Omega Speedmaster 345.0022

OMEGA, SPEEDMASTER REF. 345.0022, A RARE STAINLESS STEEL LIMITED EDITION CHRONOGRAPH IN HONOUR OF "GEMINI 5" MISSION, CASE NUMBER: 48'379'454 | Christie’s

CIRCA: 1998 CASE MATERIAL: Stainless steel with black tachymeter bezel, inside caseback engraved with the numbers 145 0022 and 345 0022 DIAMETER: 42 mm. BRACELET: Omega stainless steel bracelet DIAL: Black, with NASA Gemini 5 patch logo on 9 o'clock sub-dial MOVEMENT: Cal. 1861, manual-winding, 18 jewels FUNCTIONS: Time, chronograph, tachymeter BOX: No PAPERS: No REMARK: A limited edition of 150 pieces made to commemorate NASA's 1965 space missionThe Omega Speedmaster Mission watches were a special edition collection launched in 1997 to celebrate every NASA space mission that used the Omega Speedmaster. The set included 22 watches housed in a briefcase made from NASA spacesuit material, with each watch showcasing the mission patch of the specific mission on the 9 o'clock sub-dial. Additionally, Omega released each Mission watch separately in a very limited run of just 150 pieces per model. The Omega Speedmaster Professional 'Missions' Gemini 5 Watch, part of Omega's individual release of these timepieces, is one of only 150 models produced for this exclusive edition. It honors the Gemini V mission, with the NASA mission patch displayed on the 9 o'clock sub-dial.