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The Amirillo Sunday News, July 25th, 1948 |
Three versions of the Olympic London 2012 Seamaster co-axial chronometer watches are available.
The most sporty looking of the three is a Seamaster chronograph timepiece with a steel case and bracelet surrounding a blue dial priced at $7,600. The Olympic Logo is emblazoned in steel on the case back.
The second chronograph timepiece is more classical in design. A red gold case and blue dial and strap - currently the most trendiest color combination. This Seamaster features a transparent case-back revealing its movement.


At the heart of the first two watches is an Omega 3313 self-winding chronograph movement with a highly efficient column wheel mechanism and Co-axial Escapement ensuring maximum precision. The watches harbor a free sprung balance and display a date,hour,minute and continuous small seconds hand. A central chronograph hand ensures reliable timing of the races.
Both the Chronograph watches are equipped with a crown which screws into the tube of the case and locks. This feature maximizes the water resistancy of the watch to 500 meters.

The dial of the watches are protected by a domed scratch resistant Sapphire crystal treated with an anti-reflective coating enabling maximum read out against the glare of the sun.
Omega is the Official Timekeepers at the Olympic Games and has been since Los Angeles 1932 Olympic Games and the 1936 Olympic Winter Games in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany - when a single Omega technician came to the games hauling 27 stopwatches. In the intervening years , from then till now, Omega's expertise in Olympic timekeeping has increased dramatically.
In this years Olympics all eyes will be on 26 year old Omega Ambassador Swimmer Legend Micheal Phelps winner of no less than 14 gold medals and 2 bronze with Omega timing his progression stroke by stroke.
As far as efficiency, durability and precision goes, these watches are the complete package. All three timepieces attract different tastes for different occasions.
Purchasing a watch commemorating an event adds a collectible quality to the timepiece especially if manufactured in limited editions.
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