection.