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Visit to OMEGA Museum Part C: Olympics and sports time keeping

  1. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jul 16, 2013

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    The next room that we will enter is the main hall of the museum. There are 5 themes reside in here: Olympics & timekeeping, Space & flight, Official, Movies and Deep exploration. In this part we will focus on Olympics and sports time keeping, a tradition that Omega proudly retained until now.
    A35C Museum Map Olympics and sport.jpg

    This is what the main hall looks like
    C1 Main chamber.jpg


    This is the first wall with Olympics and sports time keeping theme:
    C2 Olympic wall 1.jpg .

    .....and this is the next window wall......
    C3 Olympic wall 2.jpg
     
  2. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jul 16, 2013

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    Olympic Participation

    Case no 40 Early Olympics Chronograph
    C4 Case 40 Olympic Chronograph.jpg
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    Case no 41 First interlinking sports timekeeping chronograph. Firing pistol will trigger the stopwatch start. The ending still manual
    C5 case 41 First interlink equipment.jpg

    Case 42 Later stopwatch chronograph
    C6 case 42 Olympic chronograph 2.jpg

    Case 43 First fully automated start and stop chronograph for timekeeping. The start button is linked to the pistol and the stop button linked to the finish ribbon
    C6B case 43 pistol chrono robot.jpg

    Letter of acknowledgement from Olympic Committe


    C7 Olympic committe acknowledgement letter.jpg T

    Case 44 Olympics watches
    C8B case 44 Olympic theme watches.jpg

    Seamaster Polaris Titane Olympic edition
    C9 case 44 Olympic theme watches no 2 Seamaster Titane.jpg


    Very lovely Seamaster Olympic Melbourne Cross merit with complete box and Cross Merit replica
    C10 case 44 Olympic theme watches no 3 Cross merit Seamaster Melbourne.jpg

    Seamaster Olympic Mexico
    C11 case 44 Olympic theme watches no 5 Mexico Olympic.jpg

    Seamaster Polaris Analog digital Olympic edition
    C12 case 44 Olympic theme watches no 2B Seamaster Titane Digi Analog.jpg

    Chrono quartz Olympic edition
    C13 case 44 Olympic theme watches no 1 Seamaster Chrono quartz.jpg

    C13B case 44 Info plaque Mexico.jpg

    Case no 45 Luxury Olympic Pocket watches
    C14 case 45 Luxury stop watches.jpg


    Platinum Olympic chronograph pocket watch C15 case 45 Luxury stop watches no 3.jpg


    Gorgeous Gold Olympic skeleton chronograph pocket watch
    C16 case 45 Luxury stop watches no 1.jpg


    Very beautiful Rose Gold Olympic skeleton chronograph pocket watch

    C17 case 45 Luxury stop watches no 2.jpg

    Another very fine Gold Olympic skeleton chronograph pocket watch
    C18 case 45 Luxury stop watches no 4.jpg

    Last Gold Olympic chronograph pocket watch in the case....they are all beautiful, aren't they?
    C19 case 45 Luxury stop watches no 5.jpg
     
  3. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jul 16, 2013

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    FIFA Participation

    Case no 46 FIFA watches....Viva la Soccer....
    C20 FIFA watches.jpg

    Omega FIFA soccer chronograph with 45 minutes mark......
    C21 FIFA watches no2.jpg


    C22 FIFA watches no3.jpg

    Seamaster with flightmaster case Soccer watch
    C23 FIFA watches no4.jpg

    Wrist chronograph Stop watch
    C24 FIFA watches no 5.jpg

    Aepna style Soccer chronograph stop wrist watch
    C25 FIFA watches no 6.jpg
     
  4. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jul 16, 2013

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    Timekeeping equipment

    Omega developed many timekeeping equipment without normal stop watches form. That's including weight sensitive timer, photo finish and robot timer.

    Timing equipment wall
    C26 timing equipment walls.jpg C27 timing equipment walls 2.jpg C28 timing equipment walls 3.jpg

    Track launch trigger timer
    C30 timing equipment 2.jpg

    Swimming timing equipment, start trigger at the launch pad and stop trigger at the finish wall. The first generation required 500 gram pressure to activate finish wall sensor, which make athletes trained their most effective finish technique.

    C31 timing equipment 3.jpg

    The later swimming finish sensor only need 5 gram pressure, a touch of finger will trigger the timer stop mechanism. No need to train special finish technique.
    C32 timing equipment 4.jpg
    Photo finish ...... to ensure in deciding the winner by literally split second.
    C33 Photo finish.jpg

    Robot timer that could following timing of multiple athletes automatically
    C34 Multiple chrono stopwatch robot with photo finishPhoto finish.jpg

    First electronic timer equipment
    C35 Quartz timer.jpg

    END OF PART C
     
  5. ulackfocus Jul 16, 2013

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    Love these, but you would think the Omega museum's display model would have crisper lugs.

    Keep it coming H, this is good stuff.
     
  6. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jul 16, 2013

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    I know.........some of the museum stuff is not in tip-top condition.
     
  7. cristos71 Jul 16, 2013

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    I'm really enjoying this and looking forward to the next instalments.

    That platinum chrono is really quite tasty too!
     
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  8. Privateday7 quotes Miss Universe Jul 17, 2013

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    Thanks.......Next chapter will take a little bit longer because that's the biggest area (Space and Flight)
     
  9. dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 18, 2013

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    Can't wait to see it!
     
  10. cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Jul 18, 2013

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    Exciting and wonderful trip, though I myself would be much more excited with a trip to Indonesia :D
     
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  11. Melhadary Jul 18, 2013

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    I wonder what a thread comparing all the different Omega Olympics toys year by year from then till now would look like ::popcorn::

    Still counting down with you Herianto and loving the tour! :thumbsup: