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Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope
The word Chronoscope blends two traditional Greek expressions. “Chronos” meaning time and “Scope” meaning to observe. The tool typically measures the duration between two points or events.
OMEGA’s astonishing new 43 mm Chronoscope performs this function beautifully - and on multiple levels. (tachymeter - telemeter - pulsometer)
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Measures speed based on distanceThe Chronoscope can tell you how fast you are going, based on how far you have travelled. As the scale measures the average travel time between two specific points, it makes no difference whether your journey is in miles or kilometres. (tachymeter)
Measures distance based on speed of soundWith a simple two-step process, OMEGA’s precision tool can tell you exactly how far you are from something that is visible and audible, such as a lightning storm. (telemeter)
Measures a human’s heartbeatToo slow, too fast, or just right? Thanks to this 30-pulse-per-minute scale, you can measure your own or someone else’s heartbeat. (pulsometer)
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Today’s Chronoscope models pay tribute to OMEGA’s past, with dials in the detailed “snail” design that featured on the brand’s chronograph wristwatches from the 1940’s.
The 20th century also makes it mark on the leaf-shaped hands of each watch, as well as the “spiral” track pattern that elegantly runs beneath the Arabic numerals on the dial.
Powering the Chronoscope
Visible through the sapphire crystal on the caseback is a manual-winding OMEGA Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 9908 with a beautiful finish. A standout feature is the design of the Chronoscope bridge. Geneva waves in arabesque, that start from the balance wheel instead of the centre of the movement – a first for OMEGA.
To improve the watch’s power reserve, OMEGA has included twin barrels with anti-wear Diamond-Like-Carbon coating. OMEGA’s column wheel mechanism ensures the accurate running of the Chronoscope’s multiple functions.
As a certified Master Chronometer, both the movement and the watch have proven their worth under the toughest conditions, having emerged from the industry’s strictest tests, set by the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS).
The modelsThere are six 43mm models in stainless steel, with bleu and silvery dials and steel or leather straps.
And one model in Omega's exclusive bronze gold with a brown leather strap. The bronze Gold, a one-of-a-kind alloy enriched with noble elements such as 37.5% gold as well as palladium and silver, delivers a beautiful soft pink hue and offers incomparable corrosion resistance.
The new Omega Speedmaster Chronoscope watches are available at Gilson Jewellers in Bruges and Brussels.
Speedmaster Chronoscope with bleu dial Speedmaster Chronoscope with silvery dial
