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PGA Tour golfer Sergio Garcia, an ambassador for Omega, visited the brand's store in Manhattan on Monday for a charitable event.

New York--PGA Tour golfer Sergio Garcia visited Omega's flagship store on Fifth Avenue in Manhattan on Monday, bringing some star power to the new boutique, where he learned about watchmaking and offered golf lessons to a group of local children.

An ambassador for the brand since 2003, Garcia made the appearance to donate his personal Omega "Mission Hills Double Eagle Chronograph Constellation" timepiece, the latest addition to the store's "Ambassador Collection Series" of autographed watches, which already includes watches by two fellow Omega ambassadors: Olympic swimming champ Michael Phelps and astronaut Buzz Aldrin.

Although he's a fan of Omega and its watches and a proud ambassador, Garcia told National Jeweler that he doesn't like to wear a watch while playing golf because it places extra weight on his hand.

"I usually don't wear them when I play, but it's been good to find out about the technology that is behind the watch," Garcia said. "This one, the Constellation, is a great watch and it's very light."

Garcia said he has been proud to be an Omega ambassador--and he owns probably 10 or 12 of the brand's watches.

"They've been very generous," he said.

While visiting the section of the store where its four on-site watchmakers do repairs, Garcia donned a white lab coat and loupe and tried his hand at taking a watch apart to see the interior.

The golfer visited New York fresh from the Wyndham Championship in Greensboro, N.C., which he described as a "decent week," although he did not win. His next stop is The Barclays tournament, which begins today and runs through Sunday in nearby Jersey City, N.J.

During the Omega event, Garcia worked with children from The First Tee of Metropolitan New York program, who were invited as special guests along with members of the Golf Club at Chelsea Piers. Omega plans to donate 15 percent of the proceeds from timepieces sold during the event to The First Tee.

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