Auction Closed
July 19, 08:01 PM GMT
Estimate
6,000 - 8,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
OMEGA
SPEEDMASTER REF 145.022-69 ST '220 BEZEL'
A STAINLESS STEEL CღHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH, MADE IꦰN 1970
Dial: black
Caliber: cal. 861 manual ▨winding&n🍨bsp;movement, 17 jewels
Movement number: 30'994'944
Case: stainless steel
Closure: stainless steel Omega buckle
Dimensions: 42 mm diameter
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Accompanied by an Omega presentation box, an original Omega hangtag, and an Extract from the Archives confirm꧃ing date of manufacture🌼 on December 21, 1970 and subsequent delivery to Sweden.
There are several references which have become archetypes of the Omega Speedmaster, one being the 145.022, a reference which featured the lyre lugs and asymmetric case. In one watch, you can see very little changes from the late 1960s through today’s production. That said, variations can happen, and within collecting, one aspect that has taken hold has been the acquisition of pieces with small manufacturing defects, whether it is a certain dial that has pigment changes, misu⛦sed or mistyped fonts, or in the case of the present lot, a misprint to the bezel. Where the tachometer should read 200, a small batch of bezels were made in autumn of 1970 which read 220.
The present lot is being pres𓃲ented in excellent original condition, retaining a factory fresh tropic strap, Omega buckle and original hang tag.