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Omega unveils giant countdown clock to Beijing 2008 Olympic Games in Tiananmen Square

Beijing (ots)

Prestige Swiss watchmaker Omega, Official
Timekeeper of the Beijing 2008 Olympic Games, today unveiled a giant
clock in Tiananmen Square that counts the days, hours, minutes and
seconds remaining to the Opening Ceremony of the Games of the XXIX
Olympiad on August 8th, 2008.
It is a considerable honour for Omega, and also signals the
company's return to its roots at the origin of Olympic Timkeeping,
since Omega will be Official Timekeeper of the Olympic Winter Games
of Turin 2006, the Beijing 2008 Games and the Vancouver 2010 Olympic
Winter Games.
The 14-metre high and 5.5 metre wide clock is located in front of
the National Museum in Tiananmen Square. The entire clock is backlit
by LED lights, with the most striking feature undoubtedly being the
heartbeat-like flashing red lights behind the Official Emblem of the
Beijing 2008 Olympic Games.
The core component of the clock, providing the countdown function,
is a special display board shipped directly from Omega in
Switzerland, the specialists in the production of electronic
scoreboard and information displays. The clock itself counts down the
time remaining to the Opening Ceremony of the Games, chosen because
of the significance (eight is a lucky number in China) of its number
sequence: 8pm on 8/8/2008. Omega was the first-ever company to be
appointed as timekeeper of the Los Angeles Olympic Games in 1932 and
subsequently went on to be the Official Timekeeper of a total of 21
Olympic Games over the past century.
Indication: A picture is beeing transmitted by Keystone, EPA, Asia
            Net, AP
Kontact:
Omega
Alessandra Camperio
Phone    +41/32/343'92'11
Fax:     +41/32/343'97'15
E-Mail:   Alessandra.camperio@omega.ch

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