Omega Honors John F. Kennedy with Limited Edition Commemorative Watch - The Ultra-Thin Omega

Omega announced the release of a special watch to honor former president John F. Kennedy. The Omega limited edition JFK watch will closely resemble its original - an Omega Ultra-Thin - worn by the President Kennedy during his 1961 inauguration and throughout most of his presidency. The watch will be available by Father's Day and will be limited to 261 numbered commemorative pieces.

Designed to look the original, the JFK watch will have the same 18k gold case, black leather strap, and the gold "Omega" stamp and logo. Each of the pieces will retail for $8,250.

The original watch owned by President Kennedy is currently owned by and housed at the Omega Museum in Biel, Switzerland. It was bought at a public auction at renowned auction-house Guernsey's at the end of 2005 for $350,000. Next to the watch is the original letter Jacqueline Kennedy wrote to Grant Stockdale, a friend of John F. Kennedy whom gave the watch to him, thanking him for the "thinnest most elegant wristwatch." Grant Stockdale has the watch engraved with the inscription "President of the United States John F. Kennedy from his friend Grant" prior to his presidency. Prior to the auction, the Kennedy Omega Ultra Thin watch was privately owned by Robert White, the largest collection of John F. Kennedy memorabilia in the world.

President Kennedy became the youngest president of the U.S. at 43 years old; he was elected on November 9, 1960. A picture taken during his inauguration forever captured the Omega Ultra Thin watch and the monumental occasion and was soon frozen in time on the cover of LIFE magazine.