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Team, Released to the Beijing Olympics, hence the caliber 3888 (8 sounds like "prosper" in Chinese). The opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics in Beijing began on 8/8/08 at 8 seconds and 8 minutes past 8 pm local time (UTC+08)! Independent of that, is w...  

Wonderful piece, seems very dynamic and it looks like it has a solid wrist presence!! I didn't know it existed! What does the back look like? Open or solid case?? Thanks for sharing!! and again, hope it RAINS !! S

About the case back, is solid, with the classic fou rings Olympic symbol. Cheers, Nilo

I remember seeing this one come out and thinking wow what a stunner. Thanks for the post. I think it to be one of Omega's best of the olympic collection of late. Important, very rare and desireable as they say. Enjoy

Olympic Speedmasters. Yesterday I just added another one (Melborne homage 1956, from a series that was released in 2004) to the stable. Stay tuned for pics. Cheers, Nilo

. . . circa '09, of a different version . . . . . . and another, this time a DeVille . . . . . . which is the most legible of the breed. The aesthetics of the lay-out are exemplary, and unlike most chronographs, this iteration should be more useful than a...  

To assure that our pasta is properly "al dente", as it should be ... 30 minutes is fine to me. But I love chronographs, in special the weird ones: I understand that is barely readable but I like it for two reasons: Olympic heritage and Beijing (a country ...