OMEGA | SPEEDMASTER REF ST 105.012-66 'ORIGINAL MOONWATCH', A STAINLESS STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIRCA 1967
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July 19, 08:01 PM GMT
Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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OMEGA
SPEEDMASTꦿER REF ST 105.012-66 'ORIGINAL MOONWATCH'
A STAINLES🎀S STEEL CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, CIR♍CA 1967
Dial: black
Caliber:&🧜nbsp;cal. 321 manual winding movement, 17 jewels
Movement number: 24’954’998
Case: stainless steel
Closure: stainless steel Omega bracelet with folding clasp, stamped 1039, endlinks stamped 516
Dimensions: 42 mm diameter, bracelet circumference ap🐼proximately 170 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Accompanied by an Ex🦋tract from the Archives confirming production on August 18, 1967 and delivered to the United Stಌates
The ST 105.012 (NASA reference 6126) was chosen for the🤪 Apollo missions without✱ the need for tests. The watch was worn by Neil Amstrong during his Apollo 11 mission and is known today as the 'original Moonwatch.'
The first of the Professional models, the present watch f🍒eatures a 'dot over ninety' bezel - a rare variant of the tachometer bezel which ceased production in 1969. The case back markers with no reference to the moon landing represents this is one of the earlier models of th♚e year.