DESCRIPTION:
WW - Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph, Pre-Moon, ref 105.012-66, manual wind, 42mm x 48mm to lug tips, 20mm lug width, original stainless steel screw back case, "DON" (Dot Over Ninety) black tachymetre bezel, Omega 1039, with date code of 3/67, expandable bracelet with 516 end links, original black step dial with applied Omega logo and lume painted indices, three inset subregisters for minute recording, hour recording and subsidiary seconds, 17J, cal 321, s#24954998, triple signed. This is the same model watch that Neil Armstrong wore on his wrist when he took the famous first steps onto the moon surface. 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, and 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: GRO, good chronograph functions and resets properly, hour recorder wanders but always resets to zero when the bottom right pusher is pressed, near mint cosmetic mvt condition overall, no oxide; near flawless dial with small oil spot on the hour recorder sub dial; near mint hands; lightly polished case shows hardly any wear, still retains most of its original factory finishing, excellent DON bezel with several paint flakes, several dings on caseback from misuse of a case wrench; Omega signed crown shows hardly any wear; plastic crystal has several light cracks from 9 to 11 and 1 to 3.
ESTIMATE:
$7000
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$10000
PRICE SOLD:
$10500
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