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Great Britain and Switzerland increased their sales, while other countries such as France were very weak, especially at the end of the year as the yellow vest protests shut down key city centres including Paris.

The new 43.5mm sized model, powered by the brand's Master Chronometer Calibre 8806, comes in black ceramic and titanium.

50th anniversary of the first man on the moon, a 5-year warranty on all watches and the re-launch of the Calibre 321 give Omega retailers plenty to shout about in 2019.

No news has been shared on which families of watches will use the re-issued 321, nor do we have any work on when or where Omega's 2019 collections will be launched.

The new release celebrates the first Apollo team to see the far side of the moon.

November auction saw bidders drive the price up of the steel watch to three times its pre-sale estimate and almost double what a similar watch sold for earlier this year.

Expansion in America is seen as key to give investors an attractive story ahead of a potential public listing of the group in London next year.

The warranty took effect from the beginning of November and will also be applied to any Omega watch that has been bought on or after July 1.