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Constellation Double Eagle Collection Double Eagle Chronometer Mens - 39.5mm Double Eagle Chronometer Mid-Size - 35mm Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar Mens - 39.5mm Double Eagle Perpetual Calendar Mid-Size - 35mm Double Eagle Automatic Chronograph - 41.5mm Double Eagle Chronometer Ladies - 31mm Double Eagle Quartz - Ladies Constellation 95 Collection Constellation Classic - Mens Constellation 95 Quartz - Mini 22.5mm Constellation 95 Quartz - Small 25.5mm Constellation 95 Automatic - Ladies 27.5mm Constellation 95 Iris Collection Constellation Iris 95 Quartz - Mini 22.5mm Constellation Iris 95 Quartz - Small 25.5mm Constellation Iris 95 Automatic - Ladies 27.5mm Constellation My Choice Collection Constellation My Choice Quartz - Mini 22.5mm Constellation My Choice Quartz - Small 25.5mm Constellation My Choice Automatic-Ladies 27.5mm Constellation My Choice Iris Collection Constellation Iris My Choice Quartz - Mini 22.5mm Constellation Iris My Choice Quartz - Small 25.5mm Constellation Iris My Choice Automatic -27.5mm Constellation Quadrella Collection Constellation Quadrella - Ladies Constellation Quadrella - Mini Constellation Quadra Collection Constellation Quadra Constellation Quadra Chronograph	DeVille Collection DeVille Co-Axial Chronometer DeVille Co-Axial Chronograph DeVille Co-Axial GMT DeVille Co-Axial Power Reserve DeVille Co-Axial Limited Edition Co-Axial Small Seconds DeVille Co-Axial Rattrapante De Ville Prestige - Ladies DeVille Prestige 34mm DeVille Prestige 36mm NEW De Ville Hour Vision Speedmaster Collection Speedmaster Broad Arrow Speedmaster Broad Arrow GMT Speedmaster Date Speedmaster Day Date Speedmaster Moon Phase Speedmaster Professional Speedmaster Reduced Speedmaster Special / Limited Edition	Seamaster 300m Collection Seamaster 300m - Automatic Seamaster 300m - Quartz Seamaster 300m Chronograph Seamaster 300m GMT Seamaster 300m Ladies - Quartz Seamaster Planet Ocean 500m Collection Planet Ocean - 42mm Planet Ocean - 45.5mm Planet Ocean Chronograph Aqua Terra Collection Aqua Terra Big Size - 42.2mm Aqua Terra Mens Automatic - 39.2mm Aqua Terra Mens Quartz - 39.2mm Aqua Terra Mid-Size Automatic - 36.2mm Aqua Terra Mid-Size Quartz - 36.2mm Aqua Terra Railmaster Big Size - 42.2mm Aqua Terra Railmaster Mens - 39.2mm Aqua Terra Railmaster XXL - 49.2mm Aqua Terra Big Size Chronograph 42.2mm Aqua Terra Ladies Automatic - 29.2mm Aqua Terra Ladies Quartz - 29.2mm
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In 1848, at the age of 23, Louis Brands opened a comptoir d'etabilissage, a sub-contracting sales office for watch manufacture. In 1880, the two brothers César and Louis-Paul Brandt rented a floor in a Bienne building to set up a modern watch production unit. Among the names they chose for their watches were "Helvetia", "Jura", "Celtic", "Gurzelen", and "Patria". With the introduction of the "Labrador" lever movement in 1885, the watches achieved a precision of within 30 seconds a day. In 1889, four years, later, Louis Brandt and Fils became the largest producers of watches in Switzerland, with a production rate of over 100,000 watches. But this fact did not stop the exclusivity of the watches they produced, e.g. the minute-repeating wristwatch, developed in 1892 in partnership with Audemars Piguet, and probably the first wristwatch of its kind. A completely new pocket-watch caliber movement became a brilliant market performer when it went into production in 1894. Its major points for salability were in its easily interchangeable parts, and its simplicity of construction. The company's banker, Henri Rieckel, suggested the name "Omega" for the new watch. The overwhelming success of the "Omega" name led to it being adopted as the sole name for all the watches of the company from 1903. The Omega name made its sports debut at the international ballooning contest for the Gordon Bennet cup in 1909. Britain's Royal Flying Corps decided to choose Omega watches in 1917 as their official timekeepers for its combat units, as did the American army in 1918. Omega had their first victory at the observatory timing competitions in Neuchâtel in 1919 with their chronometers winning the competition. This was continued with a score of first places right up until 1971. The 1933, 1936 and 1946 competitions were some of Omega's most noteworthy. In 1957, the "Omega Speedmaster" was created. After rigorous evaluation and testing, NASA decided to use the "Speedmaster Professional" chronograph wristwatch in 1965 as its official timekeeper. In 1967, the one millionth chronometer was certified. On 21st July 1969, astronaught Neil Armstrong became the first man to step on the moon. As he made the famous steps quoting "one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind", he was wearing his Omega Speedmaster Professional chronograph. In 1972, Omega received their two-millionth chronometer certificate. In 1974 the legendary "Megaquartz" marine-chronometer had a daily timing variation of just two thousands of a second, in a trial lasting for 63 days. On the 18th of May, 1983, Omega received its 100,000th official rating certificate for quartz chronometers. A museum for the company was opened on 16th December 1983. In 1995, presentations were made of the first automatic wristwatch with a centrally mounted tourbillion. Omega is continuing to demonstrate its innovation, with its newest addition to the company's collection in 1999, with the new 2500 caliber movement looking to replace the traditional Swiss-lever escapement. Omega's watchmakers have developed the "coaxial escapement", a creation of the English master-watchmaker, George Daniels, for series production in wristwatches. The combination of the new escapement and a newly developed free sprung balance aims to eliminate the basic impediments to accurate regular timekeeping. The effect of the thickness and viscosity of lubricant on the balance's amplitude has been virtually eliminated. The new coaxial escapement consists of three components: a coaxial wheel, an escape wheel, and a lever with three pallet stones, unlike the conventional pallet-lever and escape wheel of the lever escapement. This has extended service intervals to around 10 years.