With each fleeting minute, the 2026 Winter Olympics draws nearer. Soon, star athletes and coat-clad spectators will descend upon Cortina’s powdery white slopes. In the meantime –while we await the sporting spectacle – why not bide the time (and perhaps attempt to break a few records) with Omega’s unwaveringly accurate, impeccably stylish timepiece?
To usher in the Winter Olympics season, Omega have unveiled an exclusive, limited-edition chronograph that's sure to make you freeze in your tracks: the Speedmaster Milano Cortina 2026. As anticipation is beginning to mount, so too is the snow on the peaks of the Dolomites, with just short of 100 days until the quadrennial games kick off once again (the competitions commence soon after the Opening Ceremony lights up Milan’s Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on 6th February). Furnished with a frosted baby-blue dial, a ceramic bezel ring, and a chalk-coloured enamel tachymeter scale, Omega's new design derives inspiration from the emblem of the Games, translated through a 38mm case complete in polished stainless steel.
As the official timekeepers of the Winter Olympics – dating back to the 1936 staging in the German town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen – the horology experts at Omega will once again demonstrate the luxury Swiss watchmaker's faultless precision in recording timings across all 116 anticipated events, spanning from skiing and skating, to bobsleighs and biathlons.
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Aside from capturing Olympic timings with extraordinary to-the-second accuracy, what makes this specific Speedmaster such a masterful product of watch manufacturing is the attention to detail involved. From the navy thematic typography inscribed across the date display at 6 o’clock and the subtle icy-blue gradient surfacing, to the patented comfort release adjustment system, immaculately varnished subdials and the self-winding Co-Axial Calibre 3330, which offers 52 hours worth of power reserve. It's both an exclusive engineering feat and the optimal keepsake for sporting enthusiasts, the timepiece is even branded with a Milano Cortina 2026 medallion that you can proudly wear, cherish and choose to remember the momentous mountain-side occasion by.
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Photo: Omega
This latest release by the illustrious Swiss watchmaker is both a celebratory culmination of nine decades of reliant, technologically advanced horology and an acknowledgement of the astounding athleticism showcased at the Summer and Winter Olympics every four years.
Nonetheless, if you can’t make it to Northeast Italy this year, why not live vicariously through those who can. Simply fasten Omega’s seasonal ski slope-inspired watch face snugly around your wrist and you’ll have an Olympic gold-medal worthy watch on your hands.