DESCRIPTION:
WW - Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph, ref 145.022-78, manual wind, 42mm x 48mm to lug tips, 20mm lug width, original stainless steel screw back case, black tachymeter bezel, case back reads "Flight Qualified By NASA For All Manned Space Missions, The First Watch Worn On The Moon," stainless steel Omega 1171 bracelet, original black dial with painted Omega logo and lume painted indices, three inset subregisters for minute recording, hour recording and subsidiary seconds, 17J, cal 861, s#39184286, triple signed. The Omega Speedmaster was chosen by NASA in 1965 after outperforming numerous other contenders in rigorous testing. They were first issued during the Gemini program using the older straight lug style 105.002. More Speedmasters were purchased starting with the Apollo program, astronauts being issued the "Professional" marked 105.012's in a beefier case with crown and pusher protectors as seen here. They remain flight qualified by NASA to this day, and modern interpretations of this watch are still in production.
CONDITION:
Mvt: Running, chronograph functions and resets properly, nearly mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, hardly any oxide to steelwork; excellent-plus dial with light surface spotting; excellent-plus hands with aged yellow luminous material, lightly cracking lume in hour hand; polished case shows light wear, small dent on bezel at 12, light dings on the backs of the lugs; bracelet shows light wear; Omega signed crown shows hardly any wear; good Omega plastic crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$3000
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$5000
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