OMEGA History
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- OMEGA History
Brush up on your watch history with the stories behind the brands and models you love.
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Omega: Recording great moments in time, around the world and beyond.
The company began in an unassuming workshop established by Louis Brandt in La Chaux de Fonds, Switzerland in 1848. In the thirty years after it was founded, Brandt maintained a modest business, selling his watches to customers around the world. He passed away in 1879, and his sons resolved to take over the company.
In 1885, the brothers launched their first mass-produced caliber, the Labrador, and in 1892, they created the first minute-repeating timepiece. Just two years later, they introduced the 19-line Omega caliber, which established their reputation in the watch industry and would eventually give the company its name.
In 1905, Omega began serving as the official timekeeper at sporting events across Switzerland, and in 1932, Omega solidified one of its most important timekeeping partnerships-the company became the official timekeeper for the Olympic Games in Los Angeles, California. The partnership has continued to this day, and Omega has served as the official timekeeper for over twenty Olympic Games.
Just over a decade later in 1948, Omega released the first edition of one of its most iconic watches: the Seamaster. The first Seamaster debuted in conjunction with the company’s 100th Anniversary. To this day, the model is one of the most popular watches in the Omega family.
In 1962, Omega made history when astronaut Wally Schirra wore a Speedmaster on his Mercury Sigma 7 mission, making it the first Omega in space. This preceded a significant endorsement from NASA just three years later, which made the Speedmaster the official chronograph for American space missions. In 1969, the Omega Speedmaster made its first trip to the moon on the wrist of Buzz Aldrin, and in 1970, the Speedmaster helped the astronauts of the Apollo 13 mission return home safely. To this day, Omega and space programs around the globe still work in tandem to develop some of the most effective tools for the trade.
In the 1990’s, Omega gained widespread popularity as the official watch of James Bond after an OMEGA Seamaster appeared on the wrist of Pierce Brosnan.
Whether it’s sports, space, or pop culture, Omega has easily maintained its reputation as one of the most well-known watch brands in the world.
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Thank you for making this..and the Omega Collector videos. I've given up on Rolex (prices have just gotten too ridiculous) and in the search to replace my grail watch (submariner) I've fallen in love with the Omega Seamaster 300. I'm now really into the brand and learning the history and different models.
Fascinating!
I love omega
Loving the videos a lot
Please do more documentary-history videos! I am addicted.
Great videos!
Will you do in-dept videos of the most iconic Omega models as well?
Thanks! And yes, those are on our list, so check back soon.
1962-2017 = 55 years Omega Speedmaster in space
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I to love Omega though I tended to be drawn in to the Rolex submariner club deep down I always wanted a vintage seamaster n last week I found exactly that model with the mini second dial at 6 o'clock Bumper movement in perfect condition at a charity shop .I bought 20 watches for Ten pounds ,That's 50p each ..SO thrilled. it's a beautiful watch and an earlly one with lume still intact
Do you take classes?
That was awesome! We definitely need one of these for Oris :)
What about the dirty dozen and the 30t2? I think those models are ones of the most beloved and the ones who consolidates the image of Omega.
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you re not official time piece aficionado if you don’t have an Omega Moon watch
Or a rail master ;-)
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