DESCRIPTION:
WW - Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph, Pre-Moon, ref 145.012-67 SP, manual wind, 42mm x 48mm to lug tips, 20mm lug width, original stainless steel screw back case, "DON" (Dot Over Ninety) black tachymetre bezel, modern stainless steel beads of rice bracelet, original black step dial which has turned an attractive even brown color with applied silver Omega logo and luminous painted indices, three inset subregisters for minute recording, hour recording and subsidiary seconds, 17J, cal 321, s#26543751, 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 thereafter purchased, and starting with the Apollo program astronauts were 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 accompany astronauts to the ISS regularly. 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 evenly faded tritium lume indices, several small scratches on the subsidiary seconds and hour recorder not noticeable unless highly scrutinized; fine-plus hands with evenly faded tritium, light paint loss at centers; polished case shows light wear, hippocampus on case back is polished but visible, still retains some of its original factory finishing, several light dings on sides and lugs, nearly mint DON bezel with edge ding at 10; original Omega signed flat foot crown shows hardly any wear; good Omega plastic crystal.
ESTIMATE:
$6000
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$10000
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