Omega Riding the Waves Léon Marchand

He has joined Michael Phelps in Omega’s latest campaign for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games in Paris. “When legends inspire legends”, It brings together two generations of famous swimmers and shows how the torch of inspiration has been passed down through the years. We have to see 28-time Olympic medalist Michael Phelps reacts to Léon Marchand’s victory In the men’s 200m butterfly competition.
But a feat like what the young French swimmer accomplished had been unheard of for decades: reaching two finals on the same night and winning two gold medals. It was like a replay… the Marseillaise was played twice, He had previously won the men’s 200m butterfly and men’s 200m breaststroke events. This is a unique opportunity for OMEGA, the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. In fact, the Swiss brand considers Léon Marchand its ambassador for the Olympic Games.

After such a feat, rarely has a watch been as widely noticed in such a short time as the one worn on the wrist of the young French swimmer after the race: an unmissable Speedmaster chronograph on the top step of the podium. The Omega watch collection takes the legendary design of the Speedmaster and combines it with the design of the brand’s 1940s chronographs. This 43 mm stainless steel model features a silver dial with two black counters, just like its leaf-shaped hands and Arabic numerals. Its black anodized aluminum bezel features a tachymeter scale and a “spiral” circuit pattern below the minutes.

The dial of this sports watch features three different measurement scales in the style of a 1940s spiral: tachymeter, pulsometer and telemeter. The watch is equipped with the OMEGA Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 9908, which has a 60-hour power reserve. For 10,400 euros, you can buy the same OMEGA watch as Léon Marchand.