These appear to be a new release for SIHH, on Fratello but not on the Omega site yet: https://www.fratellowatches.com/omeg...es-collection/
Relatively tasteful for a sports themed collection. Stopwatch inspired and a large but not entirely insane 39.5mm. I'm subtracting points for the crown.
Am a big Omega fan, but those are a bit ....Swatch watch like, sorry but not good.
I like the look of these.The olympic branding is subtle.Thanks for showing.
I'm surprised the IOC have allowed the use of the Olympic rings on the dial; they are very tight on that ...
Omega is the official time keeper I guess so that is what they get.
Any other examples of watches with the Olympic Rings on the dial?
I don’t get these, or the previous round of Olympic special’s they did, Joe Public isn’t going to be a hardcore-enough Olympics fan to want one (especially at Omega price point) so all they’re good for is giving away to the athletes, which if they then decide to sell on might make them worth a premium somehow, otherwise am I missing the point?
Yes. Rich people from all over the world travel to the Olympics and buy these things as souvenirs. There's also the marketing aspect. Omega makes tons of co-branded watches that I wouldn't wear if given to me. Clearly, they don't do it for no reason.Originally Posted by trainspanner
I quite like some of the Olympic watches.
I'm not sure about these. I'll need to see one in person, as a number of brands renders look nothing like the real thing.
No doubt very expensive for what looks v similar to a modern Dynamic type look though.
It's just a matter of time...
Nothing new
The IOC are filthy scumbags, why wouldn't they prostitute themselves to Omega for money after doing it for everyone else?
Err Omega have been making Olympic themed watches with rings slapped everywhere since at leasts the mid 1950s, perhaps earlier. Not exactly a new thing. There have been literally dozens, hundreds even of Olympic limited Editions over the years, some OK and some awful. Try a google image search on 'Omega Olympics' for a few
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=om...w=1280&bih=739
I rather like these new ones, they have something of the Dynamic about them which to me is a good thing. If they aren't silly money I may be tempted, but of course they will be,
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I hadn’t really noticed them, however is you look at the above link on images few of them have the rings on the dial.
That is true, but look closely at the second hands, they often use a god awful 5 rings counterweight. Here is Omega's own Olympic site section with the current offerings which aren't as terrible as some from days gone by:
https://www.omegawatches.com/watches...ction/catalog/
Sadly not for me but the one above is the best of the lot IMHO
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I absolutely love em....!
I’m confused about 2 things here?
1. This isn’t an Olympic year (unless these are for the Winter Olympics).
2. Isn’t the speedmaster range more appropriate for a sports themed watch?
1 - Yes, I think it’s the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Olympics in South Korea
2 - While I’m sure the world really needed another Speedmaster special edition, perhaps it’s a good thing they tried something else for a change!
You can read more about the Seamaster Olympic Games Collection in a Hodinkee article: link. Omega are producing 2032 watches in each of the Olympic colours. They are powered with their c8800 with date:
Then there are 100 Seamaster Olympic Games Limited Edition Sets; 5 watches (no date, auto c8806), again in the Olympic colours, powered by a c8806 with references from 522.32.40.20.04.001 (blue) to 522.32.40.20.04.005 (green).
Finally there are three LE (of 188) gold chronographs (manual wind c3203):
They all look like they have dates to me?
Ah, now I see the non-date versions!
https://www.omegawatches.com/watch-o...2232402004001/
Last edited by Omegamanic; 29th January 2018 at 16:50.
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