Novelties with a vintage design dedicated to the Paris 2024 Olympics.

Apart from the indispensable Omega used to time the Olympics in 1936, marketing material from that time shows monopusher chronographs with concentric "snail" scales on their dials.

The "snail" design which was fashionable in the 1930s and 1940s is making a comeback on this year's watches dedicated to the Olympics. It will be Omega's 31st time as Official Timekeeper at the upcoming 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.

Following the Olympic Seamaster 300M unveiled at the end of last year, four versions of the Speedmaster Chronoscope Paris 2024 have arrived in 43-mm cases made of steel and the trademark Moonshine gold alloy.

The Olympic connection only becomes clear when you flip the case over: the solid caseback is decorated with the Paris 2024 logo. But overall, the designers have managed to avoid going over the top with the nods.

At the end of the day, the Paris Olympics aim to be more than a sporting event — it's also set to be an important event in the fashion calendar. There's a good reason why the holding LVMH has become the Premium Partner of Paris 2024, while the host country's athletes will be kitted out in uniforms by Berluti.

The use of a solid caseback is a little disappointing, given that it conceals the hand-wound 9908/9909 movement. The first members of the Speedmaster Chronoscope series appeared in Omega's collection in 2021 with a pattern of Côtes de Genève stripes radiating out from the balance wheel revealed in a window on the large mainplate.

 It's a METAS-certified Master Chronometer, so you can count on the watch to perform on accuracy with daily gains or losses no greater than 0/+5 seconds as stated in the criteria for certification. After all, this is ultimately a watch with an increased focus on precision by the veteran timekeeper of the Olympic Games.