Gold, silver and bronze medals are the most iconic rewards for sporting success. Now, Swiss watchmaker Omega, the Official Timekeeper of Paris 2024, has unveiled 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 arrived 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 centre 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.
