“FOR A PIECE TO BE PART OF OUR MP COLLECTION, IT MUST NOT ONLY REINVENT EXISTING COMPLICATIONS; IT MUST CREATE SOMETHING EXCLUSIVE, INVENT, BUILD AND OPEN UP NEW AVENUES IN WATCHMAKING R&D. I GAVE OUR DESIGNERS AND WATCHMAKERS CARTE BLANCHE, AND THIS IS THE FRUIT OF THEIR LABOURS. FROM NOW ON, PEOPLE WILL TALK ABOUT THE MP-10 TOURBILLON WEIGHT ENERGY SYSTEM TITANIUM IN TERMS OF ‘BEFORE’ AND ‘AFTER’.” – RICARDO GUADALUPE, CEO
IN 2008, sister LVMH brand TAG Heuer unveiled the Monaco v4. At the time, it was a revolutionary movement, echoing the Maison’s racing car ethos with a V4 movement that replaced the pinions of the traditional mechanical movement with a relay of five notched belts whose tension was controlled by two turnbuckles, and oscillating at 28,800 vibrations like its ancestors. That said, it was its unique winding system that also presented a never before-seen unique feature: a linear mass shaped as a tungsten ingot. After Jean Christophe Babin left the Maison and took the reigns at Bulgari, his replacement Jean-Claude Biver sidelined the project.
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FACING THE PROBLEM, APPLYING THE SOLUTION
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The Rearing Horse meets the Celestial Dragon
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Perfectly timed slam dunk
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SOMEWHERE OVER THE RAINBOW
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A LEGACY IN TIME
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REACHING FOR THE STARS
A tribute to the past, with a modern twist-Omega reimagines the iconic, space-travelling Speedmaster CK 2998 for the contemporary collector.