OMEGA Marks ‘One Year to Go’ with Seamaster Milano Cortina 2026

• Watchmaker OMEGA has unveiled the Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026 to mark one year until the start of the Winter Olympic Games.
• The 37mm timepiece is crafted from 18K Moonshine Gold and features a Grand Feu enamel dial, diamond-polished dauphine hands and applied gold markers.
• It is powered by a Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8807 movement, which provides 55 hours of power reserve.
• Priced at AUD$31,975, the OMEGA Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026 is fitted with a brown alligator leather strap.

Olympic Sports are all about endurance, legacy, triumph, and precision, and so too is OMEGA. From as early as 1932, the Swiss watchmaker has worked alongside both the Olympic and Paralympic Games, providing pivotal timekeeping duties and a string of first-to-market technologies. With both entities representing the very pinnacle of their respective domains, the partnership has borne witness to a great number of incredible physical achievements and in 2026, history will repeat itself.

To mark the launch of the official countdown to next year’s Winter Olympic Games, OMEGA has released a special edition Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026 in 18K Moonshine Gold. A remarkable nod to the history and heritage of the two great organisations, the latest timepiece pays homage to the golden era of mechanical watch design. And so, this winning partnership continues.

The XXV Olympic Winter Games will go by the name of Milano Cortina 2026 and take place in select locations throughout Northern and Northeast Italy. Timekeeping will prove essential to events such as the biathlon, speed skating, and bobsleigh, and who better than OMEGA to serve as an official partner? Like an athlete in training, the watchmaker is constantly overcoming challenges and evolving as a result. With its new Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026, the watch producer honours the games at large as well as its enduring connection to the event, which goes back nearly a century.

Despite its sporty underpinnings, the Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026 delivers a downright dressy aesthetic. Its symmetrical case of 18K Moonshine Gold surrounds an elegant Grand Feu enamel dial, upon which are diamond-polished dauphine hands and applied gold markers. The vibe is pure sophistication and the watch feels like something an athlete might win as a prize rather than wear during competition. One can nevertheless expect the kind of sturdiness and reliability that OMEGA is known for, meaning this timepiece will surely stay the course no matter what the activity. After all, this is the same brand that often ventures into both deep space and deep sea.

Speaking of reliability, the Seamaster Milano Cortina 2026 is a Certified Master Chronometer with a high-precision, self-winding movement. Mechanical features include a gold rotor, a co-axial escapement, and a silicon balance spring. Highly resistant to magnetic fields, the movement offers automatic winding in both directions and a power reserve of 55 hours, with the case water-resistant to 100 metres

While the Seamaster’s gold case and elegant display cultivate a symbolic connection to Olympic sport, the piece gets far more direct around the back. That’s where one will find the Winter Olympics logo in all its pride and glory, including not just the name of the event but also the iconic five-ring emblem and the number 26 in a signature fashion. The watch’s unique hexagonal crown is a similarly pointed detail in that it echoes the design of original Seamaster Olympic timepieces.

For Australian fans, there is even more reason to love the latest Seamaster. The design codes of the Milano Cortina 2026 perfectly mirror those seen on the 1956 model, a timepiece released the same year as the Melbourne Olympic games. For that grandstanding event, OMEGA transported 2,475kg worth of timekeeping equipment via boat to Australia; a journey that took four months and featured an insurance bill of CHF 1 million.

“This timepiece represents our Olympic excellence since Los Angeles,” says Raynald Aeschlimann, president and CEO of OMEGA. “While the Seamaster 37mm design has remained remarkably consistent since the Melbourne 1956 Games, our timekeeping technology has continuously evolved.”

This time around, OMEGA won’t have to travel so far from its home in Biel, Switzerland, but the emphasis on precision and performance remains as strong as ever. At a special ‘One Year to Go’ event in Milano, President of the International Olympic Committee, Thomas Bach, described the connection between the organisation and OMEGA as critical to the games’ ongoing success.

“The Olympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026 are now just one year away, and we can already feel the growing anticipation,” Bach said. “As the days and hours countdown, we know that when the Games start, our timekeeping experts, OMEGA will deliver the results with precision and integrity. They have been one of the IOC’s longest-standing partners and have shown commitment and passion decade after decade, so it is with great pleasure that I unveil this one-year countdown clock on behalf of the IOC.”

Heritage, poise, precision, and resilience—these words could describe top athletes and OMEGA watches alike, which helps explain the continuing partnership between the Swiss brand and the Olympic (and Paralympic) Games. The countdown to next year’s event is officially underway, but the special edition Milano Cortina 2026 is your chance to celebrate early. Meanwhile, you knew it was spectacular as soon as you saw the name “Seamaster”. The OMEGA Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026 is available now and is priced at AUD$31,975.

OMEGA Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026

• Brand: OMEGA
• Model: Seamaster 37mm Milano Cortina 2026
• Reference: Ref. 522.53.37.20.04.001
• Diameter: 37mm
• Thickness: 11.4mm
• Movement: Co-Axial Master Chronometer Calibre 8807
• Power Reserve: 55 hours
• Water-Resistance: 100 metres
• Price: AUD$31,975