Renowned as the watchmaking company which produced the first-ever industrialized movement and always looking to improve the performance and quality of its fake timepieces, OMEGA replica watch has taken a step further and launched its in-house manufacture calibres 8500/8501. The calibres are launched for the first time in a revolutionary collection of timepieces within the De Ville range aptly named Hour Vision. This milestone heralds a era for OMEGA replica watches as a leading presence in the elite field of mechanical watchmaking. All of the 202 components have been newly created entirely in-house using third millennium technology to ensure optimum performance.

OMEGA replica watch has been working on improving the mechanical watch for over half a decade and when setting out on the Calibre 8500 project, replicas OMEGA’s aim was to up-grade its existing proprietary Co-Axial technology which improves precision over long periods. Introduced in 1999, the Co-Axial escapement was first developed by the respected British master watchmaker Dr. George Daniels, in conjunction with OMEGA replica . The Co-Axial escapement touches the very heart of the watch by re-engineering this component that provides the regular transmission of energy to the mechanism. Together with the free-sprung balance, the Co-Axial escapement offers optimal stability to the watch’s running rate over long periods and enhances the performance of the timepiece. In addition, the need for oil in this tiny component is nearly eliminated. The automatic mechanism is driven by a highly efficient bi-directional rotor. The energy is then transmitted through two barrels providing the watch with an impressive power reserve of 60 hours. Adjusting the watch when traveling through time-zones is simple as the hour hand can be moved separately from the minutes and seconds hands. The 8500/8501 calibres are COSC (Contrôle Officiel Suisse des Chronomètres) certified chronometers.

As befits a movement of this category great care has been taken in the finishing and decorating of the components. In the case of the Calibre 8501, the rotor and balance bridge are fashioned out of 18 Ct red gold. The presence of 18 Ct red gold components is reminiscent of replicas OMEGA’s rich watch making heritage as historically, red gold had been used in OMEGA replica watches movements. Screws, barrels and the balance wheel are blackened -as opposed to heat treated blued steel- to create an unusual and contemporary matt finish. The bridges and the rotor are decorated with an “arabesque” Côtes de Genève pattern which is a world premier. In the case of the 8500, the elegant monochrome look, created by using all rhodium and black details, give a futuristic finish to this timepiece: A very successful reinterpretation and modernisation of Omegas’s watch making aesthetics. The beauty of the movement is clearly visible through sapphire glass apertures in the side of the watchcase and through the sapphire crystal case back.