Overview
- Omega's Constellation Observatory, unveiled Thursday, is the brand's first hour‑and‑minute watch to earn the Master Chronometer label.
- The Laboratoire de Précision developed a system that listens to every tick for 25 days and logs temperature, position, and air pressure to gauge rate performance.
- METAS validated the approach, which lets a watch without a seconds hand satisfy Master Chronometer requirements that combine COSC movement testing and full‑watch trials.
- Nine 39.4 mm references debut with new Calibre 8914 in steel and Calibre 8915 in precious‑metal models, drawing on mid‑century Constellation design cues.
- Prices run from about $10,900 to $59,100, with retail at Omega boutiques set to start Friday, and the company says its testing lab operates independently and is open to other brands.