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 ...

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?

Fabled Japanese watch brand Takano has stood the test of time, even after stopping production more than 60 years ago.

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 ...

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 ...

Omega, says it has solved a longstanding limitation in watch certification, unveiling a Constellation model that becomes the first two-hand watch to earn Master Chronometer status by replacing ...

Within the Swiss watch industry, there are a handful of certifications and seals that evaluate high-end watches, perhaps the best-known of which is the Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute ...

Omega’s new Constellation Observatory collection debuts a new technology that allows a watch movement to be tested for accuracy without the observation of a seconds hand. The new acoustic-based method ...

The term chronometer (which simply means time measurer in Latin) can only be used if the movement has been tested and certified by an independent authority. Although there are a number of these bodies ...