Omega SA
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Omega SA is a Swiss luxury watchmaker based in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. Founded by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds in 1848, the company formerly operated as Louis Brandt et Fils until incorporating
Omega's headquarters in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
The workbench of Louis Brandt with a photograph of the founder
Omega watch ad in Life magazine, December 1942
Pocket watch, made in the 1970s
Omega Speedmaster
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Omega Speedmaster is a line of luxury chronograph wristwatches produced by Omega SA. While chronographs have existed since the late 1800s, Omega first introduced this line of chronographs in 1957. Sin
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…Britain's Royal Flying Corps used Omega watches in 1917 for its combat units, followed by the U.S. Army in 1918, and NASA in 1969 for Apollo 11. The Omega Speedmaster Moonwatch is marketed as the first watch worn on the Moon, becoming one of the watchmaker's most iconic models. Omega is the current official timekeeper of the…
Vintage Omega Speedmaster ref. 145.012-67
Omega cal. 321 movement
The Speedmaster watches worn by astronauts Walter Schirra (Mercury Sigma 7 mission, 1962), Richard F. Gordon, Jr. (Apollo 12, 1969) and Thomas P. Stafford (Gemini 6, 1965)
Ed White wearing an Omega Speedmaster on EVA during Gemini 4