Whenever I’m checking the forums, I constantly encounter posts implying that the size of a watch determines it as a ladies’ or gents’ watch. Or, for that matter, that a 36 or 38mm watch will be “too small.” When I […]
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In 1959, the short-lived (2 years in production) original Speedmaster reference, the CK 2915, got something of a makeover. The result was the reference CK 2998, currently the second most desirable vintage Speedmaster. Powered by the calibre 321, it was
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In 1967, the reference 105.012 has been replaced with the 145.012. Nearly identical to its predecessor, it was in production for two years, from 1967 to 1968. The Omega Speedmaster 145.012 was the last one that was equipped with the
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In 1968, the long-standing workhorse chronograph movement of the SSIH, the Lemania CH27 C12 (Omega 321), was discontinued. It was replaced with the Lemania 1873, which became the famous Omega 861 “Moon” movement. Sic transit gloria, if I may say
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The current Speedmaster Professional, the descendant of the ref. 145.022, produced with minor changes from 1968 until this day, is often called the “Moonwatch.” That’s interesting because the 145.022 wasn’t the watch first worn on the Moon. This title goes
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After the ref. 105.002, the “oddball”, had been discontinued, Omega introduced its successor in 1963 – the Omega Speedmaster 105.003. Nicknamed “Ed White” after its famous wearer, the NASA astronaut Edward Higgins White (who during the Gemini 4 mission became
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