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The history Swiss of the clock manufacturer omega goes back into the year 1848. In this year of Louis Brandt in La Chaux de fund opens an enterprise for the production of clocks. The clocks manufactured there carry first the label names of "Louis Brandt". To the death of the founder its sons shift production to Biel/Bienne, a place in the Swiss canton Berne. The sons accept here the industrielle manufacturing of clocks from individual parts. Of "Louis Brandt & already employs 1898 more than 500 coworkers, who produce 100,000 clocks.
In the year 1894 for the first time the name omega emerges, with which in the same year an introduced watch is designated. The designation omega is to stress the unusual quality of this clock, because O is the last letter of the Greek alphabet and stands metaphorically for "completion ". Like that this watch is also from special quality and finds in the experts of that time being entitled acknowledgment. It does not surprise that omega does not only designate from now on a clock, but label name becomes.
Omega increases its production capacity in the next years by optimization of industrieller of production runs enormously, without making however reductions in the quality of the clocks. The price performance ratio is favorable therefore, so that the paragraph constantly rises, also on the non-European market. Since finally 1903, after the death of the brothers Brandt, the fate of the enterprise with lucky hand is directed by the children. In the subsequent years omega acquires an excellent call with the building of clocks for special areas of application, about sport clocks or naval clocks.
The mark omega is inseparably connected with space travel. One of the probably most well-known clocks at all is the omega speed master Professional. It used with a whole set of NASA projects, so also with the Apollo 11-mission. A large picture with Buzz Aldrin like it the clock on the moon over its space suit with the moon walks on 21 July 1969 carries is in the appendix to be found. Details to omega speed master Professional and your employment are registered in a separate article. Omega established its call than producer of everlasting clocks for the employment in extreme situations with this clock like no other clock manufacturer. In addition, in the depths of the oceans is omega at home: those similarly admitted omega Seamaster Professional is a development of omega, which finds in the professional dipping employment use. Rather in the classical-elegant segment the clocks of the likewise very successful Constellation row are represented.
The topic globalization did not make stop also before the tradition mark omega. Today is omega, as other clock manufacturers also, into whom Swatch Group integrates. Here the mark could maintain however their position in the upper segment. Also innovations like the introduction of the lubricant-free coaxial inhibition to co-operation with the Meisteruhrmacher George Daniels are further brand names of omega.
Omega is today official sponsor of the James bond of films, in which the newest model occurs also in each case
Large picture of Buzz Aldrin on the moon with recognizable clock
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