Omega, the renowned Swiss watch manufacturing company and part of the 4.6 billion Swiss francs Swatch Group announced at Mumbai on February 21, 2005 the launch of its latest collection - The Omega Constellation Double Eagle Chronograph. Omega's global Brand Ambassador Pierce Brosnan was invited to India to launch this exquisite Chronograph. Omega India Brand Ambassadress Sonali Bendre Behl along with Stephen Urquhart, President, Omega International & G Kannan, Country Manager, Swatch Group, were also present on the occasion. %% While launching the watch, Stephen Urquhart, President, Omega International, said, "At Omega we have always aimed to provide the latest and prestigious timepieces for watch lovers across the globe. We bring for our patrons here in India an exquisite range of Omega Constellation Double Eagle. The collection's unique appeal makes it one of the best-selling watches in the world and a cornerstone in the Omega collection. And who better than our brand ambassador, Price Brosnan to launch it." %% Speaking on the occasion, G Kannan, Country Manager Swatch Group India said, "The popularity of Omega has grown manifold during the last couple of years. It was only imperative that we honor our patrons with something more. We are grateful to our global Brand Ambassador Pierce Brosnan to take out time and travel to India to launch the Constellation Double Eagle."

Classic Watch with Sporting Edge:

Unveiling the watch, Omega Brand Ambassador Sonali Bendre Behl said, "It is indeed a pleasure to share the same platform with the Hollywood heartthrob Pierce Brosnan and to unveil one of the most sought after chronographs. A perfect fit for those looking for a classic watch but with a subtle sporting edge to it." %% The newly launched Omega Constellation Double Eagle promises to be a much sought-after timepiece. Equipped with the Omega caliber 3313 movement, it is a chronograph connoisseur's delight. The watch has an intricate rhodium-plated finish of circular graining, Geneva wave décor and gold-plated engravings, with a blue-steel screw as the centerpiece of this mechanical and aesthetic marvel. Few such chronographs are available on the market today, since only a handful of prestige watchmakers are capable of producing this highly sophisticated mechanism. Furthermore, the Constellation Double Eagle has a discreet sporty touch to their chronometer counterparts.

Revolutionary Innovation:

Another attractive feature of this watch is its revolutionary Co-Axial Escapement, which reduces friction in the movement and offers better long-term accuracy; it also has a column-wheel chronograph mechanism. The column-wheel chronograph ensures precision operation of the chronograph functions, with a vertical coupling ensuring zero delay in the start, stop and reset functions. %% The Omega Constellation Double Eagle range is available in a polished lacquered white dial or a matt black dial, both of which have facetted rhodium-plated hour markers and facetted, rhodium plated and truncated Dauphine hands. The high quality of the watch is reflected in the attention to detail that includes an applied Omega symbol and rhodium-plated rings surrounding the chronograph counters. A date window at 6 o'clock completes the high-end Omega chronograph look, which is protected by a domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment on both sides. It is prices at Rs. 1,42,000 onwards. %% Omega has been present in India since 1998 and has been rapidly expanding its distribution base in the country. At present, the company retails its exclusive watches in over 38 outlets across the country. %% Omega distributes prestige watches through the finest retailers in more than 130 countries. The brand targets a young generation that identifies with the World of Omega: a world of achievements with the conquest of space (the Speedmaster Professional is the only watch to have been worn on the moon), the timekeeping at 21 Olympic Games, numerous precision records and design awards. A world epitomized by high-profile watches worn by the likes of Cindy Crawford and Michael Schumacher. %% Since in foundation by Louis Brandt in 1848, Omega has continually set the pace in watchmaking history.