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Spotlight on: Omega’s Tokyo 2020 Olympics collection.
It may be a year late, but the Tokyo Olympics went into full swing.
Playing a pivotal role in the games is Omega, the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games.
No other brand has been more actively involved in sports timekeeping.
Omega has been timing the Olympics since 1932, and is now on their 29th turn in the role.
In keeping with tradition, Omega also presented special edition watches dedicated to the major
sporting event.
Not only are they part of sporting and horological history -- these watches also give winning
performances on the wrist.
Check out Omega’s Tokyo 2020 watches.
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Omega began the countdown to the Olympics in 2018, with the Omega Speedmaster Tokyo
2020 Limited Edition.
This collection was made exclusive to the Japanese market, so a search will lead you
to the Omega Japan website.
Don’t fret - SwissWatchExpo was able to get a hold of several of them on our website.
The Speedmaster Tokyo 2020 Collection is comprised of five watches, with each piece inspired
by the five colors of the Olympic flag.
Two of the models are two-tone, combining stainless steel and a yellow or rose gold
finish.
The gold is found on the pushers, crown, and bezel.
The blue model is reminiscent of the 2006 Gemini Four limited edition, with a blue bezel,
brushed blue dial, and white chronograph subdials.
The model that represents the black ring comes in a Panda design, with a silvery-white opaline
dial and black sub-counters.
Last but not the least, the red flag is evoked on the red bezel version, whose sandblasted
light grey dial, with silver-colored indices and hands, lets the red details pop.
All the watches are in classic Speedmaster design – 42 millimeter steel case, tachymeter
scale on the bezel, 3-6-9 layout for the chronograph, and a Caliber 18-61 mechanical movement.
Instead of the usual sapphire caseback, these watches feature a solid steel back with a
stamped Tokyo 2020 Olympics logo.
Touches of red are seen on the seconds hand and on the Speedmaster logo.
Of course, the Omega Seamaster range also pays tribute to the historic event.
There are 4 designs available, each presenting a unique way of celebrating Tokyo 2020.
The Aqua Terra was given a sweeping change with the line’s first ever ceramic dial.
The Cubist-inspired Olympic emblem is laser-engraved on the blue, high-polish surface, and is complemented
by rhodium-plated hands and indices.
The commemorative Aqua Terra piece is available in stainless steel or in 18 karat yellow gold,
in 38 and 41 millimeter sizes.
The Omega Seamaster 300 Meter gives a more subtle nod to the Olympics, by using the Tokyo
2020 white and blue colorway.
The bezel insert is in blue ceramic, offset by the polished white ceramic dial, and its
laser-engraved wave patterns.
Finally, the Omega Planet Ocean was given unique flair as a tribute to the host country,
Japan.
The model is a vision with its steel and all-white construction.
It’s embellished only by a red number 20 on the ceramic bezel, and a red-tipped lollipop
seconds hand – a clever nod to the simple but iconic Japanese flag.
Each of the watches come with a sapphire caseback, and a transferred Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
emblem.
Omega’s wonderfully creative designs puts them well ahead of the competition.
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