Omega, Speedmaster, Ref. 145022 69, Mvt.2842xxxx,... Lot 231

Omega, Speedmaster, Ref. 145022 69, Mvt.2842xxxx, limited edition n°578/1014, 1969. A rare, historic and beautiful gold 3-counter chronograph, ochre tachometric bezel, champagne dial metalized "OM SWISS MADE OM", black enamelled applied hands and hour-markers, permanent seconds at 9 o'clock, 30-minute and 12-hour totalizers. Screw-down caseback engraved "Apollo XI - The first watch worn on the moon n°578", dust cover, mechanical hand-wound movement calibre 861. The watch is in excellent overall condition, both aesthetically and mechanically, with the engravings on the caseback perfectly marked. In 1969, following the triumph of the lunar expedition, Omega decided to commemorate this extraordinary achievement with a limited edition of 1014 pieces in gold, the first of which were destined for the highest representatives of the state and a limited number of imminent members of NASA, including some astronauts, for their essential collaboration. A "must-have" in the epic story of the conquest of space, in the Speedmaster collection and, more broadly, in the history of watchmaking when it merges with history with a capital H. Diam. 40 mm - B.P. 97 g. A very fine & rare yellow gold 3 counters chronograph made in a limited edition, faded tachymeter bezel, champagne dial, black enameled hands & indexes, permanent seconds at 9, 30m & 12h registers, manual winding movement caliber 861. Engraved screw-back "Apollo XI - The first watch worn on the moon n°578". The present timepiece is preserved in very good overall condition, showingcasing deep hallmarks on the back. In 1969, after the triumph of the lunar expedition, Omega decided to commemorate this extraordinary success with a limited edition of 1014 copies in gold, the first of which were intended for the highest representatives of the state and a limited number of imminent members of NASA, including some astronauts, for their essential collaboration. A "must have" from the epic space conquest, the speedmaster collection and, more broadly, the history of watchmaking when it merges with history with a capital H.