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“APOLLO-SOYUZ”
Omega, “Apollo-Soyuz”, No. I.095, movement No. 45585460, Ref. ST 145.0022.
Made in a limited edition in 1975 for the Italian market.
Fine and very rare, asymmetric, water-resistant, stainless steel gentleman´s wristwatch
with round button chronograph, 12-hour and 30-minute registers, black bezel with tachometer
and a stainless steel Omega bracelet with deployant clasp. This watch is sold with a box, Certificate of
Authenticity, and a 2-year Omega guarantee.
Property of a French Gentleman |
| C. Three-body, polished and brushed, lyre lugs, integral crown and pusher guard, black bezel with
tachometer graduated to 500 UPH, screw-down back with the emblem of the Apollo-Soyuz Mission,
engraved: “Gemini-Apollo-Soyuz”. D. Black with painted luminous baton indexes, sunk subsidiary dials for
the seconds, the 12-hour and 30-minute registers, outer minute/seconds and 1/5th seconds division,
“Apollo-Soyuz” emblem at 12 o`clock. Luminous white “baton” hands. M. Cal. 861, copper-colored, 17
jewels, straight-line lever escapement, monometallic balance, shock absorber, self-compensating flat
balance spring, index regulator.
Dial, case and movement signed.
Diam. 42 mm. Thickness 14.3 mm. |
Estimate: 9,000 CHF - 11,000 CHF
Estimate: 5,700 EUR - 7,000 EUR
Estimate: 7,500 USD - 9,000 USD |
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| Ref. ST 145.0022
was made to commemorate one of the most significant events in space history, the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz
mission, which was the first joint American-Soviet mission. Prior to this historical mission, the Soviet Space
Agency had used a multitude of watches, however one brave Omega executive told the Cosmonauts that
“If they wanted to be on time for their rendez-vous with the Americans they should be wearing the same
watches”. From this day the “Speedmaster” became the official watch of the Cosmonauts. |
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