OMEGAMANIA
Geneva, Mandarin Oriental Hotel Du Rhône, Apr 15, 2007
LOT 14
SO-CALLED ?MOON-WATCH?
Omega, "Speedmaster Professional", movement No. 26544350, Ref. ST 145.012-67. Sold
on November 15, 1968.
Very rare and fine, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel wristwatch round button
chronograph, registers, and a stainless steel Omega link bracelet. This watch is sold with a box,
Certificate of Authenticity, and 2-year Omega guarantee.
CHF 2,000 - 3,000
EUR 1,300 - 2,000 / USD 1,700 - 2,500
Sold: CHF 7,080
C. Three-body, polished and brushed, screwed-down case back engraved Speedmaster under ahypocampus, tachometer graduation on the black bezel, crown and pusher guards, lyre lugs. D. Black with luminous baton indexes, outer minute and fifth second divisions, subsidiary dials for the constant seconds, 12-hour and 30-minute registers. Luminous white "baton" hands. M. Cal. 321, pink gilt, 17 jewels, straightline lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock-absorber, self-compensating flat balance-spring, index regulator. Dial, case and movement signed. Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14 mm. From the Collection of Fabrizio Mauri
| Grading System | |
|---|---|
Grade: AA |
Very good |
Case: 2 |
Very good |
Movement: 1 |
As new |
Dial: 1-01 |
As new HANDS Original |
Notes
Ref. ST 145.012
Called the ?Moon-Watch? by collectors due to the fact it was worn by the members of the Apollo XI
mission to the moon. Introduced in 1966, this reference is the first ?Speedmaster Professional?, and is the
replacement to the Ref. ST 105.012.
Omega was unaware that NASA had chosen their watches for space missions until one was spotted in a
photograph on the wrist of Edward White during his Gemini IV space walk. At this point Omega made some
inquiries and found that the ?Speedmaster? was flight-qualified for all manned space missions and the
name was then changed to ?Speedmaster Professional?.