As the Paris 2024 Olympic Games winds down, there’s lots to look back on with a smile. The superhuman sporting achievements, the slow-motion sturm und drang drama of hold-your-breath moments, the outfits and uniforms, the resulting sport styles it’s inspired, the inspiring athletes themselves. It happens once in four years, and when it does it can be a thrilling ride.
Whether you’re a longstanding supporter and appreciator of certain sports, or a newly turned fan, what might have struck your eye watching the Games is the name of one watchmaker. It’s sported on the scoreboards, the starting blocks on the athletics tracks, on the touchpads at the end of the swimming pools, and more: Omega. The Swiss watchmaker is, in fact, the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games, a role it has reprised for the 31st time this year, since 1932, in Paris.
Omega’s remit as the official timekeeper of the Games lies in the realm of the highly technical—the brand brought with in 350 tonnes of specialised equipment, and 550 timekeepers. But it’s also no surprise that the brand has created a series of special watch models dedicated to Paris 2024. Think of them as luxury memorabilia, something to consider if the fever of the Games has taken ahold of you.
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Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M "Ultra Light" in titanium, $74,550
Notice something about the colours on this edition of Omega’s Seamaster Aqua Terra? The blue and yellow are an ode to the Swedish pole vaulter, and brand ambassador, Armand Duplantis and his nation’s flag colours. This model was, in fact, the exact one that Duplantis wore at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games when he won gold and set a new world record. The watch is crafted from high-tech materials to make it lightweight: a sand-blasted titanium case and dial, and paired with a rubber and nylon integrated strap.
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Swedish pole vaulter Armand Duplantis with his titanium Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M
While not officially named as an Armand Duplantis edition, the watch made its debut on the athlete’s wrist in the Paris 2024 Games. This blue and yellow edition was quietly added to Omega’s site after Duplantis’ victory—paired with an image of his new world record, to boot.
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Omega Seamaster Diver 300M Paris 2024 in steel with gold bezel, $12,900
This special edition of the Seamaster Diver 300M comes in a sporty palette inspired by the official Olympic colours, with simply white, gold and black. The case and bracelet are crafted from stainless steel, with a diving scale bezel in 18K Moonshine gold, and a white ceramic dial that’s been laser-engraved to create a wave pattern with contrasting matte and polished finishes.
The details are perhaps the coolest touches on this watch: the black numerals for the date display use font of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, and the end of the central seconds hand features the Paris 2024 logo.
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A gold secret on the back
The reverse of the watch hides a neat ‘secret’ detail. On the naiad lock steel caseback, the stamped medallion of the Paris 2024 games and the Olympic rings—the logo itself in 18K Moonshine gold with mirror-polished and frosted finishes.
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Omega Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition, $17,400
Perhaps the most beautiful timepiece that Omega has created to mark the Paris 2024 Olympic Games is this vintage-inspired model. It takes its inspiration from a classic Omega watch from 1939 that was equipped with the famously great 30T manual-winding small-seconds calibre. The contemporary result leans fully into this history. The sterling silver dial has got an old world look with a sector dial layout, and the finishing touch of an embossed dark grey vintage version of the Omega logo.
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Gold, silver and bronze in one
The Paris 2024 Bronze Gold Edition has a neat trick: it’s managed to represent the gold, silver and bronze medals of the Games all in one. To wit: the case of the watch itself is made from Omega’s propriety bronze gold alloy, while the dial is made in sterling silver with a brushed finish and Clou de Paris pattern.
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Speedmaster Chronoscope in stainless steel, $14,250
This watch combines the recognisable design codes of Omega’s Speedmaster collection with its vintage chronographs from the 1940s. Think of it as an ode to the brand’s role as the official timekeeper for the Olympic Games.
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It's all about timing
On top of the very apt chronograph function, this Speedmaster Chronoscope also features a black anodised aluminium bezel ring with a tachymeter scale to derive speed. The dial, meanwhile, is printed with a 1940s-inflected design of three timing scales in the centre: a tachymeter, a pulsometer for counting the rate of heartbeats, and a telemeter to measure distance.
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Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M in stainless steel, $9,100
If the ultra-light, all-titanium version of the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M is a touch out of reach, consider the more grounded version in stainless steel. It is, in a sense, a high flying watch in its own way: the subtler blue and yellow palette is also inspired by Armand Duplantis, with an opaline-finish dial and a yellow varnished seconds hand meant to resemble the titular implement of the pole vault sport.
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Armand Duplantis, once more, wearing the Seamaster Aqua Terra 150M that he inspired
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Omega Nato strap, $400
If you’ve already got an Omega timepiece and you’re looking for an easier way to jazz it up, consider these commemorative Paris 2024 Nato straps. They come in the five colours of the Olympic rings: blue, black, red, yellow and green.
