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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.
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 escapement was commercialized in 1999 by Omega SA when it introduced the first mass-produced watch incorporating the technology. [11] It is the only escapement other than the Swiss lever escapement that is produced on an industrial scale. When it first came to the market as the Caliber 2500, it had an oscillation rate of 28,800 beats per ...
Omega calibre 1611 Chrono-Quartz case back with olympic logo. The Omega Chrono-Quartz is rare amongst modern wristwatches as the calibre 1611 was had a module exclusive to itself; only 15,000 units were made. [5] The production version of the watch was introduced at the 1976 Montreal Olympic Games and at the same time Omega sponsored the event.
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.