 | Olympic feat: The Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Vancouver 2010 Limited Edition is being produced in a release of 2,010 numbered pieces. The colours echo the Canadian flag |
SWITZERLAND. Swiss brand Omega is releasing two limited-edition watches to commemorate the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games, which begin in one year’s time.
The Omega Seamaster Diver 300m Vancouver 2010 Limited Edition is being produced in 41mm and 36.25mm versions, each in a release of 2,010 numbered pieces and featuring the Omega Co-Axial calibre 2500.
The watches feature white lacquered dials and red-anodised aluminium bezel rings, echoing the contrasting colours of the Canadian flag. The white dials are also designed to be reminiscent of the snow and ice which will be present at the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games.
The watches also feature coloured Olympic rings on the counterweight of the red-tipped, rhodium-plated chronograph seconds hand. Their hands and indexes are coated with white Super-LumiNova which at night or in limited light conditions casts a blue reflection.
The Seamaster Diver 300m Vancouver 2010 Limited Edition is equipped with professional diving features, such as a unidirectional rotating bezel and a helium-escape valve, and is water-resistant to a depth of 300 metres.
The caseback is embossed with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games logo which features “Ilanaak”, the symbol of the Games. It represents the figures made of piled stones which the Canadian First Nations people created to serve as greetings to anyone moving through their territories.
The logo’s name, Ilanaak, was taken from the word for “friend” in Inuktitut, the name given to the variety of Inuit languages spoken in Canada.The caseback is engraved with its individual number (0000/2,010).
Omega will be serving as Official Olympic Timekeeper for the 24th time at the 2010 Winter Olympic Games in Vancouver and will be carrying on a legacy dating back to the 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
The Opening Ceremony will take place in Vancouver on 12 February 2010.
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