OMEGASPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL APOLLO XI 1969 REF. 145.022LIMITED EDITION NO.561VARIOUS PROPERTIES

OMEGA. A FINE AND VERY RARE 18K GOLD LIMITED EDITION CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND GOLD DIAL

SIGNED OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL MODEL, APOLLO XI 1969, NO. 561, REF. BA 145.022, MOVEMENT NO. 28'422'478, MANUFACTURED IN 1969

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OMEGA. A FINE AND VERY RARE 18K GOLD LIMITED EDITION CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET AND GOLD DIAL
SIGNED OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL MODEL, APOLLO XI 1969, NO. 561, REF. BA 145.022, MOVEMENT NO. 28'422'478, MANUFACTURED IN 1969
Movement: Cal. 861, manual, 17 jewels, metal dust cap, signed
Dial: 18k gold, signed
Case: Screw back with engraved “Omega Speedmaster - Apollo XI 1969 - The First Watch Worn on The Moon”, 42 mm. diam., signed
With: 18k gold Omega bracelet with deployant clasp stamped 1116/575, overall length approximately 185 mm., International guarantee dated 28 November 1971, Extract from the Archives confirming production of the present watch with 18k gold dial and bracelet on 16 December 1969 and delivered to Japan

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Lot Essay

The OMEGA Speedmaster Apollo XI model in solid gold was created in 1969 to commemorate Apollo XI’s successful Moon landing. A total of 1,014 examples were produced.
The available examples were assigned an engraved dedication, OMEGA Speedmaster - Apollo XI 1969 - The First Watch Worn on the Moon, and numbered. There are three different types of engraving: thin and unpainted for approximately the first 100 examples, then thick and unpainted and finally thick and painted with a burgundy colour, which complements its burgundy coloured bezel. The present watch is from the latter version, with thick painted lettering.

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