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Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. [1] Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as Louis Brandt et Fils [2] until incorporating the name Omega in 1903, becoming Louis Brandt et Frère-Omega Watch & Co. [3] [4] [5] In 1984, the company officially changed its name to Omega SA [6] and opened its museum in Biel/Bienne ...
The Swatch Group is the largest watch company in the world and employs about 31,000 people in 50 countries. [5] The group owns the Swatch product line and other luxury brands, including Blancpain, Breguet, Certina, ETA, Glashütte Original, Hamilton, Harry Winston, Longines, Mido, Omega, Rado, and Tissot. [6] [7]
This list is a duplicate of Category:Watch brands, which will likely be more up-to-date and complete. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname. Manufacturers that are named after the founder are sorted by surname.
Longines Serial Number 183 "Attesa" date 1867. On 6 November 2018, Longines announced discovery of serial number 183, dated 23 October 1867, currently the Oldest Longines watch known. Its caliber is an August Agassiz 4 (AA4). Longines was the world's first watch trademark and the first Swiss company to assemble watches under one roof. [10]
Timex Group USA, Inc. (formerly known as Timex Corporation) is an American global watch manufacturing company founded in 1854 as the Waterbury Clock Company in Waterbury, Connecticut.
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In 1971, the company's annual production reached the historical peak of 220,000 watches. [4] During the quartz crisis of the 1970s, SSIH was forced to reduce its output by half and to sell off part of its assets. In 1975 SSIH transitioned Blancpain from watch brand to movement manufacturer for Omega and quartz pocket watch maker for Moeris.
Members of the public pose for a photograph as they climb the steps of the former President Bashar al-Assad's abandoned presidential palace on Dec. 9, 2024.