Omega: A Fine and Rare "Ed White" Pre-Moon Stainless Steel Chronograph Wristwatch
signed Omega, model: Speedmaster, so called "Ed White", ref: 105.003, 1963 (calibre 321) manual wound lever movement signed and numbered 20526769 , column wheel chronograph, matte finished black dial with luminous baton markers and a fifth of seconds track, three dials for seconds, 30-minute and 12-hour registers, buttons in the band to operate chronograph, original dot over 90 tachymeter bezel, screw back with the Speedmaster sea horse monogram, inside back cover numbered 105.003-63 and signed Omega Watch Co , case maker's mark HF for (Huguenin Frères), original Omega stainless steel bracelet with a deployant clasp numbered 7912 and dated 1/65
, 39mm wide, The pre-moon Speedmaster reference 105.003 is colloquially referred to as the "Ed White" Speedmaster because this model type and reference was worn by NASA Astronaut Edward Higgins "Ed" White (1930-1967) when he was the first American to walk in space in 1965.
The reference 105.003 is a rare example which was only in production for around three years from 1963 and then superseded by the 'professional' reference version 105.012 which, famously, was worn on the moon landing in 1969. Typical features of the "Ed White" pre-moon Speedmaster are the straight lugs, no crown guards and just signed on the dial Omega Speedmaster without the professional signature. This example also has the original dot over 90 tachymeter bezel and original Omega bracelet.
