Omega
Omega Speedmaster in stainless steel Ref : 1450022 circa 1980 Collector Square Ref: 22 48 59
Condition : Very good condition
Warranty :
Serviced, 1-year warranty
Collection : Speedmaster
Model : Speedmaster Apollo
Gender : Men
Period : 1980's
Movement : Mechanical
Bracelet color : Black
Bracelet material : Leather
Case material : Steel
Dial color : Black
Reference Detail : 1450022
Case form : Round
Caliber : 861
Glass type : Acrylic Glass
Clasp type : Pin buckle
Complications : Chronograph
Diameter : 40 mm
Superb stainless steel wristlet chronograph. Round case, screwed caseback, rotating graduating bezel.
- Black dial, three counters.
- Baton index, luminescent hands.
- Black leather wristlet, ardillon buckle signed Omega.
- Sold with box, original papers.
Very good condition: dial case and wristlet in very good condition.
Speedmaster “The first watch on the moon”: history of the Omega brand’s iconic watch.
-1957: first version of the Speedmaster, creation of the calibre 321.
-1965: the Speedmaster is officially “Flight Qualified by Nasa for all manned space missions”.
-1969: Creation of the calibre 861.
-21 July 1969: Buzz Aldrin is the second man to set foot on the moon, but the first wearing a wristwatch.
-1985 : creation of the calibre 866, a Speedmaster with date indication and moon-phases at 12 o’clock.
Produced in e lot of pieces from 1957 to the current day, the Speedmaster chronograph has become a vital part of any collection of vintage watches.
