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Bienne, Switzerland (23 July 2007)--
A Journey Through Time
Omega publishes definitive 832-page anthology
Omega SA, one of the world’s most famous watch companies, has published
a brand new 832-page book entitled A Journey Through Time, devoted
entirely to the evolution of Omega’s models from the late 19th century
to the current day.
The work of Marco Richon, curator of the Omega Museum in Bienne, the
book is available in English, German and French and it contains 6,625
illustrations, 70 per cent of which are in four-color printing and most
of which are being published for the first time.
A Journey Through Time, one of the most comprehensive works ever
published about a watch brand, is prefaced by Swatch Group Chairman Mr
Nicolas G Hayek and is organized like a “structured catalogue”, divided
into 12 chapters:
1. Sister brands (Brandt, Gurzelen,
Labrador, Regina, Helvetia, Patria, etc.)
2. Pocket watches (from 1894 to 1981)
3. Wristwatches (from 1900 to 1971)
4. High Precision (pocket and wrist chronometers, repeaters, exploits
and records)
5. Official watches (railways, hunting, military, celebrities, etc.)
6. Automatic (from 1943 to 1980)
7. Seamaster (since 1948 and even 1932 for diving watches)
8. Constellation (since 1952)
9. De Ville (since 1960)
10. Specialities (travel clocks, moon phases, Century, Geneva,
electronic, Louis Brandt, Museum, automobile-plane, etc.)
11. Chronographs (pocket and wrist, Olympic, counters and Speedmaster)
12. Creation (from the Greek Temple in 1900 to the Iris collection in
2005).
The 12 chapters are preceded by a brief history of the company and
followed by a complete list of every calibre ever made by Omega.
A Journey Through Time is brought to life with
reproductions of numerous advertisements, which echo the watches shown
and lend them the color, feel and flavour of their time. The book is
printed in 25 x 31cm format, features cloth binding with a laminated
dust jacket and weighs 4.3 kilograms.
There are 10,000 copies in circulation: 5,000 in English (Omega -
A Journey through Time); 3,000 in German (Omega - Reise
durch die Zeit); and 2,000 in French (Omega - Voyage à
travers le Temps). The book is intended mainly for collectors
and the retail price is CHF400 per copy (approximately €250 or $330). It
is available to the general public via a new online shop at
omegawatches.com/shop
Posted by Dell Deaton, April 4, 2008 at 10:42 AM
