A Sport to "Watch" For
One of my friends and I got into a bit of a disagreement the other day. With the Olympics coming up right around the corner this August in Beijing, we started talking about sports. "The only games in the Olympics," he said, "should be ones that can be measured. Like who jumps the farthest." I shook my head and told him that I myself enjoyed watching figure skating. "Yeah, but it's so much easier to judge measurable things, like distance and time."
That got me thinking. Can measurements not be disputed? What about people keeping track of time? If they all started their stopwatch even a split second differently, then it could cheat someone out of the gold. I would imagine the type of watch they used would also play an important role in the Olympic games.
You don't hear much about the timekeepers whenever there is talk about the Olympics. The athletes and the coaches receive all the attention, but in some games, the time keepers are the ultimate deciding factor. They can make or break a win.
The official timekeeper of the Olympic games is the watch brand Omega. Omega has been the timekeeper for the past seventy-six years, making great strides not only in the games but in watch-making as well. The creation of the "photofinish" camera, electric timing in sports and even in the past decade, a watch that allows viewers to go online and see swimming and diving results in real time! Just log onto www.omegatiming.com in August to see how your favorite swimmer and/or diver is doing.
Who can say whether or not the Olympics led to great strides in watches or if watches led to great strides in the Olympics? It's almost a "chicken and the egg" kind of question, but either way I'm looking forward to the opening ceremonies next month!
Until Next Time,
J.M.
Labels: J.M., Omega
by: WatchCases
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