Before we headed to the Omega Museum in Biel, I had read in internet reviews that you would spend about an hour here. In the end, we missed the first third of the game, and I was nervously hurrying my parents and the rest of the family up to be able to see at least something from the game!
There are limited parking spaces in the blue zones around the museum, which require a parking disc with a maximum stay of 1. Additional parking spaces paid are about meters from the Gurzelen car park on Falkenstrasse. The museum is open from Tuesday to Friday from 11 am to 6 pm, on Saturdays and Sundays from 10 am to 5 pm.
It is closed on Mondays. Admission is FREE! As soon as you walk through the glass revolving door to the modern building, the friendly staff will show you where the coat stand is and recommend leaving your handbags and larger bags in the lockers at the front desk.
You will then be encouraged to take the elevator to the second floor, where you will see the Swatch exhibition, and then continue down the tour to the Omega exhibition. All watch models from each year are displayed on rotating panels, which you can either spin with the wheels on the sides or by sitting on the red bike and start pedaling. Swatch watches were born in a perfect year to be born, right? They are funny, cheerful, playful, but also elegant and romantic. Simply design pieces that you fall in love with.
When you come down the stairs, you are again welcomed by the museum staff who will ask you in which language you would like to have your audio guide. The tour begins in a small cinema room with a nine-minute film in which you will learn about the history of time. It is certainly interesting to learn how time has been measured in ancient times until the time when Omega watches began. James Bond fans will be very pleased with the part of the exhibition dedicated to this hero by Ian Flemming.
