Omega. A Very Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Tropical Dial and Box
Omega. A Very Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Tropical Dial and Box

Signed Omega, Speedmaster, Professional, Movement no. 29’604’629, Case Ref. 145.022-69 ST, Manufactured in 1970

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Omega. A Very Fine and Rare Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch with Tropical Dial and Box
Signed Omega, Speedmaster, Professional, Movement no. 29’604’629, Case Ref. 145.022-69 ST, Manufactured in 1970
Cal. 861 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, metal dust cap, chocolate tropical dial, luminous baton numerals, outer fifths of a second divisions, luminous baton hands, three sunken engine-turned subsidiary dials for constant seconds, 30 minutes and 12 hours registers, crystal etched with OMEGA symbol, tonneau-shaped water-resistant-type case, black bezel with tachymeter scale calibrated to a maximum of 500 units, fluted lugs, screw back with engraved seahorse logo, SPEEDMASTER and O inscription, OMEGA crown, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel OMEGA buckle, case, dial and movement signed

42mm diam.

Lot Essay

Accompanied by an OMEGA Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch on 5 June 1970 and its subsequent delivery to Spain. Further accompanied by an OMEGA International Guarantee dated July 10th 1970, and a rare OMEGA crater box.

The reference 145.022-69 was in production from 1970 to 1973. The present watch features a chocolate or "tropical" dial that has been made possible by its aging. Not born with this exceptional dial intensity, the watch shows great charisma. Collectors have noted that a small number of reference 145.022-69 watches have had their dials change to a "tropical" brown and have posited that it may have been due to the sensitivity of the paint used on a particular run of dials.

The Speedmaster ST 145.022 is illustrated and described in OMEGA, A Journey Through Time by Marco Richon, 2007, p. 604.

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