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Omega. A fine and rare 18K gold limited edition chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and gold dial
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Omega. A fine and rare 18K gold limited edition chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and gold dial

SIGNED OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL "MOONWATCH" DE LUXE, APOLLO IX 1969, NO. 145, REF. 145.022, MOVEMENT NO. 28'420'034, MANUFACTURED IN 1969

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Omega. A fine and rare 18K gold limited edition chronograph wristwatch with bracelet and gold dial
Signed Omega, Speedmaster Professional "Moonwatch" De Luxe, Apollo IX 1969, No. 145, ref. 145.022, movement no. 28'420'034, manufactured in 1969
Cal. 861 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, 18K gold dial, applied square numerals, three sunken engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, large tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, anti-magnetic dust cover, burgundy bezel with tachymetre scale, screw back with engraved inscription Omega Speedmaster - Apollo XI 1969 - The First Watch Worn on The Moon No. 145, 18K gold Omega link bracelet and deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
42 mm. diam.; overall length approx. 180 mm.

Specialist note

With Omega Extract of the Archives confirming production of the present watch with 18K solid yellow gold dial on 4 December 1969 and its delivery to Germany.

The Omega Speedmaster Apollo XI model was created in the fall of 1969 to commemorate Apollo XI's successful moon landing. A limited and numbered edition of 28 examples was given during a gala dinner in Houston to the astronauts having participated at this and earlier space missions, the case backs engraved with the relevant name and inscription To Mark Man's Conquest of Space with Time, Through Time, on Time.

The present watch is number 145 of the standard edition of 1,014 examples of this model, produced until 1972, the backs engraved Omega Speedmaster - Apollo XI 1969, the first watch worn on the moon and number.

Watch number 713 from this series is illustrated in Omega Watches by John Goldberger, p. 230.