Key facts
- Native name
- Omega Société Anonyme (SA)
- Formerly
- La Generale Watch Co. (1848–1903) Louis Brandt et Frère-Omega Watch & Co. (1903–1984)
- Company type
- Subsidiary
- Industry
- Watchmaking
- Founded
- 1848 ; 178 years ago ( 1848 ) in La Chaux-de-Fonds , Switzerland
- Founder
- Louis Brandt
- Area served
- Worldwide
- Key people
- Raynald Aeschlimann ( president )
- Products
- Watches, timing devices and systems
- Parent
- The Swatch Group
- Website
- omegawatches.com
via Wikipedia infobox
Official website
OMEGA Uhren: Schweizer Luxus-Uhrenmanufaktur | OMEGA DE®
OMEGA® Watches: Offizielle Website der Schweizer Luxus-Uhrenmanufaktur. Entdecken Sie die weltberühmten Uhren- und Schmuckkollektionen der Marke!
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Wikidata facts
- Official website
- www.omegawatches.com
- Image
- Fabrique de montres Omega Biel-Bienne.jpg
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- Commons category
- Omega SA
- inception
- 1848-00-00
- social media followers
- 411000
- native label
- 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 the name Omega in 1903, becoming Louis Brandt et Frère-Omega Watch & Co. In 1984, the company officially changed its name to Omega SA and opened its museum in Biel/Bienne to the public. Omega is a subsidiary of the Swatch Group.
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.