As a extravagant watch manufacturer, Omega exalt itself in the world watch brands as an graceful, innovative and high-quality watch brand. It is chased by many important stars, politics, and other renowns in the world, such as Cindy Crawford, Michael Schumacher and the Chinese film star Zhang Ziyi. Since its foundation in Switzerland in 1848 by Louis Brandt, Omega has never stopped looking for innovation and improvement.
At the beginning, Louis founded the company by buying some manual winding watches from the local crafters for reference. Over years, after numerous trials and adjustments, Omega bit by bit rose to the industry standard.
In 1903, when the company was managed by four youthful entrepreneurs, with only 800 employees, 240 thousand watches were manufactured each year. Due to the daring characteristic of its owners, the company continues broadening. The company once rose to number one watch producer in Switzerland. In the 1960s, the company launched the Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronography and put into aviation use. It was implemented by NASA and became the first watch appearing in the moon. But the tide reversed in 1975 when the economic recession stroke. The company scrambled forward.
In the 90s, the company was reborn with its audacious originality. In 1995, the Omega Seamaster Quartz Professional was worn by Pierce Brosnan, a notable film actor. Four years later, in 1999, it mass produced a watch with co-axial escapement and gained a great deal of popularity. Ever since then, Omega is so popular among the world that it was chosen to be the Olympics watches.
Omega never halts bettering. Nowadays, it is offering a variety of models. Some of them could be trendy for fashionistas, while some are professional designed for the professional. I am sure it is a ever popular brand.