"Omega!" Watch-lovers have been going haywire for the past few months as the Swiss watchmaker unveils its new designs for the luxury Constellation line.
The new Constellations bear a strong family resemblance to their ancestors. The Constellation star is at the six o'clock position on each one and famous claws still grip the casing but have been refined and updated. Their bracelets have the familiar horizontal links but the new Mono Rang bracelets, which feature butterfly clasps, have been re-engineered for maximum comfort.
The Constellation 09s also have some dazzling features that set them apart from their forebears. The striking dials, in silver, champagne, while-pearled mother-of-pearl, black and brown, are enhanced by a supernova pattern emanating from the Constellation star - a dramatic design feature which was first introduced in 2008's Constellation 160 Years model.
Their "Dauphine plume" hands are either rhodium-plated or made of 18 carat red or yellow gold and coated with phosphorescent Super-LumiNova.
All of the mechanical timepieces in the new-line come equipped with Omega's radical Co-Axial escapement, which increases accuracy over time and reduces the need for servicing of the mechanism. Every member of the redesigned family comes in five sizes - 24mm, 27mm, 31mm, 35mm and 38mm - and is water resistant to a depth of 100 metres.
There's no hesitation when it comes to naming the brightest stars among the new Constellations. Nothing out-glitters the jewelled watches of the Luxury Edition. that's thanks to the shimmer of the round diamonds whose seemingly random distribution in an intriguing "snow setting" elegantly respects the geometry of each jewelled component of every watch. The watches in the edition have identical dials; there are three distinct configurations of diamonds on their bracelets and cases.
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
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