Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.012 "Pre-Moon" (1967)
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Pre-owned Omega Speedmaster Professional Ref. 145.012-67 SP, with a 42mm stainless steel case, steel bezel with black aluminium lunette with tachymetric scale "dot over 90", black "Step Dial" dial with Tritium ("T SWISS MADE T") indices and hands and 3 sub-dials: 30-minute recorder at 3 o’clock, 12-hour recorder at 6 o’clock and small seconds at 9 o’clock. Plexiglass crystal, automatic movement calibre 321. Original steel bracelet with deployant clasp with Omega logo.
The Speedmaster 145.012 was the 6th Speedmaster reference and it debuted 10 years after the original Speedmaster was introduced in 1957. Omega produced the Speedmaster Ref. 145.012 from 1967 to very early 1969. Omega Speedmaster was selected by NASA for the U.S. space program in 1965. Michael Collins was 1 of the 3 astronauts (along with Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin) of the Apollo 11 mission that landed the 1st humans on the Moon in 1969. As Michael Collins flew the Columbia command module around the Moon while his crewmates took their steps on the lunar surface, he had on his wrist the NASA-issued Speedmaster 145.012 chronograph. This is the last Speedmaster to house the calibre 321 movement (with 44-hour power reserve) before Omega transitioned to te simpler calibre 861. This beautiful timepiece comes with a caseback featuring the simple Omega Hippocampus logo (and not the commemorative design seen on watches after the landing) and the "Step Dial" characteristic of this reference.
In a very good condition. Watch only (without original box and papers).
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Chosen by NASA scientists as capable of going into space on the arms of the first astronauts, the Omega Speedmaster was orbiting in space in the early 1960s and eventually ended up landing on the moon in 1969 with Buzz Aldrin (Neil Armstrong left his inside the spacecraft). Since those days, Omega has made a slew of Speedmaster models.
The Speedmaster model and more specifically the "Pre-Moon" references are highly sought-after pieces for collectors and space history enthusiasts. Including this timepiece in your private collection is about to have a small piece of humankind history.
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