The competition for novelty and complication of watches among luxury watchmakers often brings lots of creative timepieces that redefines people’s perception on watches. A recent example is the Omega Skeletonized Central Tourbillon Watch.

Just look at its photo, you will be stricken by its pearlescent appearance. The watch is handcrafted by Omega’s horologist and takes about 540 hours to make such a watch. Its sleek De-Ville-style case is made of platinum, presented with a black alligator bracelet. But the highlight is the the central placement of the tourbillon.

The Omega Skeletonized Central Tourbillon is said to be the first watch with a central tourbillon. I am pretty surprised to know that it can be boasted as an innovation to move a tourbillon from noncentral place to the central. I wonder if there will be some other watches claiming that they are the first watch to place the tourbillon at the 1 o’clock or 2 o’clock. But later I found the reason why few watches have central tourbillon.

Take a careful look at the photo, you’ll find that the hour and minute hands are actually printed on sapphire discs instead of connected with the movement. That’s because the Central Tourbillon’s hands cannot be mounted on a central shaft in the conventional way.

I was shocked by this finding. So does it mean that the watch hands are just fake and still? If that were the case, then I would say Omega really goes too far to make an eye-catching watch as they sacrifice the basic function of a watch. Fortunately, Omega is not that stupid. The sapphire crystal disks are made to rotate around the dial. This makes the watch very mysterious as the watch hands appear to float above the movement without attaching to anything. Interesting!

Although the Thomas Prescher Mysterious Automatic Double Axis Tourbillon also claim be the first watch with central tourbillon, but the OMEGA Skeletonized Tourbillon Co-Axial Platinum obviously looks much better. It is not only an assertion of Omega’s cutting-edge watchmaking technology, but also the demonstration of Omega’s deep understanding about the design aesthetics.

The Omega Skeletonized Tourbillon Co-Axial Platinum is limited to only 18 pieces globally and will be on exhibition at the Baselworld Fair next month. Apparently this is not affordable for you and me. For us, Omega replicas are more reasonable choices. See our replica Omega collection

We all know that the Nobel Prize (except that inexplicable Peace Prize) are usually awarded to those scientists who make breakthrough findings that can withstand the test of time. Recently, I found Omega has its own Nobel Prize for their watches too! And the latest laureate is called the Omega Museum Collection Milestone 1941.

Actually all laureates belong to the Omega Museum Collection. The Omega Museum Collection is  very special series featuring extreme honor because only a classic Omega timepiece that is more than 50 years old is eligible to make it to the collection. And each year Omega will only pick one classic watch to add into the collection. This is why I said the Museum Collection is like Omega’s own Nobel Prize.

The aim of the Museum Collection programme is to produce new watch models that combine the brand’s historic values with its dedication to cutting-edge horological standards. Once the classic timepiece is selected, it will be re-issued with contemporay design and Omega’s state-of-the-art watchmaking technology.

The Omega Museum Collection Milestone 1941 is actually the ninth release in OMEGA’s Museum Collection, thus some call it Number 9. It is based on OMEGA’s reference CK 2080,  launched in 1938. Omega CK 2080 is a stainless steel watch and was popular among high-ranking military officers at that time. Recently, a Omega CK 2080 produced in 1941 was auctioned off at CHF18,750 ($18,661).

(The Omega CK 2080)

The new Milestone 1941 is still a stainless steel watch but comes in a much busier face. Actually I thought it was a Breitling watch judging by its complicated watch scales. On the varnished black dial, the first outer ring is a telemetric scale graduated in kilometers per hour, the second outer ring is a minute track and the inner ring is the “snail” tachymetric scale based on 1000 units per hour.

There are two sub-dials at 3 o’clock and 9 o’clock featuring a 30 minute chronograph recorder and small seconds counter, respectively.

The case of the watch measures 38 mm in diameter and is crafted from 18K white gold matched with white gold buckle. It can be strapped on with a black alligator strap.

As its name showned, the Omega Museum Collection Milestone 1941 is a limited edition watch that would come in only 1941 pieces.

Seeing your own Omega watch being selected in the Omega Museum Collection is great, but it takes fifty years and it is unrelated to most of us because Omega watch is expensive. If you are interested in Omega watches, now you don’t have to wait, we have superb Omega replica watches with free express shipment, see them now.

Two weeks ago, I have introduced the Omega Seamaster Diver Vancouver 2010 and said it would be suitable for a gift at Valentine’s Day. Now I am afraid I have to correct my words because Omega just announced they have designed two Omega De Ville watches for the lovers: the De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial is for him and the De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer is for her.

The OMEGA De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial is a 41mm stainless steel watch that is water resistant to 100 meters. I don’t know how the othen men like the watch, I just fall in love with this watch at first sight. I must be walking in the air should I receive such watch on whatever day. The watch has a very nice looking layout for its 4 sub-dials – they together with the day window in the middle of the watch form a shape of interlocking rings like the Olympic symbol. Besides, the hour hand and minute hand of the watch are also beautifully shaped like two spears, which, I think,  suites men’s preference quite well.

The Omega De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer is totally another scene. The most remarkable difference is that the bezel of the lady’s De Ville is mounted with a circle of glittering diamonds. I guess diamonds are irresistible for most ladies. So giving a watch full of diamond may well demonstrate your love for your girl. But maybe because I am not a girl, I really not appreciate this watch very much. Its three chronometer sub-dials look quite ordinary compared with the De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial. And its color scheme are not the style I would describe with the word “nice”. But the De Ville Co-Axial Chronometer may be more readable at night since it has luminous index while OMEGA De Ville 4-counters Co-Axial doesn’t.

In my opinion, these two watches are just a men’s watch and a lady’s watch, rather than lover’s watches. Because they do not match each other and share very little common points. Frankly speaking, by just looking at these two watches, I just can’t associate them with anything that is related to the word “love”. However, they still can be nice gifts for gents and ladies, repectively.

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Omega has long been known as an enthusiastic sponsor for Olympic games. This year, they have released the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m “Vancouver 2010” Limited Edition watch for the the 2010 Vancouver Winter Olympic Games to commemorate this huge sports event.

The Omega Vancouver 2010 comes in two size: 41mm and 36.25 mm in diameter, respectively. Each version is limited to 2010 pieces, each bearing a unique Limited Edition number in the 0000-2010 range on the back.

As with the function of the watch, there is nothing special to say. Both versions are water-resistant to 300 meters and powered by Omega’s chronometer-certified movement, the co-Axial caliber 2500. But they do have some features that make them special and lovable.

First of all, the Omega Seamaster Diver 300m “Vancouver 2010” has a delightful and arresting face. The red-anodized aluminum bezel and the white lacquered dial contrast beautifully and make the watch looks warm, which is perfect for the white and cold winter. Actually, such color scheme is even reminiscent of the Canadian flag, which is composed of a red maple leaf and a a stark white background. The dial of every item is equipped with hands and indexes provided with white Super-LumiNova coating for a high level of visibility in darkness.

To add more uniqueness to this Olympic-themed watch, the five interlocking rings representing the Olympic Games is used as one end of the second hand. Besides, the case-back of the watch is marked with the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympic Games logo, the “Ilanaak”, which is a stone-piled human figure uesd by the Canadian First Nations people to greet foreigners with. The name “Ilanaak” origins from the Iniktitut language, meaning “friend”.

Although the Omega Seamaster Diver Vancouver 2010 is designed for pro-divers, I think it is more suitable as a Christmas gift or presents for Valentine’s Day. What do you think?