The Swiss watchmaker raises the bar with a highly complex and unyielding standard of watch certification that adds scientific precision to your wrist
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For decades, COSC (Official Swiss Chronometer Testing Institute) certification has been the litmus test for precision throughout the Swiss watch industry. This independent Swiss institution provides neutral and independent testing and certifications for timekeeping accuracy, and is the only body in Switzerland that can grant the use of the term “chronometer” on a watch dial.
But Omega, a luxury watch company with a range of COSC certified models, has upped the ante with the creation of the Master Chronometer Certification. In conjunction with the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology (METAS), the brand has developed new benchmarks that subjects its movements, as well as its completed watches, to eight Master Chronometer tests over 10 days.
Each watch must pass a range of criteria that replicate real-life wearing conditions, including water resistance, temperature fluctuation and exposure to magnetic fields of 15,000 gauss.