Omega Watches and the Olympics

Omega is the Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Games 2008 in Beijing, China. It only makes sense that Omega watches follow the times in the Olympics, as Omega invented the first stopwatch ever in 1898. In 1948, Omega created the world's first photo-finish camera. The floating-O-Matic touch pads at the Mexico City 1968 Olympic games were made of Omega. As Omega always in front, like the Olympics can enhance timekeeping, they continue, the official timekeeper for theSummer Games.

Over many different time periods have used the technology to time events at the World Olympic Games through a variety of steps are taken: manual timing, electro-mechanical timing, electronic quartz timing and the broadcasting of live results. Timekeeper sponsors throughout the modern Olympic Games including Longines, Heuer, Omega, Seiko, and Swatch.

During the Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, a manual chronograph by Longines the official timekeeper. ItIt was not until 1932 when Omega became a sponsor and official supplier of time for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, and lasted until 1964. Seiko, one of the first companies to explore quartz movement technology, became the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964. In addition to ending the monopoly of Swiss timekeepers at the Olympic Games, the name Seiko testified to the importance of quartz timing technology.

The emergence of microelectronics has led to arevolutionary breakthrough for the timing of the sport. In particular, the introduction of computers and software equipped sports timers with more precise and perfected functions. In addition to being displayed on the scoreboard, it was a very big deal when athletes' times could be shown, and for radio and television are also used by video.

By the year 1972, Omega and Longines co-founder of Swiss Timing, in the manufacture of timers for the Olympic Games and other sporting areasEvents. Interestingly, the same year as the Swiss Timing company was founded, the Olympic Games in Munich. These were the first games to introduce the Geodimeter 1/1000th-second and electronic timer with precision.

At the 2008 Olympics, Omega will be timekeeping again, and equally important, data-handling. They are the chair than 302 events in 28 different sports at 37 locations far apart, especially in the already famous "Bird's Nest main stadium in Beijing itself.Omega will be processed to provide 450 on-site technicians to more than 450 tons of material to 70 scoreboards for the view of public service, and 322 sport-specific subsidiary of display panels, with more than 175 km of cable and fiber. Omega has proved that the skills that have to do a great job timekeeping at the Olympic Games, and it sounds like it will be up to the task again.