The Heritage of Omega: From Precision Timekeeping to the Moon
Few watch manufacturers can claim a history as varied, influential and instantly recognisable as Omega.
For more than 175 years, the Swiss manufacturer has built watches connected to some of the defining moments in modern history. Omega watches have travelled to the Moon, descended beneath the oceans, timed the Olympic Games and accompanied explorers, soldiers, pilots and racing drivers around the world.
Yet Omega's heritage isn't built solely on famous partnerships.
Behind names such as the Speedmaster, Seamaster, Constellation and De Ville lies a long history of precision watchmaking, movement development and technical innovation.
From a small workshop established in 1848 to one of Switzerland's most important watch manufacturers, this is the heritage of Omega.
The Beginning: Louis Brandt and a Small Swiss Workshop
The Omega story began in 1848, when 23-year-old Louis Brandt established a small watchmaking workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Brandt assembled precision pocket watches using components supplied by local craftsmen, selling his watches throughout Europe.
Following his death, his sons Louis-Paul and César took control of the company and began transforming the business.
Rather than relying entirely on the traditional Swiss établissage system, where different components were produced by independent specialists, the brothers moved towards a more industrialised manufacturing process.
In 1880, the company relocated to Biel/Bienne, where Omega remains headquartered today.
The move would help lay the foundations for something much bigger.
The Movement That Gave Omega Its Name
One of the most important moments in Omega's history arrived in 1894.
That year, the company introduced a new 19-ligne movement known as the Omega calibre.
The movement was designed around efficient series production, with interchangeable components that made assembly, servicing and repair significantly easier.
It proved enormously successful.
So successful, in fact, that the company eventually adopted Omega as its official name.
The word Omega — the final letter of the Greek alphabet — was intended to represent achievement, perfection and completion.
A movement had effectively given birth to one of the most famous names in watchmaking.
Omega and the Pursuit of Precision
Accuracy became central to Omega's identity during the early 20th century.
The company entered observatory timing competitions, where manufacturers competed to produce exceptionally precise mechanical movements.
These competitions were serious technical exercises.
Manufacturers weren't simply trying to create attractive watches. They were attempting to demonstrate their ability to control the tiny mechanical variations that could cause a watch to gain or lose time.
Omega achieved numerous precision records and awards during this period.
That obsession with accuracy would eventually lead to one of the brand's most important collections.
The Birth of the Constellation
In 1952, Omega introduced the Constellation.
Created as a precision chronometer wristwatch, the Constellation represented Omega's decades of success in chronometric competitions.
Its identity was closely tied to accuracy.
The observatory medallion found on the caseback became one of the collection's defining features, referencing Omega's achievements in precision timekeeping.
Vintage Constellations from the 1950s and 1960s are now particularly admired by collectors.
Pie-pan dials, elegant cases and highly regarded automatic movements make early examples some of the finest dress watches Omega ever produced.
The Constellation demonstrated that precision and elegance didn't have to exist separately.
1932: Omega Becomes the Olympic Timekeeper
Omega's expertise in precision timing extended far beyond wristwatches.
In 1932, the company became the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
A single Omega watchmaker reportedly travelled to the Games carrying dozens of precision stopwatches used to time events.
It marked the beginning of an extraordinary relationship between Omega and international sport.
As technology evolved, Omega developed increasingly sophisticated timing systems capable of measuring incredibly small differences between competitors.
Electronic timing, photo-finish technology, starting systems and modern measurement equipment eventually transformed how Olympic events were recorded.
What began with mechanical stopwatches became one of the longest-running partnerships in sports timing.
1948: The Birth of the Seamaster
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Omega introduced the Seamaster in 1948.
The original Seamaster was quite different from the professional dive watches associated with the name today.
It was designed as a robust everyday wristwatch that could resist water, dust and changing environmental conditions.
Omega drew heavily on technology developed for military watches supplied during the Second World War.
One particularly important feature was the use of rubber O-ring gasket technology, which improved water resistance while allowing the watch to cope with temperature changes.
The Seamaster would eventually evolve from a versatile everyday watch into one of the most important diving collections in Swiss watchmaking.
The Seamaster 300 and the Professional Dive Watch
In 1957, Omega introduced the Seamaster 300.
This was a very different watch from the earlier Seamaster.
Large luminous markers, a rotating timing bezel and a highly legible dial transformed it into a serious professional diving instrument.
The Seamaster 300 would go on to be used by professional and military divers, including associations with Britain's Royal Navy.
Over the following decades, Omega continued experimenting with increasingly capable underwater watches.
Models such as the Seamaster PloProf pushed dive-watch engineering to extremes, resulting in some of the most distinctive professional watches ever produced.
Omega's connection with the ocean was now firmly established.
1957: The Speedmaster Arrives
The same year that Omega launched the Seamaster 300, it introduced another watch that would ultimately become even more famous.
The Omega Speedmaster debuted in 1957.
But despite its later association with space exploration, the Speedmaster wasn't originally designed for astronauts.
It was created as a sports and racing chronograph.
One of its most important innovations was placing the tachymeter scale on the external bezel rather than around the edge of the dial.
This improved readability and created the visual architecture that still defines the Speedmaster today.
Its name said everything:
Speedmaster.
This was a watch designed around speed, timing and performance.
Its destiny, however, lay somewhere entirely different.
NASA and the Race to the Moon
During the 1960s, NASA needed a reliable wrist chronograph for astronauts.
Several commercially available watches were subjected to extreme testing.
The watches faced:
high temperatures,
freezing conditions,
vibration,
shock,
humidity,
pressure changes,
and other severe environments.
The Omega Speedmaster survived NASA's qualification process and was officially declared "Flight Qualified for all Manned Space Missions" in 1965.
From that moment, the Speedmaster became part of NASA's manned space programme.
It would soon become part of history.
The First Watch Worn on the Moon
On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the lunar surface.
When Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon, an Omega Speedmaster Professional was strapped over his spacesuit.
The Speedmaster became the first watch worn on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong's Speedmaster remained inside the lunar module as a backup for an onboard timing instrument, meaning Aldrin's watch became the first Omega actually worn on the lunar surface.
It was an extraordinary achievement for a mechanical chronograph that had originally been designed for motorsport.
From that moment, the Speedmaster had a new nickname:
The Moonwatch.
Apollo 13 and the Speedmaster's Most Important Moment
The Speedmaster's role in space wasn't simply symbolic.
During the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, an oxygen tank explosion crippled the spacecraft and forced the crew to improvise a route home.
With electrical power severely restricted, astronaut Jack Swigert used his Speedmaster to time a critical 14-second engine burn required to correct the spacecraft's trajectory.
The timing needed to be extremely precise.
The manoeuvre succeeded.
Omega was later presented with NASA's Silver Snoopy Award, recognising the company's contribution to the safety and success of human spaceflight.
For many enthusiasts, Apollo 13 represents the purest expression of what the Speedmaster was built to do:
perform reliably when timing genuinely matters.
Omega and James Bond
Omega's cultural influence expanded dramatically during the 1990s.
In 1995, Pierce Brosnan wore an Omega Seamaster Professional Diver 300M as James Bond in GoldenEye.
The partnership transformed the modern image of the Seamaster.
From that point onwards, Omega became closely associated with the James Bond franchise, with subsequent Bond actors — including Daniel Craig — wearing various Seamaster models.
The relationship helped introduce Omega to an entirely new generation.
But importantly, the Seamaster already possessed decades of genuine diving and military heritage.
Bond didn't create the Seamaster's identity.
He amplified it.
The Co-Axial Revolution
One of the most important developments in modern Omega history wasn't a new watch.
It was a new escapement.
British watchmaker George Daniels had developed the Co-Axial escapement as an alternative to the traditional Swiss lever escapement used throughout mechanical watchmaking.
The design aimed to reduce sliding friction within the escapement, potentially improving long-term stability and reducing the need for lubrication.
Omega recognised its potential.
In 1999, the company introduced the first large-scale production wristwatches equipped with the Co-Axial escapement.
It was a major technical commitment.
Over time, Co-Axial technology became central to Omega's modern mechanical movements and one of the brand's defining engineering features.
Master Chronometer and Modern Precision
Omega's historic obsession with accuracy continues through its modern Master Chronometer certification.
Developed alongside the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, METAS, the certification subjects completed watches to extensive testing.
Beyond accuracy, testing examines characteristics including:
magnetic resistance,
water resistance,
power reserve,
and performance under different conditions.
One of the most impressive aspects is magnetic resistance.
Many modern Omega Master Chronometer movements are designed to resist magnetic fields of 15,000 gauss.
Rather than simply shielding the movement inside a soft-iron cage, Omega developed movements using components inherently resistant to magnetism.
This allows the movement to remain visible through a sapphire caseback while maintaining exceptional magnetic protection.
The Aqua Terra and the Modern Everyday Omega
While the Speedmaster and professional Seamaster models attract enormous attention, the Aqua Terra represents another important side of modern Omega.
Introduced in the early 2000s as part of the Seamaster family, the Aqua Terra combines water resistance and sporting capability with the refinement of a traditional everyday watch.
It bridges the gap between dress watch and sports watch.
For many owners, this makes it one of the most versatile watches Omega produces.
The collection also became important in demonstrating Omega's Co-Axial and later Master Chronometer technology in a watch designed for daily use.
Omega Returns to the Deep
Omega's relationship with exploration hasn't stopped with historic achievements.
The brand has continued developing watches capable of surviving extraordinary depths.
In 2019, specially developed Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep watches accompanied explorer Victor Vescovo during dives into the Mariana Trench.
The watches travelled to depths approaching 11 kilometres beneath the ocean's surface.
Technology developed through the project eventually influenced production versions of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep.
More than half a century after creating the Seamaster 300, Omega was still pushing the limits of underwater watchmaking.
The Watches Every Omega Collector Should Know
Understanding Omega means understanding several collections that shaped the company's history.
Speedmaster — Originally a racing chronograph, subsequently qualified by NASA and transformed into the legendary Moonwatch.
Seamaster — Omega's longest-running collection and the foundation of its extraordinary diving heritage.
Constellation — A collection built around Omega's historic obsession with chronometric precision.
De Ville — The more elegant side of Omega, representing traditional Swiss dress watchmaking and sophisticated movement design.
Railmaster — A highly anti-magnetic tool watch originally created for people working around strong electrical fields.
Seamaster Aqua Terra — A modern all-purpose Omega combining sporting capability with understated elegance.
Together, these watches demonstrate the remarkable breadth of Omega's history.
Why Vintage Omega Is So Important
Vintage Omega represents one of the richest areas of mechanical watch collecting.
The company's enormous historical output means collectors can discover everything from military watches and elegant dress pieces to professional divers and legendary chronographs.
Early Constellations offer classic mid-century Swiss watchmaking.
Vintage Seamasters demonstrate how the modern sports watch evolved.
Railmasters represent the golden age of specialist tool watches.
And early Speedmasters rank among the most important chronographs ever produced.
Omega's heritage isn't built around a single model.
It is an entire ecosystem of historically significant watches.
More Than the Moonwatch
The Moon landing will always be one of Omega's greatest achievements.
But reducing Omega's history to the Speedmaster would miss much of what makes the manufacturer special.
This is a company that has spent more than 175 years pursuing precision.
Its watches have timed Olympic athletes by fractions of a second.
They have travelled beneath the ocean.
They have served soldiers and divers.
They have accompanied explorers.
They have survived NASA qualification testing.
And, yes, they have been worn on the Moon.
Few watch manufacturers can point to such a diverse catalogue of genuine achievements.
The Legacy of Omega
Omega's heritage is ultimately built around the relationship between precision and exploration.
From Louis Brandt's workshop in 1848 to observatory competitions, Olympic timing, professional diving, Co-Axial movements and space exploration, Omega has repeatedly used watchmaking as a tool for measuring human achievement.
That history gives the brand something particularly valuable.
Authenticity.
The Speedmaster doesn't need to pretend to be a space watch.
It went to the Moon.
The Seamaster doesn't need to manufacture a diving story.
Professional divers actually used it.
And Omega doesn't need to invent a connection with precision timing.
It has been pursuing it for generations.
More than 175 years after Louis Brandt began making watches in Switzerland, Omega remains defined by the same pursuit:
to measure time accurately wherever humans choose to go next.The Heritage of Omega: From Precision Timekeeping to the Moon
Few watch manufacturers can claim a history as varied, influential and instantly recognisable as Omega.
For more than 175 years, the Swiss manufacturer has built watches connected to some of the defining moments in modern history. Omega watches have travelled to the Moon, descended beneath the oceans, timed the Olympic Games and accompanied explorers, soldiers, pilots and racing drivers around the world.
Yet Omega's heritage isn't built solely on famous partnerships.
Behind names such as the Speedmaster, Seamaster, Constellation and De Ville lies a long history of precision watchmaking, movement development and technical innovation.
From a small workshop established in 1848 to one of Switzerland's most important watch manufacturers, this is the heritage of Omega.
The Beginning: Louis Brandt and a Small Swiss Workshop
The Omega story began in 1848, when 23-year-old Louis Brandt established a small watchmaking workshop in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland.
Brandt assembled precision pocket watches using components supplied by local craftsmen, selling his watches throughout Europe.
Following his death, his sons Louis-Paul and César took control of the company and began transforming the business.
Rather than relying entirely on the traditional Swiss établissage system, where different components were produced by independent specialists, the brothers moved towards a more industrialised manufacturing process.
In 1880, the company relocated to Biel/Bienne, where Omega remains headquartered today.
The move would help lay the foundations for something much bigger.
The Movement That Gave Omega Its Name
One of the most important moments in Omega's history arrived in 1894.
That year, the company introduced a new 19-ligne movement known as the Omega calibre.
The movement was designed around efficient series production, with interchangeable components that made assembly, servicing and repair significantly easier.
It proved enormously successful.
So successful, in fact, that the company eventually adopted Omega as its official name.
The word Omega — the final letter of the Greek alphabet — was intended to represent achievement, perfection and completion.
A movement had effectively given birth to one of the most famous names in watchmaking.
Omega and the Pursuit of Precision
Accuracy became central to Omega's identity during the early 20th century.
The company entered observatory timing competitions, where manufacturers competed to produce exceptionally precise mechanical movements.
These competitions were serious technical exercises.
Manufacturers weren't simply trying to create attractive watches. They were attempting to demonstrate their ability to control the tiny mechanical variations that could cause a watch to gain or lose time.
Omega achieved numerous precision records and awards during this period.
That obsession with accuracy would eventually lead to one of the brand's most important collections.
The Birth of the Constellation
In 1952, Omega introduced the Constellation.
Created as a precision chronometer wristwatch, the Constellation represented Omega's decades of success in chronometric competitions.
Its identity was closely tied to accuracy.
The observatory medallion found on the caseback became one of the collection's defining features, referencing Omega's achievements in precision timekeeping.
Vintage Constellations from the 1950s and 1960s are now particularly admired by collectors.
Pie-pan dials, elegant cases and highly regarded automatic movements make early examples some of the finest dress watches Omega ever produced.
The Constellation demonstrated that precision and elegance didn't have to exist separately.
1932: Omega Becomes the Olympic Timekeeper
Omega's expertise in precision timing extended far beyond wristwatches.
In 1932, the company became the official timekeeper of the Olympic Games in Los Angeles.
A single Omega watchmaker reportedly travelled to the Games carrying dozens of precision stopwatches used to time events.
It marked the beginning of an extraordinary relationship between Omega and international sport.
As technology evolved, Omega developed increasingly sophisticated timing systems capable of measuring incredibly small differences between competitors.
Electronic timing, photo-finish technology, starting systems and modern measurement equipment eventually transformed how Olympic events were recorded.
What began with mechanical stopwatches became one of the longest-running partnerships in sports timing.
1948: The Birth of the Seamaster
To celebrate its 100th anniversary, Omega introduced the Seamaster in 1948.
The original Seamaster was quite different from the professional dive watches associated with the name today.
It was designed as a robust everyday wristwatch that could resist water, dust and changing environmental conditions.
Omega drew heavily on technology developed for military watches supplied during the Second World War.
One particularly important feature was the use of rubber O-ring gasket technology, which improved water resistance while allowing the watch to cope with temperature changes.
The Seamaster would eventually evolve from a versatile everyday watch into one of the most important diving collections in Swiss watchmaking.
The Seamaster 300 and the Professional Dive Watch
In 1957, Omega introduced the Seamaster 300.
This was a very different watch from the earlier Seamaster.
Large luminous markers, a rotating timing bezel and a highly legible dial transformed it into a serious professional diving instrument.
The Seamaster 300 would go on to be used by professional and military divers, including associations with Britain's Royal Navy.
Over the following decades, Omega continued experimenting with increasingly capable underwater watches.
Models such as the Seamaster PloProf pushed dive-watch engineering to extremes, resulting in some of the most distinctive professional watches ever produced.
Omega's connection with the ocean was now firmly established.
1957: The Speedmaster Arrives
The same year that Omega launched the Seamaster 300, it introduced another watch that would ultimately become even more famous.
The Omega Speedmaster debuted in 1957.
But despite its later association with space exploration, the Speedmaster wasn't originally designed for astronauts.
It was created as a sports and racing chronograph.
One of its most important innovations was placing the tachymeter scale on the external bezel rather than around the edge of the dial.
This improved readability and created the visual architecture that still defines the Speedmaster today.
Its name said everything:
Speedmaster.
This was a watch designed around speed, timing and performance.
Its destiny, however, lay somewhere entirely different.
NASA and the Race to the Moon
During the 1960s, NASA needed a reliable wrist chronograph for astronauts.
Several commercially available watches were subjected to extreme testing.
The watches faced:
high temperatures,
freezing conditions,
vibration,
shock,
humidity,
pressure changes,
and other severe environments.
The Omega Speedmaster survived NASA's qualification process and was officially declared "Flight Qualified for all Manned Space Missions" in 1965.
From that moment, the Speedmaster became part of NASA's manned space programme.
It would soon become part of history.
The First Watch Worn on the Moon
On 20 July 1969, Apollo 11 landed on the lunar surface.
When Buzz Aldrin stepped onto the Moon, an Omega Speedmaster Professional was strapped over his spacesuit.
The Speedmaster became the first watch worn on the Moon.
Neil Armstrong's Speedmaster remained inside the lunar module as a backup for an onboard timing instrument, meaning Aldrin's watch became the first Omega actually worn on the lunar surface.
It was an extraordinary achievement for a mechanical chronograph that had originally been designed for motorsport.
From that moment, the Speedmaster had a new nickname:
The Moonwatch.
Apollo 13 and the Speedmaster's Most Important Moment
The Speedmaster's role in space wasn't simply symbolic.
During the Apollo 13 mission in 1970, an oxygen tank explosion crippled the spacecraft and forced the crew to improvise a route home.
With electrical power severely restricted, astronaut Jack Swigert used his Speedmaster to time a critical 14-second engine burn required to correct the spacecraft's trajectory.
The timing needed to be extremely precise.
The manoeuvre succeeded.
Omega was later presented with NASA's Silver Snoopy Award, recognising the company's contribution to the safety and success of human spaceflight.
For many enthusiasts, Apollo 13 represents the purest expression of what the Speedmaster was built to do:
perform reliably when timing genuinely matters.
Omega and James Bond
Omega's cultural influence expanded dramatically during the 1990s.
In 1995, Pierce Brosnan wore an Omega Seamaster Professional Diver 300M as James Bond in GoldenEye.
The partnership transformed the modern image of the Seamaster.
From that point onwards, Omega became closely associated with the James Bond franchise, with subsequent Bond actors — including Daniel Craig — wearing various Seamaster models.
The relationship helped introduce Omega to an entirely new generation.
But importantly, the Seamaster already possessed decades of genuine diving and military heritage.
Bond didn't create the Seamaster's identity.
He amplified it.
The Co-Axial Revolution
One of the most important developments in modern Omega history wasn't a new watch.
It was a new escapement.
British watchmaker George Daniels had developed the Co-Axial escapement as an alternative to the traditional Swiss lever escapement used throughout mechanical watchmaking.
The design aimed to reduce sliding friction within the escapement, potentially improving long-term stability and reducing the need for lubrication.
Omega recognised its potential.
In 1999, the company introduced the first large-scale production wristwatches equipped with the Co-Axial escapement.
It was a major technical commitment.
Over time, Co-Axial technology became central to Omega's modern mechanical movements and one of the brand's defining engineering features.
Master Chronometer and Modern Precision
Omega's historic obsession with accuracy continues through its modern Master Chronometer certification.
Developed alongside the Swiss Federal Institute of Metrology, METAS, the certification subjects completed watches to extensive testing.
Beyond accuracy, testing examines characteristics including:
magnetic resistance,
water resistance,
power reserve,
and performance under different conditions.
One of the most impressive aspects is magnetic resistance.
Many modern Omega Master Chronometer movements are designed to resist magnetic fields of 15,000 gauss.
Rather than simply shielding the movement inside a soft-iron cage, Omega developed movements using components inherently resistant to magnetism.
This allows the movement to remain visible through a sapphire caseback while maintaining exceptional magnetic protection.
The Aqua Terra and the Modern Everyday Omega
While the Speedmaster and professional Seamaster models attract enormous attention, the Aqua Terra represents another important side of modern Omega.
Introduced in the early 2000s as part of the Seamaster family, the Aqua Terra combines water resistance and sporting capability with the refinement of a traditional everyday watch.
It bridges the gap between dress watch and sports watch.
For many owners, this makes it one of the most versatile watches Omega produces.
The collection also became important in demonstrating Omega's Co-Axial and later Master Chronometer technology in a watch designed for daily use.
Omega Returns to the Deep
Omega's relationship with exploration hasn't stopped with historic achievements.
The brand has continued developing watches capable of surviving extraordinary depths.
In 2019, specially developed Omega Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep watches accompanied explorer Victor Vescovo during dives into the Mariana Trench.
The watches travelled to depths approaching 11 kilometres beneath the ocean's surface.
Technology developed through the project eventually influenced production versions of the Seamaster Planet Ocean Ultra Deep.
More than half a century after creating the Seamaster 300, Omega was still pushing the limits of underwater watchmaking.
The Watches Every Omega Collector Should Know
Understanding Omega means understanding several collections that shaped the company's history.
Speedmaster — Originally a racing chronograph, subsequently qualified by NASA and transformed into the legendary Moonwatch.
Seamaster — Omega's longest-running collection and the foundation of its extraordinary diving heritage.
Constellation — A collection built around Omega's historic obsession with chronometric precision.
De Ville — The more elegant side of Omega, representing traditional Swiss dress watchmaking and sophisticated movement design.
Railmaster — A highly anti-magnetic tool watch originally created for people working around strong electrical fields.
Seamaster Aqua Terra — A modern all-purpose Omega combining sporting capability with understated elegance.
Together, these watches demonstrate the remarkable breadth of Omega's history.
Why Vintage Omega Is So Important
Vintage Omega represents one of the richest areas of mechanical watch collecting.
The company's enormous historical output means collectors can discover everything from military watches and elegant dress pieces to professional divers and legendary chronographs.
Early Constellations offer classic mid-century Swiss watchmaking.
Vintage Seamasters demonstrate how the modern sports watch evolved.
Railmasters represent the golden age of specialist tool watches.
And early Speedmasters rank among the most important chronographs ever produced.
Omega's heritage isn't built around a single model.
It is an entire ecosystem of historically significant watches.
More Than the Moonwatch
The Moon landing will always be one of Omega's greatest achievements.
But reducing Omega's history to the Speedmaster would miss much of what makes the manufacturer special.
This is a company that has spent more than 175 years pursuing precision.
Its watches have timed Olympic athletes by fractions of a second.
They have travelled beneath the ocean.
They have served soldiers and divers.
They have accompanied explorers.
They have survived NASA qualification testing.
And, yes, they have been worn on the Moon.
Few watch manufacturers can point to such a diverse catalogue of genuine achievements.
The Legacy of Omega
Omega's heritage is ultimately built around the relationship between precision and exploration.
From Louis Brandt's workshop in 1848 to observatory competitions, Olympic timing, professional diving, Co-Axial movements and space exploration, Omega has repeatedly used watchmaking as a tool for measuring human achievement.
That history gives the brand something particularly valuable.
Authenticity.
The Speedmaster doesn't need to pretend to be a space watch.
It went to the Moon.
The Seamaster doesn't need to manufacture a diving story.
Professional divers actually used it.
And Omega doesn't need to invent a connection with precision timing.
It has been pursuing it for generations.
More than 175 years after Louis Brandt began making watches in Switzerland, Omega remains defined by the same pursuit:
to measure time accurately wherever humans choose to go next.
