Omega : 24th and last letter of the Greek alphabet. The alpha and the omega : the beginning and the end. Omega is therefore synonymous with accomplishment, finishing, perfection, summum, maximum, crowning achievement and excellence.

FROM LOUIS BRANDT TO NICOLAS HAYEK

1848 : In La Chaux-de-Fonds, Louis Brandt establishes a 'comptoir d'établissage' [assembly workshop] at the age of 23.

1880 : One year after the death of their father, Louis-Paul and his brother César Brandt establish the company in Bienne, where they transform it into a manufactur...