It's the Olympics right now, currently competing in Tokyo. And so figured why not right now
go over some fantastic Olympic edition Omega watches that we have. So let's check them out
for anyone who has been paying attention to this year's Olympic games. I'm sure you've seen a lot
of advertisements for Omega watches. They are, of course, the official timekeeper of the Olympic
games for those of you who didn't know. And in fact, I would say up there with being the first
watch on the moon, the official timekeeper of the games as possibly Omega's proudest achievement
as a brand they've been the official timekeeper of the games ever since 1932, when the games were
played in Los Angeles and they have off and on been the official timekeeper ever since now, it's
not just enough for them to sponsor the games. And of course, time all the track and field events.
They also release limited edition watches for each games that they sponsor. And we
actually have three examples from the last three games here with us. So I guess we'll just go
ahead and start in chronological order from the oldest all the way up to the Tokyo 2020 edition
that we have in stock right now. The first one we have here is from the Rio games in 2016.
This is a beautiful Seamaster 300 M series. And it does have a lot of things in common with the
Omega Seamaster that was being contemporarily made along with it. It does have the ceramic
dial and bezel. Also the James Bond bracelet. This is very much an iconic Seamaster in a lot of ways,
but with a couple of really subtle details and a really fun watch for really great games in
Rio de Janeiro specifically, the first thing you might notice is on the ceramic vessel,
we do have the minute markers are in multiple colors here.
These are the different colors of the Olympic rings. You are going to find some sort of
that color combination and most Olympic watches they make. And I think it's a really fun detail
and it really adds a great splash of color to what is a pretty iconic and traditional watch design.
The second thing you might notice aesthetically is the wave pattern dial, but this wave is a lot
different than the bond wave that you might have seen from some older sea masters. This wave is
actually mimicking the pattern of the Copacabana sidewalks at the famous beach there in Rio. I
think that's where a lot of the volleyball events and such actually took place was on that very
beach. So this is a very iconic type of design for anyone who's familiar with Rio or Brazil in
general. And I think it looks incredible on this watch and I really don't know how intentional it
was that it is like almost exactly like the bond wave pattern, but just a little bit different.
And it's a little more pronounced here of course, to make it for the games on the underside here. We
don't have an exhibition case back with this one, but we do have the Rio Olympic emblem on the back
with the logo and the five Olympic rings. You also have the limited edition number engraved on the
back of this case back mysteriously, even though it is the 2016 games Omega decided to make a 3016
pieces, I suppose, 2016, weren't enough. They decided to crank up an extra thousand and I'm a
little perplexed by that decision, but this watch is not quite as exclusive as some of the other
ones, but it is still an absolutely beautiful one. And I suppose people just couldn't get enough of
it that they had to up the prediction a little bit more than the than the year of those actual games.
The next one we have, the next two we have actually are going to be Aqua Terra series.
So these are, again going to be very similar to some contemporary Aqua Terras, but with a couple
of fantastic details for those games, this one is for the winter Olympics in Pyeongchang South Korea
in 2018, this is a blue teak pattern dial a at first glance, very reminiscent of a much
more traditional type of Aqua Terra. Omega doesn't really reinvent the wheels with any
of these inventions any of these Olympic watches. However, I do think it is great,
the subtle details they have, and that makes it a great collector's edition for a lot of reasons.
So you do have, you know, the white gold markers, the teak pattern on a blue dial,
which is a really popular color here, but you actually have again in the Olympic ring colors
the words Pyeongchang 2018 here on sort of the right-handed side of the dial.
And the reason why they did that Omega is very proud to let you know that they had the 20 and 18
actually perfectly lined up with where it would appear on the minute markers. They seem to think
that this is an incredible once in a lifetime opportunity, but, you know, they really could have
put this anywhere so good for them for choosing to do it right here, a mega patting themselves
on the back a little bit on this dial. I'm not going to lie, but it is still a beautiful watch.
And it is a very subtle one. So you don't have to, you know, be some sort of ostentatiously bragging
that you do have a limited edition watch from a very specific athletic event. This is 90%, just
a straightforward, awkward Tara. However, where we do set this part apart is on the case back.
This does have a beautiful exhibition case back. If you could see here with a much more colorful
logo of the games I love, this is what's going to differentiate it from the Rio. One is that with
the clear Sapphire case back, you are able to get an actual color, a sort of imprinted dial on the
back. And that is an actual, absolutely beautiful logo. It's got all the Olympic ring colors and
a beautiful combination here, and it is not so obstructive that you cannot see this beautiful
8,500 coaxial caliber movement here. This is again going to be the same movement in all contemporary
Omegas. It is going to be anti magnetic to 15,000 gauze and just an absolutely incredible machine
inside this beautiful looking Aqua Terra. Watch the next one. We have another Aqua Terra,
but a little bit different. It's a little more updated because of course this one
is for the current games that we're playing right now, the 2020 games in Tokyo.
This is a little bit larger. I think this is a 43 millimeter compared to the 41 and a half
millimeter over here. So it's beefed up a little bit and it has a few other differences as well.
One things that you're going to notice is going to be the same as other architectures. It's the high
polished finish against center link bracelet, high polished bezel and lugs here on the case,
the logo is the repeating pattern of the Tokyo Olympic logo. I think it is absolutely beautiful.
It's a great sort of checker dial. So it's sort of almost looks like a racing watch,
sort of like a checkered flag, but I do love the different blue colors. It is a really,
really sharp contrast there with the blue and gray and the the date window here
at six o'clock I think is a great feature they're doing on contemporary Aqua Terras.
Another great thing on the back again, you were getting another Olympic logo on the back.
This one with a bit more blues for the Tokyo games. This one has a caliber 8,900 movement,
which is just like the 8,500. It's going to have a slightly larger power reserve. And of course,
completely coaxial like the other two here. And of course, both of these Aqua Terra specifically
for the last two games, completely unworn models. And they come in absolutely beautiful
commemorative boxes for those games. So whether you're a fan of the Olympics sports in general,
or want to add to your mega collection with some limited edition pieces to commemorate these games,
you really need to get on it. We only have one example of each of these,
and I can only imagine the fact that the games are getting played right now is really going to
have these watches on people's minds. So don't let it get away from you. And of course, if
you're looking for perhaps a more standard Omega or a watch from any other brand that we buy have
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