Set on perfecting form and function, a series of revolutionary innovations followed throughout the decades. The advent of the 19-ligne caliber movement in 1894 was just the beginning. With exponential growth, the company that started as a small watch shop had a presence in 6 continents by 1909. These revolutions inspired Loius-Paul and Cesar Brandt to rename their brand Omega Watch Company, which gained global acclaim at the turn of the century when it won the Grand Prize at the 1900 Universal Exposition in Paris. Not to stop there, the brothers also birthed the concept and production of a single crown and stem for use in winding and setting the time. So revolutionary was this innovation that it became the standard for all watchmaking. In 1894, the 19-ligne caliber movement was invented, which was extremely accurate and modular, allowing for individual components to be repaired and replaced. Eventually the company settled at 96 Rue Jakob-Stampfli, which still serves as the Omega’s headquarters today. In 1880, the company was named Louis Brandt & Fils, and relocated to Biel/Bienne, Switzerland.
He quickly gained acclaim for the precision timepieces he crafted, but the brand took its biggest leap when the company was taken over in 1894 by his sons Louis-Paul and Cesar. A then 23-year-old Louis Brandt opened a small workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds, a small village in Switzerland. The company, which would come to be known as Omega, was born in 1854.
0 kommentar(er)
