Visit to OMEGA Museum Part H: Technical breakthrough and modern collection

This is final part of 8 parts article in visiting Omega Museum in Bienne/Biel. It is a bit anticlimax, because the masterpieces had been covered in other parts and the modern line is well.... you can see it in your town's Omega boutique. Nonetheless it is still important for completing the Museum experience.

The technical breakthrough , technology and creation cases occupied the middle and right corner of Constellation/ Seamaster chamber. While the modern line cases were placed in chamber next to staircase and reception.

The technical breakthrough and creation

The wall


Deep water simulation tank for testing Seamaster


Case 75 Automatic winding system with power reserve indicator


Prototype Cal 351 with power reserve


Prototype Cal 26.5 Automatic with power reserve


Omega Automatic Ad


Multicolor gold technology


Multicolor gold ladies watch


Case 77 Hard metal material


Tungsten case Seamaster


Early Ceramic research in Omega


Certainly this Speedmaster Mark 4.5 much earlier than Speedy Dark Side of the Moon craze


Jaccard Shockless Escapement


The diagram of Jaccard Escapement


Magnetic frictionless Escapement


Early Chronometer movement Ad


Testing 36000 bph movement.......much earlier than El Primero


36000 bph wristwatches prototype

Coaxial Escapement

Omega dedicated several glass cases to highlight their movement flagship feature: Coaxial escapement

Early prototype


This Speedmaster Mark 4.5 is the first watch treated with coaxial escapement in Omega lab


While this gold Deville is the first one got Coaxial escapement production as part of 999 limited edition


Caliber 8500, first true in house movement designed from scratch with coaxial escapement as core feature inside Deville Hour Vision


Exploding part view of Caliber 8500


Beautiful Caliber 8500


Coaxial escapement Ad


Hologram video explaining how Coaxial escapement works

Modern Material

Silicon based parts first put in Deville Hour Vision


Ceramic bezel in SM PO


Ceragold , a future gold material hardened with ceramic compound put in SM Planet Ocean

Modern Line

Case 19 Speedmaster Professional and Broad Arrow


Case 20 Speedmaster Ladies


Case 21 Speedmaster Automatic


Case 22 Seamaster Olympic


Case 23 Modern Luxury Olympic stopwatches


Case 24 Olympic Aqua Terra


Case 25 Constellation Caliber 8500


Case 26 Double Eagle Constellation


Case 27 Modern Luxury Gold and Diamond Constellation


All gold day date Constellation

Modern line continued

Case 28 Deville chronograph line


Deville with Cal 8500


Deville Prestige line


Omega Ladymatic

Ladymatic Nicole Kidman choice


Seamaster Aqua Terra Line


The beautiful teak dial in Aqua Terra

Modern Seamaster Ploprof 1000m


Seamaster Professional Ceramic bezel


Seamaster Planet Ocean line

Closing

It was a thrilling experience visiting Omega Museum. It is also a pleasure for me to share that experience with all respectable forum members here. Hope you enjoy them.

This is my first 'long' article thread. I understand that there are many flaws and imperfection, be it in information explanation, picture quality or story line. I hope I could revise it over the time to make it a 'better' articles. Some members have helped me in shaping this article and offered their sources (photo & information) to improve them. I would like to extend my deepest gratitude.

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Jakarta

😁 I wish I could put any Dibs on the museum collection.....