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Press Information PREFACE Press Information PREFACE In 2009, OMEGA celebrates its pioneering spirit. We join the world in commemorating the 40th The Co-Axial Escapement reduces the friction OMEGA is as highly regarded for design excel- For more than 160 years, OMEGA been anniversary of the fi rst lunar landing. In doing among the parts that transmit energy to the lence as for technological innovation. When the characterized by the pioneering spirit which so, we are refl ecting on this event not only other components, resulting in longer service Constellation Manhattan was fi rst introduced has landed us on the moon, conquered the because it was among the most important intervals and, signifi cantly, greater stability in 1982, its iconic “Griffes”, or claws, made the ocean’s depths, led us to time 23 Olympic scientifi c achievements in human history but of the watch’s performance over time. The Constellation one of the most instantly reco- Games and re-defi ned the way mechanical also because it is a defi ning chapter in the mechanical watches in our main watch lines are gnizable timepieces in the world. This year, we watches will be made in the 21st century. biography of our brand. It was on the 21st now equipped almost exclusively with OMEGA are launching the re-design of the line. The new of July in 1969 that an OMEGA Speedmaster Co-Axial chronometer calibres. Constellations still have the claws but the watches In 2009, we are proud to be highlighting this was fi rst worn on the moon. We are proud of have been upgraded to attract a whole new heritage at Baselworld. the supporting role we played in this remarkable The OMEGA Seamaster 600, popularly known generation of Constellation wearers. adventure. At Baselworld this year, we are as the Ploprof, is a diving legend. Launched in introducing Speedmaster Apollo 11 “40th 1970, it was created to withstand the pressures In Fine Jewellery, the pieces in our new Griffes Anniversary” Limited Edition models in stain- endured by divers working deep below the Collection are also distinguished by their less steel and platinum which pay tribute to ocean’s surface. In 2009, OMEGA is introducing an Constellation-style “claws”. the day the Speedmaster Professional became updated version – the Ploprof 1200M, powered by the Moonwatch. our Co-Axial calibre 8500 and water resistant Stephen Urquhart to an astonishing 1200 metres. President of OMEGA We are also celebrating a more recent trail- blazing milestone. It was in 1999 that we launched the fi rst OMEGA watches fi tted with the Co-Axial Escapement. Ten years later, our Co-Axial calibres, created entirely from inception, are driving the current revolution in mechanical watchmaking. 2 OMEGA - BASELWORLD 2009 Preface 3 01 02 03 04 40TH 10 YEARS ANNIVERSARY OF THE OF MOON SEAMASTER CO-AXIAL LANDINGPLOPROF ESCAPEMENT CONSTELLATION THE NASA TESTS 6-15 THE RETURN OF A MYTHICAL DIVER 34-37 THE HISTORY 50-53 THE CONSTELLATION COLLECTION 60-71 THE APOLLO 11 MOONWATCH 16-31 THE DESIGN 38-43 OMEGA CO-AXIAL CALIBRE 8500 54-55 THE CONSTELLATION 72-79 LUXURY EDITION > STAINLESS STEEL LIMITED EDITION 1970 VERSUS 2009 44-45 A CONVERSATION WITH 56-59 > PLATINUM LIMITED EDITION DR. GEORGE DANIELS THE FINE JEWELLERY COLLECTION 80-87 OMEGA CO-AXIAL CALIBRE 8500 46-47 THE SPEEDMASTER TIMELINE 32-33 4 OMEGA - BASELWORLD 2009 Table of contents 5 HOW WE SPENT OUR SUMMER VACATION IN 1969 OMEGA CELEBRATES THE FIRST LUNAR LANDING 6 OMEGA - BASELWORLD 2009 40th anniversary of moon landing 7 Chosen to compete It all began in the early 1960s when two Every time an astronaut suspended in the HOW THE NASA offi cials anonymously visit several vacuum of space turned his wrist, the watch Houston jewellery stores, including Corrigan’s, would suddenly come out of the shade and be which at the time was the city’s best-known exposed to the unfi ltered rays of the sun and OMEGA SPEEDMASTER watch and jewellery retailer. temperature increases of more than 100°C. On the moon, President Kennedy’s and NASA’s The men from NASA bought a series of chrono- declared objective, things would be even BECAME graphs of different brands, charged with the tougher. Temperatures on the lunar surface task of finding the best watch available for fl uctuate between -160° and +120°C. their astronauts to wear in space. A series of strenuous tests was devised to THE MOONWATCH The solo-fl ight Mercury space programme determine which watch was best suited to the was almost completed (in fact, Wally Schirra extreme challenges of space. had worn his own Speedmaster on his Mercury THE NASA TESTS fl ight on the 3rd of October, 1962) and NASA NASA ordered two Speedmasters and two each The story of how the OMEGA Speedmaster The true story, without embellishment, is so was preparing for the Gemini (two-man) of fi ve other chronographs for “testing and eval- became the Moonwatch -160°– the only wristwatch remarkable that it’s worth a trip back to the and Apollo (three-man) missions. There were uation purposes” on September 29, 1964 at a approved by NASA for all manned space 1960s to re-examine how the Speedmaster plans for the astronauts on these missions to price of $82.50 each at the exchange rate of the fl ights – has been re-told often enough that it came to be considered in the fi rst place, the move about in space outside the ship. One day – they retailed for CHF 415 in Switzerland. is sometimes diffi cult to determine where the nature of the strenuous tests to which it and of their key pieces of equipment would be a NASA stipulated that it required the watches by history ends and where the myth begins. four other chronographs were subjected and wristwatch which could withstand the diffi cult October 21, 1964. fi nally, how it was chosen over its competitors conditions of space. to accompany every manned space flight since the launch of the Gordon Cooper’s Faith 7 mission as part of the Mercury program on May 15th, 1963. 8 OMEGA - BASELWORLD 2009 +120°C40th anniversary of moon landing 9 The Qualifi cation Test Procedures When NASA received the watches, they were When accuracy checks are made during subjected to a series of stringent tests and pre- a testing period, the chronograph time selection processes called the “Qualifi cation Test measurement should not be stopped, but Procedures”. They can be summarized briefl y: the following should be recorded: • Watch identifi cation A. The watches will be wound immediately • Master time (hours, minutes, seconds) prior to each testing phase. • Test watch time (hours, minutes, seconds) • Elapsed stop-watch time (hours, minutes, B. The stopwatch (chronograph) feature seconds) should be operated during each test and during periods between tests. The stop- D. In conjunction with each time check, the watch operation should be recycled watches should be inspected for damage immediately before and after each test to the case, crystal, dial and buttons, and and, when delays occur, at two- to six- for the presence of moisture underneath the hour intervals between tests. crystal. Any irregularities in the watch’s con- dition should be noted. C. Time accuracy checks should be made before and after each test, at one-hour E. A watch should be withdrawn from further intervals during testing (when possible) testing if the following failures occur: and at two- to six-hour intervals between • Complete watch operation failure tests, if testing delays occur. At the start of with no restart capability each time-check period the chronograph • Complete stopwatch operation failure should be started and the following data with no re-start capability recorded for the start time: • Two watch operation failures • Watch identifi cation of any type even though re-start • Master time (hours, minutes, seconds) capability exists AND THEN THERE • Test watch time (hours, minutes, seconds) • Cracked or broken crystal Only three watches out of six chronographs • Broken winding stem or stopwatch controls. successfully survived this arduous pre-selec- WERE THREE tion phase. The fi nalists were then subjected to 11 different tests – the most rigorous trials endured in the history of horology. 10 OMEGA - BASELWORLD 2009 3 40th anniversary of moon landing 11 THE MOST RIGOROUS 1. High temperature TRIALS 6. Shock 48 hours at a temperature of 160°F (71°C) followed Six shocks of 40 Gs, each 11 milliseconds in duration, by 30 minutes at 200°F (93°C). This under a pressure in six different directions. of 5.5 psia (0.35 atm) and relative humidity not 7. Acceleration exceeding 15%. The equipment shall be accelerated linearly from 1 G 2. Low temperature to 7.25 Gs within 333 seconds, along an axis parallel Four hours at a temperature of 0°F (-18°C). to the longitudinal spacecraft axis. 3. Temperature-Pressure 8. Decompression Chamber pressure maximum of 1.47 x 10-5 psia Ninety minutes in a vacuum of 1.47 x 10-5 (10-6 atm) (10-6 atm) with temperature raised to 160°F (71°C). at a temperature of 160°F (71°C) and 30 minutes at The temperature shall then be lowered to 0°F (-18°C) 200°F (93°C). in 45 minutes and raised again to 160°F in 45 minutes. 9. High pressure Fifteen more such cycles shall be completed. The equipment to be subjected to a pressure of 23.5 psia 4. Relative humidity (1.6 atm) for a minimum period of one hour. A total time of 240 hours at temperatures varying 10.
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