Omega, the world famous Swiss watch making company founded in 1848 at La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland was the first to design chronometers and chronographs.

Chronometer watches boasts of synchronised mechanical movement that vouch for the maximum possible precision. A certified chronometer needs to pass the vigorous tests and meet the high standards of precision set by the COSC demands (Swiss Offical Chronometer Control).

The original 'Omega Chronometer-Speedsonic, was an elegantly crafted heavy block of steel fastened by an elegant steel bracelet. It had satin finished grey dial with black subdials, white hour markers and numerals. Other features include tachymetre and a scratch resistant hesalite crystal, chronometer and screw-in-back.