founded in 1848 by Louis Brandt in La Chaux-de-Fonds before later moving to Biel/Bienne, where the brand remains today. Over the decades, Omega built its reputation through precision timekeeping and became heavily involved in sports timing, aviation, military watches and eventually space exploration. The Speedmaster became one of the brand’s most recognised models after the Moon landing in 1969, while the Seamaster gained another wave of popularity in the 1990s through its association with the James Bond franchise.