how to pronounce Omega? Is Bond is right?

[Rollex]

how to pronounce "Omega"

Wondering if someone can enlighten me on the proper pronounciation of Omega

TimeZone has this to say.
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word pronunciation - a complete guide

Posted by K Dombrova on April 05, 1998 at 15:57:08:

I have seen many posts about correct pronunciation of watch brands. I have included below a more complete list as indicated in the book "Complete Price Guide To Watches" 1997 edition, published by Cooksey and Shugart. I hope I'm not infringing on any copy write laws. These are the more common names, the book, however is filled with many more:

1. Audemars Piguet - aw-dee-MAR, PEE-gay
2. Baume & Mercier - bome-MAY & mair-cyay
3. Blancpain - Blahnk-Pan
4. Breitling - BRITE-ling
5. Cartier - kar-t-yay
6. Chopard - show-par
7. Corum - Kore-um
8. Ebel - AY-ble
9. Girrard Perregaux - jir-ard per-ay-go
10. Heuer - HEW-er
11. Ingraham - ing-gram
12. Jaeger - YAY-gur
13. A. Lange & Sohne - A. lahng un zoo-nah
14. Le Coultre - luh-kool-tray
15. Longines - LAWNG-jeen
16. Movado - moe-VAH-doe
17. Nardin - nar din

*18. Omega - oh-me-guh

19. Patek Philippe - pa-tek fee-leep
20. Piaget - pee-uh-jaay
21. Piguet - pee gay
22. Rado - rah-doe
23. Schaffausen - shaf-HOW-zun
24. Tissot - tee-SOh
25. Vacheron & Constantin - VASH-er-on, CON-stan-teen
26. Wittnauer - Wit-nower
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now this stupid video said it they way I thought it was pronounced


http://www.youtube.com/p.swf?video_...bHbU/2.jpg&t=OEgsToPDskJu-xBkyXwP6HzdnYyinl2l

Is that just pronounced that way for american sales?

do I owe bond a apology?

 

[Rollex]

here is "websters" info. just click the speaker Icon "of course"

http://www.webster.com/dictionary/Omega

Second one in is Bond style.

 

[seanf]

There was a huge discussion about this on TZ shortly after Casino Royale came out. The consensus was that Omeeega was the correct way to pronounce the company's name. Among other reasons, Omega paid lots and lots and lots of money for their product placement. I'm relatively confident they wouldn't have spent all that money to have their watch be featured as what essentially amounted to a plot point (albeit a quick, throw-away plot point), only to have the main character mispronounce it.

I've also heard that Americans are the only ones in the world who pronounce the word omega as oh-MA-ga. In Europe and Australia, I've been told they pronounce it like Bond. I'm not sure about this one, myself, as I've heard people from England pronounce the word as OH-ma-ga.

 

[takashi]

Bond is correct.

 

[RWIGWH]

How do you pronounce Panerai?
I find myself saying PAN_YAR_IE
Which im sure is wrong lol.

 

[Rollex]

thanks for the info guys

I felt weird at first walking around saying Omeeega after watching the new bond.

now it's all good since I couldn't get it out of my head anyways :wink:

 

[takashi]

Pa-ne-rai

 

[mickeypro]

ive been saying Tag HOWER

 

[Rollex]

Tak is right.

try this site also, MrZoSo http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsoundspage.htm

 

[takashi]

say it the german way Hoy-yer.

 

[takashi]

Tak is right.

try this site also, MrZoSo http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsoundspage.htm

Some of them is not accurate too.

 

[Rollex]

Tak is right.

try this site also, MrZoSo http://www.chronometrie.com/watchsounds/watchsoundspage.htm

Some of them is not accurate too.

Agreed

 

[mickeypro]

So its HOYer not HEWer?

 

[dkcambel]

Bond is always right.

 

[Sylar]

Sitting next to German right now and Its Hoyer.

 

[takashi]

So its HOYer not HEWer?

eu = oi

hoi-er if you want ^^

 

[subseeker]

Breitling --

Is it Breet-ling or Bright-ling?

 

[Rollex]

B-right-ling with a rolling r? :? aaak I don't know :shock:

 

[takashi]

Brei = bray

 

[subseeker]

Brei = bray

You mean Bray as Gray?

Or B-rai? or Bree?

:x