For enthusiasts and collectors visit the manufacture Omega is always a fantastic experience. And it is even more so when you have the opportunity to disassemble and reassemble a movement, taking care to ensure that each individual part is in its correct place and checking its operation, right down to the positioning in the case and the assembly of the strap. This is what happened to a group of members of L'Orologio Club who, under the guidance of an expert technician, handled the Omega calibre 2211 that equips the Seamaster Aqua Terra XXL.
During the visit, the workings of a manufacture of this importance were explained in detail: the design of new models; the creation of prototypes; the choice of materials; assembly by specialised watch technicians; and the functional testing of each piece to ensure that the quality of the Omega brand is always at the highest level.
What caught the attention of our budding 'watchmaking' enthusiasts most on their visit to the factory (apart from the watchmaking course, of course)? For almost everyone, the ultra-modern automated warehouse, with the various boxes containing watch components arriving directly at each technician's workstation on a conveyor belt.
The presentation of some models from the new collections was no less impressive. Starting with the Speedmaster Super Racing, the brand's first watch equipped with Spirate technology, which guarantees a certified accuracy of just 0/+2 seconds per day. To continue with the Seamaster Planet Ocean 600M Deep Black ETNZ, which pays tribute to the defender of the 37th America's Cup. Along with the two new examples of the Seamaster Diver 300M 60th anniversary of James Bond.
The visit then continued in the brand's new museum, where the models that made the Maison great, produced from 1948 onwards, as well as all the timekeeping instruments used in major world competitions are displayed. And where guests, with a lunar surface under their feet and a Moon Rover parked next to them, were able to explore the brand's fascinating space history through videos, photos, Nasa technology and the many historically significant versions of the Speedmaster Moonwatch.
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