Category: Omega

  • Omega launches new ‘Constellation Quadrella’

    Omega launches new ‘Constellation Quadrella’

    MUMBAI: Swatch Group India country manager G Kannan yesterday unveiled Omega’s latest collection – ‘Omega Constellation Quadrella’. The first watch of the collection was presented to the Omega brand ambassadress Sonali Bendre Behl and Abhishek Bachchan.
     
     
    Launching the new Omega Constellation Quadrella collection Omega International president Stephen Urquhart said, “Throughout its 50-year history, the Omega Constellation has evolved at a non-stop pace. The collection’s unique appeal makes it one of the best-selling watches in the world and a cornerstone in the Omega collection. We are confident that the collection will be appreciated by the Indian consumers as well.”
     
     
    The name Quadrella recalls both the quadrilateral shape of the case and the four “claws” that surround the case. The new range accentuates its Constellation heritage with 48 diamonds adorning these claws. It is this new case design that is the most striking feature of the new Quadrella. Neither round nor square, the soft lines of its rounded barrel-shaped case create a new niche within the Constellation line. Measuring 25mm. by 32mm., the case is the perfect size for the female wrist and the dials in white or black mother-of-pearl serve to underscore the watch’s strong feminine character.
     

    Speaking on the occasion, Bendre said, “I am pleased to have been associated with Omega for five years. The Omega Constellation Quadrella is a perfect buy for those who are looking for an elegant, classy, timeless timepiece.”

    Priced at Rs 141,000, the range is available in a variety of dials set with dazzling array of precious stones – rubies, emeralds, blue sapphires and citrines. Like all Omega watches, the Quadrella benefits from a robust construction and high-quality standards that guarantee water resistance.

  • Omega replaces Swatch as official timekeeper of Olympics

    MUMBAI: Omega from the Swatch Group will be responsible for the timing and scoring systems and services, as well as the on-venue results management, at the Turin 2006 Olympic Winter Games, the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
     
     
    Omega underscored this key step for the company with the recent unveiling of a special ‘countdown’ clock in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. The clock will count down the time remaining until 8 August 2008. That is when the Games of the XXIX Olympiad will open in Beijing.
     
     
    Swatch had participated in three Olympic Games as the Official Timekeeper (1996 in Atlanta, 2000 in Sydney and 2004 in Athens. The company was also responsible for on-venue results systems and integration services. The Swatch Group has now decided that its most traditional timekeeping brand worldwide Omega will assume this responsibility.
     
     

    Official timekeeping and on-venue results management demand an enormous investment in human resources and equipment. More than 300 timekeeping experts attended this year’s Olympic Games in Athens, and more than 350 tons of material were used.

  • Omega to run contests for forthcoming Bond flick

    NEW DELHI: With little more than a fortnight to go before the premi?re of the 20th Bond movie Die Another Day in India, Omega has announced the start of its promotional activities with an online competition lasting till February 2003.

    Internet surfers who participate in a quiz contest posted on the prestige watchmaker’s website, www.omegawatches.com, can win the ‘Seamaster Professional Chronometer’ watch worn by Pierce Brosnan in the new movie.

    James Bond has worn the Seamaster, an elegant sports watch, in the previous three Bond movies namely GoldenEye, Tomorrow Never Dies and The World is Not Enough. The last film will be aired on Star Movies as a New Year’s Eve Special.The special gadgets added to the watch by Q branch often saved his life in crucial situations.

    To win the watch worn by Pierce Brosnan during the filming of Die Another Day (albeit without the hidden extras), the Bond fans will need to know all the aspects of Bond from the past 40 years.They will need to answer all the questions in the first round correctly before they can move on to the second round. Those who successfully complete both rounds will be in with a chance of winning the Seamaster Professional Chronometer.

    The second and third prizes in the competition are a luxury OMEGA weekend travel bag and an OMEGA briefcase. Runners-up will receive an OMEGA & 007 notepad and pen. The company will notify all the winners in writing.

    An official release states that the Speedmaster watch is a perfect example of an elegant sports watch. Omega also claims that the watch is the perfect synthesis of form and function and the chronometer certificate awarded by the official Swiss chronometer testing institute (COSC) is the official proof of the supreme accuracy of James Bond’s timepiece.