THE FIRST WORKSHOP
THE FIRST WORKSHOP 1848
In 1848 a young watchmaker named Louis Brandt opened a small workshop in the small Swiss village of La Chaux-de-Fonds. It was here, in the family villa, that the 23-year-old Brandt began the company that was to become OMEGA.
Brandt was passionate about precision and he set about developing the most accurate watches he could. Within a few years his reputation for high quality watches was established within Switzerland, and then shortly after, throughout Europe.
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![Map of La Chaux-de-Fonds](chronicle/img/template/mobile/1848/1848-la-chaux-de-fonds.jpg)
![Rue de la Promenade, 1848](chronicle/img/template/mobile/1848/1848-rue-de-la-promenade.jpg)
![A Portrait of Louis Brandt](chronicle/img/template/mobile/1848/1848-a-portrait-of-louis-brandt.jpg)