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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 ...
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The Omega Electroquartz was introduced in 1969 as the first Swiss quartz watch to be produced. It was the collaboration of 20 Swiss watch companies and the movement was utilised by Rolex , Patek Phillipe and Omega amongst others.
Endura Watch Factory: 1966 Biel/Bienne: Biel/Bienne: Subsidiary: The Swatch Group: Pierre-André Bühler, President Epos: 1983 Biel: Peter Hofer Lengnau: Singi Chonge (chairman of the board) Tamdi Chonge (CEO) Era Watch Company: 1884 Christian Ruefli-Flury Les Genevez: Private: Victor Strambini Christian Hotz (CEO) Ernest Borel: 1856 Neuchâtel ...
Omega cal. 321 movement. The Speedmaster was not originally designed for space exploration. Instead, it was introduced in 1957 as a sport and racing chronograph following on from the early chronographs of the 1920s and 1930s, including the Omega 28.9 chronograph, which was Omega's first small wrist chronograph, complementing Omega's position as the official timekeeper for the Olympic Games.
The National Association of Watch and Clock Collectors describes Regina watches as an inferior brand of Omega, but mentions that some were adjusted highly enough to be used as railroad timepieces, which was the standard for quality watches. [2] [3] The use of Regina watches for railroad timekeeping is documented on other sites as well. For ...
The Omega x Swatch MoonSwatch, or simply MoonSwatch, is a collection of chronograph wristwatches produced by Swatch and designed in collaboration with Omega, two companies of The Swatch Group. The first 11 models were released on 26 March 2022.
The Omega Seamaster 200 Omegamatic is a midsize automatic quartz watch that Omega produced from 1997 until 2000. It has stainless steel case and bracelet (Bond style with gold Omega symbol clasp), screw-in crown and caseback, engraved with the Omega Hippocamp logo, 200 meters water resistant, unidirectional bezel, silver or black dial with orange accents, sapphire crystal (anti-reflective ...