Omega, Ref. ST 145.022 69 Speedmaster Professional Moonwatch so-called Apollo 11, (c.)1969

[ translate ]

Brand Omega, Bienne / Biel
Model “Speedmaster Professional” “Moonwatch”,
so-called “Apollo 11”
Year circa 1969
Reference ST 145.022 – 69
Movement No. 29 117 136
Calibre 861, manual-winding, 17 jewels
Case No. 955 (by Charles Dubois & Cie, Le Locle)
Material/s yellow gold (18-carat)
Bracelet brown leather strap
Buckle yellow gold (18-carat) Omega pin-buckle
Dimensions Ø 39.8 mm. (bezel)
48.5 x 42.2 mm.
Thickness 14.1 mm.
Weight 98.7 gr. (approx.)
Signature dial, case and movement

--

Omega
Ref. ST 145.022 – 69, chronograph, minutes and hours counters, gold dial, calibre 861; “Speedmaster Professional” “Moonwatch” so-called “Apollo 11”; yellow gold (18-carat)

Yellow gold (18-carat), manual-winding, vertical tonneau-shaped, gentleman’s wristwatch, with subsidiary seconds at 9 and three horological complications:
• 1/8 second chronograph (activated by the two round-shaped push-pieces located on the case-band) with tachometric scale graduated on the bezel for 500 units per hour
• Half-instantaneous 30-minute counter (subsidiary dial at 3 o’clock)
• Dragging 12-hour counter (subsidiary dial at 6 o’clock)

Case: three-piece, polished and satin-finished, water-resistant with screwed case-back; polished crown; yellow gold bezel with brown insert.

Case-back stamped in the centre with the Omega logo and the mentions “Omega Speedmaster – Apollo XI 1969” and “THE FIRST WATCH WORN ON THE MOON”.

Dial: gold colour, with yellow gold lapidated and black painted applied radiating indexes, gold colour auxiliary dials with black painted suspended Arabic numerals; black painted yellow gold “Bâton” hands.

Movement: calibre 861 (based on Lemania 1873), manual-winding, 17 jewels; movement protected inside a soft iron calotte (protective container) against magnetic fields.

Elegance very fine FF
Rarity very rare RR
Case excellent 9 / 10
Dial excellent 9 / 10
Movement excellent 9 / 10
Expert opinion excellent