Omega Speedmaster 145.0022

Omega Speedmaster Professional VWS-2813

Here is a fantastic, fully original Omega Speedmaster Professional from 1997. The black dial is in excellent condition, with a white Omega logo and lettering and barely any marks. It has three subdials at 3, 6 and 9 o’clock, respectively displaying the minute counter, the hour counter and running seconds. The dial has yellow lume strip hour markers with white painted stripes between them for minutes and seconds divisions. The white baton hands are in very fine condition, with the original lume intact. The stainless steel bezel with a black bakelite tachymetre insert is in very fine condition with only light overall wear. The stainless steel case with the original crown and pushers and the beautiful bombe lugs that are a characteristic of the Speedmaster has a brushed face and sides, with polished bevels. It is in overall very fine condition with light overall wear and a few more noticeable marks on the upper left lug. The stainless steel case back is in very fine condition, with a crisp and clean Apollo XI mission logo in its centre and only a few marks of wear. It carries an inscription commemorating the landing on the moon 30 years earlier. The case does not appear to ever have been polished. The original bracelet is in very fine condition, with little stretching and light overall wear. It is big enough for large wrists. Make sure the specific bracelet size listed in the details is not too small for your wrist as finding spare links for old bracelets is very difficult. The bracelet can be shortened by up to about 2cm simply by moving a spring bar in the clasp. Inside the watch, Omega’s legendary 1861 movement beats strongly and accurately to within about +-8 seconds per day. The watch was fully serviced in December 2024 and comes with a 12 month warranty on its proper mechanical functioning. The “Moonwatch” is probably the most iconic watch ever made, chosen by NASA for the Apollo missions. When in this fabulous condition, it is a true gem and a joy to wear, and a Speedmaster is a must for any vintage collection.