Omega was founded in 1848 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The founder, Louis Brandt, was a watchmaker who live in the town and made his own brand of Omega watches by hand. The watches were put together piece by piece with the greatest precision.
The first ones that were made were of course, pocket watches. During this time no one knew about wrist watches. The watches were during this time highly valued and a sign of the wealthy gentleman. At this time however, the Omega watches were called Bienne watches.
When Louis Brandt died in 1879 his company was left to his sons who were watch makers themselves. The sons carried on their father’s business until they died in 1903. The next ones to take over the business were four men who the eldest was Paul Brandt. The oldest of the four who took over the company accepted an offer and merged with Tissot in 1930.
This merger turned out well and the SSIH group in Geneva, Switzerland was born as the parent company of this new watch company. The popularity of this group grew rather quickly and they ended up as part of a fifty company business. The time was not long before they were number three in the world when it came to making high-end watches and watch movements.
During this period of time some of the Omega watches that were produced were very sought after timepieces. The Vintage Omegas came from this era as this was around the time of World War II and many watches were made for the military which made them even more sought after. Although their name was changed several times people still know the Omega watch as a sign of quality.History of the Omega Watch
Omega was founded in 1848 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland. The founder, Louis Brandt, was a watchmaker who live in the town and made his own brand of Omega watches by hand. The watches were put together piece by piece with the greatest precision.
The first ones that were made were of course, pocket watches. During this time no one knew about wrist watches. The watches were during this time highly valued and a sign of the wealthy gentleman. At this time however, the Omega watches were called Bienne watches.
When Louis Brandt died in 1879 his company was left to his sons who were watch makers themselves. The sons carried on their father’s business until they died in 1903. The next ones to take over the business were four men who the eldest was Paul Brandt. The oldest of the four who took over the company accepted an offer and merged with Tissot in 1930.
This merger turned out well and the SSIH group in Geneva, Switzerland was born as the parent company of this new watch company. The popularity of this group grew rather quickly and they ended up as part of a fifty company business. The time was not long before they were number three in the world when it came to making high-end watches and watch movements.
The Constellation Iris ‘95 Automatic is a steel red gold watch with an Omega 2520. The self winding movement has a power backup of 42 hours. The Constellation Iris ‘95 Automatic has a scratch resistant dome and mother of pearl colored stones dial. It is resistant to water up to 30 meters. The central bar of the Constellation Iris ‘95 Automatic is steel gold to match the watch. The case and dial are 18ct. Red gold. Anti-reflective material are inside the dome so the glare does not catch the face of the watch.
The De Villa Co-Axial Automatic is an Omega 2500 caliber movement. The self-winding watch has a co-axial movement with a finish that is rhodium plated. The scratch resistant sapphire crystal has a reflection resistant face and case and dial. The dial is white with a stainless steel case. The backup power for this De Villa Co-Axial Automatic is 48 hours. The watch is water resistant to 330 feet. The De Villa Co-Axial Automatic watch is steel on steel.
The Speedmaster Automatic is steel on a leather strap. This ladies watch is self winding chronograph with a finish that is rhodium plated. It has a back up time of 40 hours and a white mother of pearl dial. The Speedmaster Automatic water resistant watch is good down to 100 meters. This watch has a crystal domed, case of stainless steel. The back up power is 40 hours. This Speedmaster Automatic watch has a sapphire crystal that is scratch resistant.
The Seamaster Aqua Terra Automatic watch has a Omega 2520 caliber movement. It has a self winding rhodium-plated movement. The back up power is 42 hours and is water resistant up to 150 meters. The Seamaster Aqua Terra Automatic has a stainless steel case and anti-reflective sapphire crystal. The case and dial is stainless steel as well. The Seamaster Aqua Terra Automatic has a dial with mother of pearl and diamonds.
The Seamaster Planet Ocean watch for men is a Omega 2500 caliber movement. The scratch resistant crystal has sapphire décor and a stainless steel case. A rhodium-plated finish is contained in the co-axial escapement movement. The back up power for the Seamaster Planet Ocean is 48 hours. This watch is water resistant down to 600 meters which is a bit farther than most watches. The case and dial are stainless steel. The case diameter of the Seamaster Planet Ocean is 42mm.
Constellation Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar; This is a steel on steel watch. The Constellation Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar is a thermo compensated quartz perpetual calendar movement. The crystal dome is scratch-resistant and the case and dial has a stainless steel case with a black face. The Constellation Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar watch is water resistant to 100 meters. The back up power on the Constellation Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar watch is 60 months. With a sapphire crystal in a gentlemen’s size this is one watch with many features.
The Speedmaster Broad Arrow GMT; watch is a self winding chronograph with a column wheel mechanism. The co-axial escapement is for the precise time. The free sprung balance also helps with keeping the time. The second time zone has 24 and 30 minute totalizers. The stop second function, start button, stop button, and return to zero button is one of the aspects of the Speedmaster Broad Arrow GMT. The crystal is scratch resistant and the case and dial is stainless steel. The Speedmaster Broad Arrow GMT is water resistant to 100 meters.