Omega Speedmaster 'Apollo-Soyuz', Reference ST 145.022 | A stainless steel...
Dial: black, Apollo-Soyuz emblem
Calibre: cal. 861 manual winding, 17 jewels
Movement number: 39'180'932
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Closure: stainless steel Omega bracelet and clasp
Size: 39 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 215 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Omega presentation box with outer packaging
Catalogue Note:
On 15 July 1975, the historic Apollo Soyuz Test Project began the first crewed international space mission jointly undertaken by the United States and the Soviet Union. Two days later, the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft successfully docked in orbit, a remarkable moment of cooperation between two nations that had spent nearly two decades competing in the Space Race.
To commemorate the mission, Omega created a special Speedmaster Professional for the Italian market, produced in a limited series of 500 examples. Based on the reference 145.022 and powered by calibre 861, it is distinguished by the Apollo Soyuz mission emblem at 12 o'clock, elongated hour markers and larger 5.5 mm chronograph pushers. The specially designed case back features a central medallion depicting the Earth and a rocket, surrounded by the names GEMINI, APOLLO and SOYUZ.
The present watch is fitted with movement number 39'180'932, placing it firmly within the documented serial range of the original series. Apollo Soyuz examples are known with calibre 861 movement numbers ranging between 39'180'xxx and 39'181'xxx, providing an important point of consistency for the present watch.
Produced in only 500 examples, the Apollo Soyuz remains one of the rarest and most distinctive early commemorative Speedmasters, bringing together the history of the Moonwatch with a defining moment in international space exploration.
Dial: black, Apollo-Soyuz emblem
Calibre: cal. 861 manual winding, 17 jewels
Movement number: 39'180'932
Case: stainless steel, screw-down case back
Closure: stainless steel Omega bracelet and clasp
Size: 39 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 215 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Omega presentation box with outer packaging
Catalogue Note:
On 15 July 1975, the historic Apollo Soyuz Test Project began the first crewed international space mission jointly undertaken by the United States and the Soviet Union. Two days later, the American Apollo and Soviet Soyuz spacecraft successfully docked in orbit, a remarkable moment of cooperation between two nations that had spent nearly two decades competing in the Space Race.
To commemorate the mission, Omega created a special Speedmaster Professional for the Italian market, produced in a limited series of 500 examples. Based on the reference 145.022 and powered by calibre 861, it is distinguished by the Apollo Soyuz mission emblem at 12 o'clock, elongated hour markers and larger 5.5 mm chronograph pushers. The specially designed case back features a central medallion depicting the Earth and a rocket, surrounded by the names GEMINI, APOLLO and SOYUZ.
The present watch is fitted with movement number 39'180'932, placing it firmly within the documented serial range of the original series. Apollo Soyuz examples are known with calibre 861 movement numbers ranging between 39'180'xxx and 39'181'xxx, providing an important point of consistency for the present watch.
Produced in only 500 examples, the Apollo Soyuz remains one of the rarest and most distinctive early commemorative Speedmasters, bringing together the history of the Moonwatch with a defining moment in international space exploration.
