Omega Gets an Early Start on Next Year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang with a Special Edition Seamaster

Omega Gets an Early Start on Next Year’s Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang with a Special Edition Seamaster

Published: February 22, 2017 | By: American Luxury Staff

While the 2016 Rio Summer Games feel like they happened just yesterday, Omega has decided to get an early start on its homage to the next winter Olympics: the watchmaker recently unveiled a series of special timepieces to celebrate the 2018 games in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The first in the series is the Seamaster Planet Ocean PyeongChang 2018 Limited Edition, which will fittingly be limited to just 2,018 examples. Omega revealed the piece at the official Olympic countdown clock at City Hall Plaza in Seoul, South Korea.

The watch will be red and blue, to honor the colors of the Korean flag. The dial is crafted using blue ceramic, and the SuperLuminova-lined hands are also in blue. The blue-and-red ceramic unidirectional rotating bezel features rubber inserts, and an Omega Liquidmetal diving scale.

Inside of the 43.5mm stainless steel case is Omega’s Co-Axial Master Chronometer caliber 8900, a movement that has been certified by the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, an alternative to COSC.

Another special feature is the Winter Olympics logo and the phrase ‘PyeongChang 2018’ engraved on the sapphire crystal back.

The Olympic-worthy timekeeper is finished with a blue strap with red accent stitching.

Omega has set the retail at $6,395.

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