Omega, the extravagant watch producer, is notable for its graceful, innovative and fluent style in the world. It is gone after by many prestigious stars, politics, and other renowns in the world, such as Cindy Crawford, Michael Schumacher and the Chinese film star Zhang Ziyi. Since its founding in Switzerland in 1848 by Louis Brandt, Omega has never terminated looking for innovation and betterment.
At the beginning, Louis established the company by bringing in some hand-operated winding watches from the local craftsmen for reference. Over years, after numerous tests and modifications, Omega gradually mounted to the industry standard.
In 1903, there are only 800 staff in the company and only 240,000 watches were produced every year. However, the company extended continuously. 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 practiced 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 onward.
In the 90s, the company was reborn with its daring originality. In 1995, the Omega Seamaster Quartz Professional was worn by Pierce Brosnan, a famed film actor. Four years later, in 1999, it mass produced a watch with co-axial escapement and gathered much 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 fashionable for fashionistas, while some are professional designed for the professional.I believe the brand will shine eternally.
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May.20,2010
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