Lot 233
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Omega. An extremely rare and fine stainless steel limited edition chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, made to commemorate the first docking between the Soviet Soyuz and the US Apollo spacecraft in 1975
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Omega. An extremely rare and fine stainless steel limited edition chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, made to commemorate the first docking between the Soviet Soyuz and the US Apollo spacecraft in 1975

Signed Omega, Apollo-Soyuz model, case ref. 145.022, movement No. 39’181’362, manufactured in 1976

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Omega. An extremely rare and fine stainless steel limited edition chronograph wristwatch with bracelet, made to commemorate the first docking between the Soviet Soyuz and the US Apollo spacecraft in 1975
Signed Omega, Apollo-Soyuz model, case ref. 145.022, movement No. 39’181’362, manufactured in 1976
Cal. 861 mechanical movement, 17 jewels, metal dust cap, black dial, black-blue-red Apollo-Soyuz emblem in English and Russian at 12 o’clock, luminous baton numerals, luminous baton hands, outer fifths of a second divisions, three sunken beveled 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 for 500 units, fluted lugs, screw back with engraved Saturn rocket against a map of the world surrounded with commemorative inscription, OMEGA crown, two round chronograph buttons in the band, stainless steel Omega bracelet stamped 1168/633, deployant clasp, case, dial and movement signed
42mm diam.; overall bracelet length approx. 195 mm.
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Lot Essay

With Omega Extract of the Archives confirming production of this watch on 3 May 1976 with “black [dial] with the Apollo Soyouz emblem at 12 O’ clock” and case back “with special “Apollo-Soyouz” engravings special edition for the Italian market to commemorate the first space docking between the Soviet Soyouz and the US Apollo spacecraft in 1975”, and its subsequent delivery to Italy.

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