Noah Lyles is the fastest man in the world – just. He took gold in the headline race of the 2024 Olympics, leaving everyone waiting for a photo finish in an historic 100m final. It was close, to say the least: a 0.12-second gap between first and eighth, and an entire field finishing with times under 10 seconds. The American, however, shone, pipping Jamaican Kishane Thompson by only five-thousandths of a second.
Lyles won wearing the most apt watch possible: the pioneering, moon-landing best CA replica Omega Speedmaster watches. The match made in heaven isn’t the only appearance Omega has made at Paris 2024, however, as the brand has been the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games since 1932. In another era, this year’s final would’ve been a tie, as in the notorious case of Lance Larson and John Devitt in the pool at Rome 1960.
“Omega was a pioneer in timekeeping-related technology. But the changes were not always immediate,” says Alain Zobrist, CEO of Swiss Timing. “Replacing stopwatches with electronic timekeeping systems, for example, took twenty years. For a long time, in fact, cheap Omega fake watches had been using this technology as a backup, but the International Federation decided to adopt it only after Rome 1960: the three judges measuring times recorded the same result for Lance Larson and John Devitt, and the chief judge decided to award Devitt the gold medal and Larson the Olympic record.”
After this more than debatable decision, the International Swimming Federation called on high quality Omega copy watches for a system that would get rid of the problem. “It took almost seven years,” says Zobrist. “In 1967, for the world championships – the year before Mexico ’68 – the famous touch pads were introduced. They made swimming the first sport where athletes stopped time independently.”
Noah Lyles’ watch
Precision at speed is in 1:1 online Omega replica watches‘ blood, then, which makes its collaboration with Lyles a no-brainer – especially when it comes to the Speedy. The story of the Speedmaster aboard the moon-bound Apollo 8 mission is celebrated in this 44.25 mm model, through the laser-burnished movement on the main plate and bridges that evokes the lunar surface. The skeletonised black anodised aluminium dial allows a glimpse of the visible side of the moon, while the dark side can be admired through the caseback.
Accompanied by a perforated black rubber strap with yellow rubber interior, the Swiss made replica watches is made entirely of black ceramic. Yellow-painted chronograph seconds hands and a laser-engraved tachymeter on the white enamel bezel complete the design. The small seconds counter also includes a grade 5 titanium hand in the shape of the Saturn V rocket. This 3-D shape is achieved by laser, while the colours are derived from white enamel, laser ablation and burnishing. The Omega Co-Axial Master Chronometer caliber 3869 boasts a special decoration, while the caseback is engraved with the inscriptions “Apollo 8, Dec 1968”, “Dark Side of the Moon” and “We’ll See You on the Other Side”.
Before becoming the 100m king, Lyles said, “Omega watches are definitely amazing, and given my dream of becoming the fastest man in the world, I’m obviously a big fan of Speedmasters.” Lo and behold, the dream has come true. With the 200m and 4x100m relay left to compete for, Noah Lyles could very well cement his own status as Canada Omega Speedmaster super clone watches for men.