'First Gold' Osanguk and Oyejin Receive Omega Watch... Price is 'Omega' [Paris Olympics]

Olympic Official Timekeeper Omega Awarded
Watches Worth 14.2 Million and 12.9 Million Won Presented

Fencers Oh Sang-wook and shooter Oh Ye-jin, who won their first individual gold medals at the 2024 Paris Olympics, will receive luxury watches.

Shooting Oh Ye-jin (left) and Fencing Oh Sang-wook. [Image source=Yonhap News]

Earlier, the Swiss luxury watch brand Omega promised, "We will gift the 'Paris Olympics Edition watches' to the male and female South Korean athletes who win the first individual gold medals at the Paris Olympics." Omega, the official Olympic timekeeper (a sponsor responsible for measuring competition times at sporting events) since 1932, has been presenting Omega watches to the first gold medalists of each Games since the 2012 London Summer Olympics. At the 2024 Paris Olympics, fencer Oh Sang-wook and shooter Oh Ye-jin, who brought South Korea its first gold medals, became the owners of these watches. On the 27th (local time), Oh Sang-wook defeated Pares Ferjani (Tunisia) 15-11 in the men's sabre final held at the Grand Palais in Paris, winning his first Olympic individual gold medal. Oh Ye-jin also won the gold medal in the 10m air pistol event after a fierce competition with senior teammate Kim Ye-ji until the very end.

Paris Olympic Edition 'Seamaster Diver 300M' (left) and 'Speedmaster Chronoscope'. [Image source=Omega]

The Paris Olympics Edition watches are the 'Speedmaster Chronoscope' and the 'Seamaster Diver 300M.' The prices of the two watches are 14.2 million KRW and 12.9 million KRW, respectively. Both watches feature the Olympic emblem and the inscription 'PARIS 2024' embossed on the back.

Detailed view of the Paris Olympic Edition 'Seamaster Diver 300M'. [Image source=Omega]

The 'Speedmaster Chronoscope' commemorates the Olympics with a 43mm design in gold, black, and white colors symbolizing the Paris Olympics. The 'Seamaster Diver 300M' features Paris 2024 typography on the date display at the 6 o'clock position, and the central seconds hand is adorned with the flame motif, the emblem of Paris 2024.

At the 2012 London Olympics, shooter Jin Jong-oh was the first to receive the watch, drawing attention. At the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, speed skater Lee Sang-hwa was the recipient, while at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Games, the men's archery team received the watches. At the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics, short track skaters Hwang Dae-heon and Choi Min-jung became so-called 'Omega-lists.'

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