Timeline Watch
1951

Omega Cosmic square

Color television introduced in the U.S.

1951 Omega Cosmic Square Moon Phase ref. OT 3944, the Omega Cosmic Square is the rarest version of the Cosmic line.

The Cosmic is Omegas first calendar watch simultaneously indicating the time and he date via hands, as well as the day, the month and the Moon phase in windows. It was available in different sizes and a range of dial finishes.

Omega was founded in 1848 by Louis Brandt at the age of 23. The brands reputation grew fast and in 1895 the watches achieved a precision of 30 seconds a day.
By the turn of the 19th century Omega was one of Switzerlands largest watch companies with 240,000 watches produced annually and employing 800 people.

Omega made its debut in sports during the Gordon Bennett international ballooning Cup in 1917; since then Omega has gone on to be the official timekeeper at 21 Olympic Games.

In 1936 Omega set the remarkable World precision record of 97.8 points at the Kew-Teddington observatory in England.

In 1957, with motorsport in mind, Omega launched the Speedmaster, which in 1965 was chosen by NASA as its official chronometer in Space. Four years later the Moonwatch was the first watch to be worn on the Moon, when on 21st July 1969 Neil Armstrong made his giant leap for mankind. Currently Omega belongs to the Swatch Group.