To commemorate the London 2012 Games, OMEGA has just launched the Seamaster 1948 Co-Axial “London 2012” Limited Edition Chronometer.

An Olympic marathon of a name that has been introduced exactly a year to the day before the Olympic Games Opening Ceremony in London.

OMEGA will be serving as Official Timekeeper of London 2012 for the 25th time at the London 2012 Olympic Games; just as they were at the 1948 Games.

The Omega Seamaster 1948 Co-Axial

Limited Edition is a redesign of OMEGA’s first automatic Seamaster and has the same timeless features about it.

The watch features a 39 mm polished and brushed stainless steel case with a polished bezel and lugs. An 18 Ct yellow gold medallion embossed with the frankly horrendous 2012 Olympics logo designed by top international designers Wolf Olins and approved by Lord Coe, is on the reverse of the watch.

The watch is water resistant to 120 metres.

The Seamaster 1948 has an opaline silver dial with a small seconds subdial at 6 o’clock. It has an applied 18 Ct white gold vintage OMEGA logo and name as well as 18 Ct white gold Arabic numerals at 12, 3, 6 and 9 o’clock and hour markers at the other positions. The watch features diamond-polished hour and minute hands and a blue steel small seconds hand.

The watch is powered by the exclusive OMEGA calibre 2202, an officially-certified chronometer equipped with a Co-Axial escapement on three-levels and free sprung-balance.

This special limited-edition Seamaster is presented on a black leather strap with a vintage polished stainless steel buckle.

Needless to say, the Seamaster 1948 Co-Axial “London 2012” is being produced in a limited edition of just 1,948 pieces. (1948, get it?) It is delivered in a special London 2012 presentation box.