Omega Designs

Author: Anton Kreuzer

224 pages, illustrated, revised edition, 2008.

Omega has become the watchmaker with the highest name recognition in timekeeping for personal and sports events worldwide. If the father owned an Omega, so does the son.

This important, colour illustrated, new book presents, an illustrated description of all the watch movements manufactured by the Omega Watch Co. since the registration of its trademark in 1894. Over 400 watches are shown in 80 colour and 334 black and white photographs.

Started as a small watchmaker shop in Biel, Switzerland in 1848, the company expanded to Geneva and has made precision pocket and wristwatches including the world famous chronometer wristwatch Constellation, the divers watch Seamaster, and the chronograph wristwatch Speedmaster Professional.