Alpha Omega

Six lunar landings, a revered place in the world of sport as timekeeper of the Olympics, the world’s first diver’s wristwatch and a legion of larger-than-life fans who range from Lawrence of Arabia to the mythical Ethiopian Emperor Haile Selassie and even James Bond.

There’s no denying Omega’s hallowed place in history and the world of horology and where better to pay homage to this titan among watch brands than at the Musée Omega in Switzerland?

It’s not always you hear Madonna’s Die Another Day playing in a serious museum setting. Then again, I’m not in any museum but the Musée Omega, a veritable Aladdin’s Cave of every treasure connected with this celebrated horological house.

For those among us familiar with Omega, one would instantly remember scenes from the hit James Bond movie of the same name, where the suave agent uses his laser beam-fitted, Q-issued Omega timepiece to cut a hole through a sheet of ice.

I’m currently staring at the various timepieces that have starred in Bond movies over the years (Omega has been working with 007 for about 16 years now) as well as a particularly beautiful De Ville Co-Axial that graced George Clooney’s wrist in the movie Up in the Air.

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