Omega Watch: A Brief History
Omega SA is a high-quality watch company based in Belgium / Bienne. Omega is currently owned by the Swatch Group. The Forerunner of Omega was founded in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland in 1848 by 23-year-old Louis Brandt. After his death, his two sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt, built one of the largest watch companies in Switzerland. They both died in 1903 and left the company in the hands of four young men, the oldest of whom, Paul-Emile Brandt, were not yet 24, but eventually he became a great architect and builder of Omega. His influence will be felt over the next half a century. Today, Omega is one of the most recognizable watch brands in the world.
As is the case with other luxury watchmakers, Omega has a huge number of models in various collections that are regularly updated. Finding specific Omega watches can be a difficult task due to the sheer volume, but don't worry, I will try to help you. I have an affinity for the Omega clock, since my father gave me the 1971 Omega Seamaster Cosmic. When it was time for me to become mine, Seamaster was the natural choice.
Omega Collections
Omega designs watches for men and women in 5 collections:
1. Constellation
2. Seamaster
3. Speedmaster
4. De Ville
5. Specialties
If you buy an Omega watch, you will usually find the first four collections available on the Internet. As for the fifth, Specialties are exactly what ... specialties (for example, Beijing 2008), so they are quite rare. I would advise to find out about them on the Omega website before making a purchase decision. Buying Omega watches is a big deal, so you want to do your research and don’t rush if you don’t know EXACTLY what you are looking for.
Omega watches are identified by their reference number, which is unique for each specific model for this iteration, as a rule, in the #### format. ##. 00. For example, two Speedmaster Professional watches may have different reference numbers based on the model year and the case, dial, and bracelet colors. An auction site like eBay is a great place to search for real Omega watches at great prices. However, once you have identified specific hours that may interest you, I strongly recommend that you copy the reference number and visit the search page of the Omega website to get a positive identification at the auction.
Untitled Omega Watch
The practice, which was discontinued about 20 years ago, was sometimes to omit the name of a series of models on the face of the watch and just use the name of the company Omega. When Omega has developed a watch for a specific audience, then it will add model series to the face. Omega Railmaster is one such example when it was launched in 1957, but the name is now stuck. Even today, some Omega De Ville watches omit the name De Ville to keep the face less cluttered and more elegant.
The final note about the Omega Omega watches is that from the 1960s to the early 1980s, Omega's mass issues for other manufacturers created Omega. This means that a number of watches from that period were sold with the name of the company Omega, but with sets and cases that were not Omega. The company stopped this practice because it felt like it was diluting the Omega brand. Remember this when you find an older Omega watch.
