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The new OMEGA De Ville with Co-Axial Escapement After years of intensive development, working closely together with renowned British master watchmaker George Daniels, OMEGA is proud to present a genuine revolution in master watchmaking: the new OMEGA De Ville with Co-axial Escapement. The innovative principle behind this exciting innovation offers genuine benefits in comparison with traditional watch escapements.
Throughout its 150-year history, the OMEGA brand has stood out through its dynamism and openness to revolutionary new ideas. One of the first examples of this is the process that was introduced to produce the remarkable 19-line calibre, designed in 1894. The idea was revolutionary in two respects, since for the first time ever the components produced were totally interchangeable and the finished watches themselves were produced using a so-called “divided assembly” system, similar to a modern-day production line.
The resulting calibre was baptised Omega and formed the basis for accurate timepieces at a highly competitive price, helping to make OMEGA the leading watch manufacturer in Switzerland. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, OMEGA’s pocket chronometers dominated annual production figures, with the same true of its wrist chronometers after the arrival of the famous 30mm calibre in 1938. In 1964, two thirds of the official chronometer certificates issued in Switzerland were awarded to OMEGA chronometers.
The considerable success enjoyed by OMEGA timepieces is no doubt due to the brand’s unparalleled reputation for precision, having achieved a total of 72 world precision records, including the unrivalled all-categories record of 1936 set at the Kew-Teddington observatory in London with 97.8 points out of 100. This reputation for precision also led to OMEGA’s proud record in the field of sports timekeeping. In 1932 OMEGA was the first-ever company to be appointed official timekeeper of all Olympic disciplines – a privilege entrusted to the brand a total of 21 times over the past century. Further recognition of the brand’s pioneering achievements came in 1952, when OMEGA was awarded the Olympic Cross of Merit for its “outstanding services to the world of sport” in acknowledgement of yet another pioneering achievement: the OMEGA Time Recorder, the first quartz electronic chronograph to record times to a thousandth of a second. OMEGA’s ground-breaking work in the field of sports timing still continues unabated, with the brand’s most recent world-first introduced in 2000, when for the first time ever, the results of swimming races were made available on the Internet in real time thanks to Omegatiming’s new “Live Timing” system.
With OMEGA’s tradition of over 150 years at the forefront of watchmaking and the personal backing of Nicolas G. Hayek, Chairman of OMEGA’s parent company, the Swatch Group, prestige Swiss watch brand OMEGA is proud to present yet another historic moment in the history of watchmaking: the new De Ville with OMEGA Co-Axial Escapement. The heart of the new escapement is a double co-axial escape wheel and a new lever design with three ruby pallet-stones. This new technology reduces friction in the escapement and improves the long-term accuracy of the watch, which in turn increases service intervals – as is evidenced by the extended 3-year warranty offered with this exclusive new timepiece. Thanks to the unparalleled know-how, as well as the synergies, resources and industrial capacity available within the Swatch Group, the OMEGA Co-Axial Escapement was successfully adapted for series production and is now being used in the latest addition to OMEGA’s De Ville collection.
The watch, available in 18-carat yellow gold or stainless steel, has a design with classic lines reminiscent of successful OMEGA models of the 1950s and OMEGA’s sublime Central Tourbillon watch of 1994. The purity of lines of the fully-polished case is accentuated by the horns, which were inspired by the prestigious models of the 1950s. One particularly striking element reminiscent of the 1950s is the unique metal bracelet similar to the one seen on the successful OMEGA Constellation models of that era: intricately manufactured of small interlinked sections, with satin-finished central links and contrasting polished edges, it offers unparalleled comfort for the wearer. The watches are also available with a shaped, rolled-edge alligator leather strap with polished foldover clasp in 18-carat yellow gold or steel. The yellow gold models are elegantly set off by silvered or dark-blue dials, with the steel models in contrast available with black or ruthenium dials. The dials are cambered, with a central section raised 0.35mm, and feature an applied OMEGA logo, applied and facetted hour markers as well as facetted Alpha-style hour and minute hands with luminescent inserts for excellent night legibility. Models with the lighter-coloured dials are further enhanced by a blued-steel seconds hand. All this is housed behind a domed scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with multi-layered anti-reflective treatment on the inside. Three different versions of the new De Ville with the OMEGA Co-Axial Escapement are available. The standard Automatic Chronometer model, which uses the OMEGA calibre 2500 movement, is complemented by models with a power reserve indicator at 6 o’clock and small seconds counter at 9 o’clock (OMEGA calibre 2627) and a central 24-hour hand and 24-hour scale for reading a second time zone (OMEGA calibre 2628). Each of the movements is a self-winding COSC-certified chronometer with circular-grained finish, Geneva wave decor, polished bevelled bridges, rhodium-plated surfaces and gilt engravings. Each watch has a power reserve of 44 hours and, thanks to the use of an OMEGA double-gasket crown, is water-resistant to 100 metres. visit www.Omega.ch for more information
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