製造商: Omega 年份: 1969 型號: BA 145.022 機芯編號: 28'422'491 錶殼號碼: No.495 型號名稱: Speedmaster Professional, Apollo XI 材料: 18K Yellow gold 機芯: Manual, cal. 861, 17 jewels 錶帶/ 錶鏈: 18K yellow gold Omega bracelet, max length 210mm 錶扣: 18K yellow gold Omega deployant clasp, stamped 1116/575 尺寸: 40mm Diameter 簽名: Case, dial, movement, bracelet signed, case with limited edition number 495 配件: Accompanied by Omega Extract from the Archives dated December 23, 1969 and confirming its delivery to the Netherlands.
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On July 20th, 1969, mankind achieved the unthinkable with the landing of the Apollo 11 lunar module on the surface of the moon. Led by Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the Apollo 11 team became the first to step on the moon, and with them the Omega Speedmaster Professional became “the first watch worn on the moon”.
The Omega speedmaster reference 145.022 in yellow gold was released following this historical event as a commemoration of this accomplishment. Omega produced 1014 examples with the first and second examples offered to the President and Vice-President of the United States, whom however declined them due to compliance reasons. The group up to watch number 32 were offered to mission astronauts and they were engraved “To mark man’s conquest of space with time, through time, on time”. The remaining watches were sold to the general public and like the present example number 495, featured an engraved back reading “Omega Speedmaster-Apollo XI 1969-The First Watch Worn on the Moon”.
Visually striking with gold dial, onyx numerals and burgundy bezel, the Omega reference 145.022 sits extremely comfortably on the wrist, as one would expect from a Speedmaster. The yellow gold case and bracelet further gives the timepiece a pleasant heftiness. Omega reissued a 50th anniversary 18K moonshine gold limited edition with sapphire caseback in 2019 as a tribute to the Moonwatch legacy, indicating how important the brand itself deems this model to be for its heritage.
Preserved in excellent overall condition, the present timepiece features the period correct and sought-after D090 "Dot over 90" bezel that has faded to a deeper burgundy color further enhancing desirability and collectability.
Omega's rich history begins with its founder, Louis Brandt, who established the firm in 1848 in La Chaux de Fonds. In 1903, the company changed its name to Omega, becoming the only watch brand in history to have been named after one its own movements. A full-fledged manufacturer of highly accurate, affordable and reliable watches, its sterling reputation enabled them to be chosen as the first watch company to time the Olympic Games beginning in 1932. Its continued focus on precision and reliability ultimately led their Speedmaster chronograph wristwatch to be chosen by NASA in 1965 — the first watch worn on the moon.
Key models sought-after by collectors include their first, oversized water-resistant chronograph — the reference 2077, early Speedmaster models such as the CK 2915 and 2998, military-issued versions of the Seamaster and oversized chronometer models such as those fitted with their prestigious caliber 30T2Rg.
