Local time on January 17, 2013, Omega in the City of Geneva, Switzerland time (Cité du Temps) held a press conference, announced that has developed a new machine to withstand greater than 1.5 Tesla (15,000 gauss) strong magnetic field core antimagnetic performance is far better than any previous watch, troubled watchmaking century antimagnetic problems can be solved.

Conference, the vice president of Omega, Swatch Group extended member of the Management Committee of An Shiwen (Raynald Aeschlimann) all present media officially introduced this brand innovations. Omega vice president, director of product development Mauna still (Jean-Claude Monachon), Swatch Group Research Laboratory ASULAB CEO Michel • power-ming (Michel Willemin), R & D Director, ETA Thierry • Connors (Thierry the Conus ), ETA tribology and material engineers Matthew • Olivier the (Mathieu Oulevey) attended the conference.

Anshi Wen said at a news conference, Mr. Swatch Group brainstorming, the combination of the top engineers and researchers from the brand and its company, so that it can develop their potentials, jointly made remarkable brilliant achievements. He said: "This innovation protagonist copolymerization this - not only including our colleagues from Omega, there from ASULAB and ETA partners here today to introduce such an important R & D results their creativity and enthusiasm contributed. "

R & D teams to innovative anti-magnetic technology to create a movement of the first sample, and mounted on an Omega Seamaster Aqua Terra watches being. The antimagnetic cover set within the case with the previous watchmaking diamagnetic different The innovative Omega movement unique brand selection of non-ferrous materials crafted from magnetic field effects, which can radically. Your new movement pending patents.

Mr. Mo Nashang all present media Omega long tradition of technological innovation, demonstrated Omega since 1894 many innovative highlights. In addition, he also pointed out that the "magnetic" has been a thorny issue for the watchmaker, magnets exist in modern everyday life more than ever. The watchmaker had often deal by magnetic watch, and now this problem will be completely resolved With the advent of this section of the movement because the watch is exposed to a magnetic field performance will be impaired, must degauss.

The Mr. Mo Nashang president of Swatch Group Nicolas G. Hayek (GN Hayek) specified for the Omega a daunting task - developing a completely non-magnetic movement, and now Omega and many of the Brothers engineers, scientists and metallurgists work together for the successful completion of difficult challenges.

Michelle • power of the Ming and Mr. focusing "magnetic" in daily life, all present media provides a brief introduction to the "magnet" and "magnetic", and pointed out that with the development of the times, the magnetic force of the permanent magnet of the daily life of the more to the stronger, and this is the Omega R & D one of the main reasons of this section antimagnetic movement.

Thierry • Connors introduce a way to deal with the problem of "magnetic" after the watchmaking industry, including design antimagnetic case in order to reduce the influence of the magnetic field. He pointed out that these methods have significant limitations, can not cope with not only enhance the magnetic force of the permanent magnet, and an aesthetic point of view, in terms of the way people can not enjoy the beauty of movement running. He then played a video clip, movie show a common mechanical movement is exposed to a strong magnetic field would immediately stop walking and accuracy have been seriously affected. This section Omega sample movement is amazing, even if they are placed in the higher strength of the magnetic field (15,000 gauss), and still be able to normal walking. The test results show that, the This watch exposed to a powerful magnetic field, precise unaffected, the same outstanding performance before.

Subsequently, Omega-site demonstration The convincing results proved this section Omega antimagnetic innovation movement has set a new milestone for the world of watchmaking.

Omega will be officially released in April 2013 Basel International Watch and Jewellery Show This innovative technology This new movement - Omega 8508 coaxial movement, is expected to put into the market in 2013.