Description
Omega: An Extremely Fine and Rare First Generation Exotic Red Racing Speedmaster Professional Chronograph Wristwatch, signed Omega, model: First Generation/Second Execution Professional Speedmaster Red Racing, ref: 145012, 1968, (calibre 321) manual wound lever movement signed Omega Watch Co and numbered 26541084 , column wheel chronograph movement, dust cover cap, exotic racing black dial with painted Omega logo in white, outer five minute red and luminous hour baton markers, outer fifth of seconds track, three dials for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, seconds, minute and hour red hands, buttons in the band to operate chronograph, tachymeter 500 scale bezel, screw back with seahorse logo and stamped inside with maker's mark Omega Watch Co and case makers initials HF for Huguenin Freres , reference number 145012-68 SP , later Omega stainless steel bracelet with deployant clasp stamped 1171/1 and 32 , end links numbered 633 ,
42mm wide, By Repute, this watch has been in the same family since new and was given to the current vendor from her father., This very rare exotic 'Racing' dial wristwatch, reference 145.012, was produced for only two years between 1967 and 1968. There were two generations of the Racing dial Speedmaster with three executions in total. All the watches had characterised features displaying the black dials, bi-colour markers and specific coloured hands. The first generation came in two executions, the first being the "Pre-Professional" dial with applied Omega logo and Swiss Made and the second execution such as the present lot came with the Professional and Omega logo painted in white and the dial marked T Swiss Made T below 6. The first generation watches were powered by the highly rated manual-wound movement calibre 321. To our understanding, there have been only 12 first generation examples known to the market with around 6 being Omega Professional second execution variant, as the present lot.
