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Lot 363
OMEGA, STEEL SPEEDMASTER CRHONOGRAPH "ED WHITE"
Closed18 May 2021
Price Realised
CHF 16,250
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Specialist note
According to the Omega archives, the present watch was sold in Mexico.
The present timepiece is a very attractive example of the reference 105.003 - Produced from 1964 to 1969, the watch passed through the NASA selection tests and to became the official timepiece of the astronauts on the Gemini mission - Also called Ed White” by collectors after the astronaut of the Gemini IV mission. With sub-references -63, -64 (1964-1966) and -65 (1966-1969) the reference is the last Speedmasters model with straight lugs.
The present timepiece is a very attractive example of the reference 105.003 - Produced from 1964 to 1969, the watch passed through the NASA selection tests and to became the official timepiece of the astronauts on the Gemini mission - Also called Ed White” by collectors after the astronaut of the Gemini IV mission. With sub-references -63, -64 (1964-1966) and -65 (1966-1969) the reference is the last Speedmasters model with straight lugs.