1848, 23-year-old Louis - Brandt northwest la chaux de fonds, Switzerland, organized an assembly pocket watch from a small Studio. Closing off the snow every winter, he would watch at the Workshop in the production well, spring, the go Italy, Britain, Scandinavia and sell their own products.
Louis 1879 - Brandt's death, his two sons Louis - Paul and Cesar took over his father's industry. As spare parts for other local workshops to provide the quality of instability, the two brothers decided to produce their own all the parts, while giving up the traditional tabulation methods in favor of mechanized production. In 1880, they are in human resources, transportation and energy supply Tiaojian ideal Bian regions have established a new factory here is still the Omega headquarters. In 1892, Brandt brothers produced the world's first to the newspaper reported that moment, the score of three repeater watch (Minute-repeater).
In 1894, they created a sophisticated and accurate list of the 19 drill movements, and to the Greek letter "Ω" for signs, since the birth of Omega brand. Ω is the last letter of the Greek symbol of perfection and success. Two years later, the 19 drill movements with the European Observatory of several well-known certificate issued by the exact time, Omega has since became famous. In 1903, Brandt brother passed away, then Omega is already Switzerland's largest watchmaker, has more than 800 workers, annual output of 240,000 watch. First, during World War II, British Royal Air Force Omega is a special watch. 1932 Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee selected Omega as the official timer, this is the first time the Olympic Games timing task entrusted to a single company. Since then, Omega began to show their talents in various international sports events.
In 1932, Omega pioneered the world's first diving watch - Marine. Omega has produced since the Seamaster professional diving watch. In 1993 Omega introduced the hippocampus 18K gold self-winding dive watch equipped with helium valve arrangement, which is the world's first push button is only in the 300 meters underwater still functioning mechanical diving watch.
Omega's most legendary is its super series Speedmaster professional watch. Of the last century 60's, NASA spent two years on a number of watches strictly weight loss, magnetic field, vibration, impact and temperature tests, the results topped Omega Speedmaster, in 1965 and was identified as the United States Aerospace Board designated timer (10 years after the Speedmaster has become a Soviet astronaut designated timer). July 21, 1969, Omega Seamaster follow the U.S. astronaut Neil Armstrong landed on the moon. In 1970, the Speedmaster has used very precise timing of a second function, to help fuel storage Apollo 13 spacecraft explosion activated the engine, successfully returned to Earth from lunar orbit. In recognition of Speedmaster rescue operations in this outstanding performance, particularly its highest honor NASA "Snoopy Award" presented to the Omega.
Omega has always been excellence, and to proactively explore the art of watchmaking. A half century, the brand with superb production technology and good design award-winning. In the Swiss watch industry, Omega represents excellent and innovative. Most of Omega Swiss mechanical movement have received official Observatory test, and many times the most accurate time records set. The Omega Seamaster is also designed the perfect exception, reveal a different kind of noble qualities. Today, Omega watches have developed several series, such as fashion Constellation, De Ville, and professional use of watch Seamaster professional diving watch, GP series. In addition, modern stadium in the world of large video matrix scoreboards, is one of Omega's inventions. Omega companies that form the "OMEGA" five letters of the brand might be interpreted to show disdain for several features, that is: O on behalf of Olympics, M on behalf of Mega-precision, E on behalf of Elegance, G representative of Geography, A representative of Astronaut.
Founder: Louis - Brandt
Year: 1848
Country: Switzerland
Respective organizations: Swatch Group
