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The Swiss luxury watchmaker has a history spanning over 170 years that has seen its timepieces land on the moon, and remains in constant pursuit of greater precision with new innovations and standards.
Chairman / President
Raynald Aeschlimann
CEO / Managing Director
Raynald Aeschlimann
Industry
Luxury Watches
Website
omegawatches.com
Headquarters address
96-98, rue du Rhône, 1204 Geneva, Switzerland
Year founded
1848
last updated:
30 September, 2024
Inside Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield’s watch collection, from Omega and Cartier, to Harry Winston and Jaeger-LeCoultre. Photo: Getty Images/TNS
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Inside Spider-Man star Andrew Garfield’s luxury watch collection

The Social Network and We Live in Time star has an eye for gorgeous timepieces – so what did he wear to the Oscars, the Golden Globes, on Jimmy Kimmel, and on his ‘date’ with Amelia Dimoldenberg?

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High Jewellery

Jewellery highlights for November from Cartier, Van Cleef & Arpels and Omega

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Style Edit: Swatch’s Mission to Earthphase offers a stunning view of Earth

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Style Edit: Omega unwraps four timepieces for the festive season

The legendary Swiss brand embraces the holiday spirit with the latest offerings from its most iconic collections – perfect stocking fillers for those who appreciate luxury.

Omega gets festive with four Christmas offerings in stainless steel, including this Constellation “Meteorite”. Photo: Handout
Timepieces

7 timepiece highlights you might have missed in September and October 2024

Dubai Watch Week came to Hong Kong; Hodinkee was acquired by Watches of Switzerland; Omega, Jaeger-LeCoultre and Vacheron Constantin had new drops; and justice was served to a fraudster.

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Style Edit: Why Omega’s Seamaster Regatta is the ultimate watch for sailors

This is a watch primed for sea travel – from its striking analogue and digital displays, to its range of nautical features and Quick-Change rubber strap.

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ESG investing

Omega raises US$600,000 for eye charity Orbis through watch auction

The Swiss luxury brand recently auctioned 11 suitcases, each containing 11 MoonSwatch Moonshine Gold Hong Kong edition watches via Sotheby’s as part of its CSR efforts to support Orbis.

Orbis president and CEO Derek Hodkey (left) with Omega CEO and president Raynald Aeschlimann. Omega supports the flying eye hospital through its CSR initiative. Photo: Handout
Fashion

POST EDIT: Omega’s Chrono Chime the most complicated watch it’s ever made

The Swiss watchmaker’s latest release features the most complicated movement it has ever made, combining a chronograph and a minute repeater.

Timepieces

New Omega Seamaster collection unleashes watch tech from record-breaking dive

The Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep collection is built on the watch technology that accompanied the 2019 Mariana Trench dive that set a record for delving into Earth’s deepest places.

Timepieces

The MoonSwatch is selling for four times its retail price. Here’s why

The US$260 Omega X Swatch MoonSwatch, a bioceramic homage to the Omega Speedmaster, was going for over US$800 within days on resale sites like StockX, thanks to savvy marketing akin to that for sneaker drops.

The US$260 Swatch homage to the Omega Speedmaster is selling for up to four times its retail price on sites like StockX.
Hong Kong economy

Over the moon: Hongkongers swept up in MoonSwatch mania

Crowds seen outside Swatch outlets in the city since early hours of Saturday, with some turning a quick profit by reselling the watches at a higher price.

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Residents queue up at a Swatch outlet in Causeway Bay on Saturday hoping to get their hands on the Bioceramic MoonSwatch. Photo: Dickson Lee
Curations

Curations: Omega’s diamond-studded Constellation watch makes a timeless Mother’s Day gift

The Swiss brand highlights a pair of models from its signature ladies’ collection, crafted with yellow gold and the watchmaker’s patented Sedna gold, and both powered by Master Chronometer-certified movements.

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Curations: Time is precious in Omega’s new gem-set Constellation and Seamaster Aqua Terra models

The Swiss brand updates its women’s watch selections with wave-embossed dials embedded with diamonds or rubies to mark the hours in the Seamaster Aqua Terra line, and a range of coloured dials for the diamond-accented Constellation Small Seconds.

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Curations: Omega gets inventive with updates to 3 classic men’s watch collections

The watchmaker unveils its specially developed bronze gold as well as an all-black design in new Seamaster models, creates space-age Velcro straps for the Speedmaster Moonwatch, and adds subdials to the De Ville Trésor line.

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STYLE Edit: Omega’s Speedmaster Moonwatch gets a smart 2021 update

Few watches deserve the moniker ‘classic’ more than the Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch worn by Nasa’s Apollo 11 astronauts on their mission to the moon – the latest offers a significant technical upgrade but retains the original’s iconic look

Omega’s Speedmaster Moonwatch has had a significant update for 2021, including the introduction of a powerful Master Chronometer certified anti-magnetic movement. Photo: Omega
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Curations: Gold, steel and titanium enhance Omega’s latest Seamaster Master Chronometer watches

The watchmaker updates its Seamaster Aqua Terra line with a refined Worldtimer design featuring a titanium-cast likeness of Earth, while also offering new dial colours with its classic men’s model.

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Curations: How Omega puts its Master Chronometer watches to the ultimate test of quality

A 10-day process takes the Swiss brand’s timepieces through a series of tests that check their performance in magnetic fields, underwater and amid changing temperatures.

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Curations: Omega’s historic passion for precision set stage for Master Chronometer standard

The Swiss luxury watchmaker, which made its name in the 19th century with a revolutionary calibre, set another new industry standard by establishing its own testing process that checks timepieces for magnetic resistance.

The Omega brand shares its name with the revolutionary 19-ligne Omega calibre that the Swiss watchmaker invented in 1894. Photo: Omega
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Curations: Omega’s revamped Speedmaster Moonwatch has landed with Master Chronometer status

The Swiss luxury watchmaker drew design inspiration for this new timepiece from the iconic watch model worn by Nasa astronauts during the first walk on the moon in 1969.

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