The OMEGA Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition is a the brand’s latest creation to celebrate the 2024 Olympic Games. Crafted with a nod to the Olympic medals, this watch features a 39mm case made from OMEGA’s exclusive Bronze Gold, an alloy that includes gold, palladium, and silver, offering a unique hue that pays homage to the event’s awards.
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New: OMEGA Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition
To complement the bronze gold case, the dial is made from Ag 925 silver, while the hands are fashioned from 18K Sedna™ Gold with a special PVD Bronze Gold coating. The little touch of using all the three medal metals of bronze, silver and gold, may seen as tacky, especially when described. Bit looking at the watch, it is discreet, and we are happy that Omega makes the effort. The watch’s design is inspired by a classic OMEGA wristwatch from 1939, and the old font and logo is another nice touch. The use of this logo is recently seen in the CK859 – but this time with a raised appliqué on top of a textured “Clous de Paris” hobnail dial. OMEGA adds even more texture to the sector dial with a recessed small seconds display at 6 o’clock, and a brushed pattern on the minute track and subdial track.
With a manual-winding movement that pays tribute to the vintage 30T2 caliber, the METAS certified chronometer promises precision and reliability, alongside a power reserve of 72 hours. This special edition reminds fans of the brand that there is so much more to Omega than the beloved speedmasters.
Press release
Gold, silver and bronze medals are the most iconic rewards for sporting success. Now, the Official Timekeeper of Paris 2024 unveils a special watch in recognition of those coveted prizes at the Olympic Games. The OMEGA Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition incorporates all of the three legendary materials into one collectible design. This trio includes the 39mm case, crafted in OMEGA’s exclusive Bronze Gold, a radiant dial made from Ag 925 silver, and slender hands in 18K Sedna™ Gold with a special PVD Bronze Gold coating.
The design is a dedicated homage to sporting achievement, which OMEGA is deeply involved with on a global scale. The Swiss watchmaker has been the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games since 1932 and arrives in Paris this summer to measure the event for the 31st time in history. That legacy also extends to the Paralympic Games, where the brand has been Official Timekeeper since 1992.
The vintage look of the Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition is inspired by a classic OMEGA wristwatch from 1939 – going back to the brand’s earliest years of timekeeping. That watch housed OMEGA’s famous 30T manual-winding small seconds calibre, and featured the reference “CK 859” on the technical sheets in relation to material and case shape.
Continuing that tradition, the Paris 2024 tribute includes the engraving “BG 859” on the caseback, again symbolising the case shape in Bronze Gold. Known for its soft pink hue and incomparable corrosion resistance without verdigris-oxidation, Bronze Gold is OMEGA’s own alloy, enriched with noble elements such as 37.5% gold, hallmarked as 9K, as well as palladium and silver. A sublime and one-of-a-kind creation that gives this watch its distinctive look.
Other notable features include the “Clous de Paris” pattern at the center of the watch’s dial, which has its roots in French craftsmanship, and remains an authentic emblem of meticulous and elegant decoration. OMEGA has then gone into even finer detail with a circular brushed pattern on the minute track and small seconds subdial track at 6 o’clock, while the dark grey OMEGA logo is presented in the brand’s heritage style. As well as its “BG 859” engraving, the caseback is further decorated with a stamped and frosted Olympic Games Paris 2024 medallion.
Around the wrist, the Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition is worn on a brown calf-skin leather strap, featuring a sandblasted Bronze Gold buckle with a polished vintage OMEGA logo in positive relief. The same vintage logo can also be found embossed on the watch’s crown.
Finally, it couldn’t be an Olympic Games timepiece without guaranteeing the highest standard of precision and performance. For that reason, the timepiece is driven by the OMEGA Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8926. This manual winding movement is a modern tribute to the vintage 30T2 movement used in the past. A certification card, proving that each customer’s watch has passed the Master Chronometer tests set by METAS (the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology) is included within the special presentation box that houses the timepiece.
