Omega's Laboratoire de Précision invention of new accuracy testing technology was not merely for two-hand watches, it is for ...

A 10-day process takes timepieces through a series of tests checking their performance in magnetic fields, underwater and amid changing temperatures The Swiss luxury brand’s certification was first ...

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Omega has debuted its first two-hand watch to achieve Master Chronometer certification. Part of the new Constellation Observatory Collection, the luxury timepieces mark the brand's next chapter in its ...

A new acoustic testing method developed by the Laboratoire de Précision enables Master Chronometer certification of a two-hand watch for the first time. Photos: Omega A new acoustic testing method ...

Many have perhaps heard the term “chronometer” or seen the words “Superlative Chronometer Officially Certified” cluttering up a Rolex dial without fully understanding it. What does it mean, exactly?

Omega was the chosen timekeeper for the allied forces during World War II, the Olympic Games and Nasa’s US space program What does precision mean in an age when time is kept by computers? Those who ...

The brand-new FB 1L Chronometer, which displays the age and phases of the moon taken as two measurements, enable this watch to offer the moon-age accuracy needed for actual astronomical use. Shown in ...

Reading about watches can often feel like cracking open a textbook. Browsing—and even buying—means being barraged with inscrutable words and phrases like "tourbillons,” “perpetual calendars,” “minute ...

Ralph Lauren is back with a new version of its sports watch model, the RL Safari Chronometer, now in a 42mm case compared to the 45mm size of the original. Ralph Lauren watches walk the line between ...