Omega Celebrates 125 Years of Watchmaking With a New De Ville Trésor

125 years ago, Swiss luxury watchmaker Omega began as a small, modest workshop, established by Louis Brandt in the city of La Chaux-de-Fonds Ingenious for its time, the 19-ligne Omega legacy extended to what defines luxury watchmaking today - for instance, it perfected a method for winding and time-setting your pocket watch through the crown alone Ringing in its 125th anniversary, Omega commemorates over a century of innovative, luxury timekeeping with the proud unveil of a new De Ville timepiece - the Omega De Ville Trésor 125th Anniversary Edition.

Upon first impression, the latest De Ville model follows the popular aesthetics of the Omega De Ville Trésor gents' collection At the heart of the Omega De Ville Trésor 125th Anniversary Edition is an exciting new movement - the all new Omega Master Chronometer Calibre 8929 Not only does the Omega De Ville Trésor 125th Anniversary Edition feature the first-ever handwound version of Omega's Master Chronometer, it is also groundbreaking in its design.

The so-called "Omega" calibre has been brought back once more, as the last components from the original movement - which have been stored away for nearly a century - are finally retrieved from the vaults of the Omega Museum and will be used to recreate 19 new movements. . Source