#48.169.xxx is one of the extremely sought-after first series of steel Speedmasters with a sapphire display caseback, copper movement, number 07xx/1000.
The watch is in excellent condition. All its parts are conform, including its very rare bracelet ref. 1450/808.
This model represents a truly rare opportunity for any Speedmaster collector.
#48.169.xxx is one of the extremely sought-after first series of steel Speedmasters with a sapphire display caseback, copper movement, number 07xx/1000.
The watch is in excellent condition. All its parts are conform, including its very rare bracelet ref. 1450/808.
This model represents a truly rare opportunity for any Speedmaster collector.
The Omega Speedmaster, born in 1957, is one of the most iconic wristwatches ever produced. Since 1965, it has been the choice of space programs for over half a century and has been associated with some of mankind’s greatest space adventures, earning it the name The Moonwatch.
Naturally, beyond its professional use for more than sixty years, the Speedmaster, with its incredible history and its timeless design, has appealed to a much wider public throughout the world.
In 1985, Omega presented the first Speedmaster in steel with a sapphire crystal caseback to celebrate 20 years of the Speedmaster flight qualification by NASA. The caliber 861 was upgraded with a luxury finish and renamed 863. This first series was a numbered edition of 1’000 copies, with an individual number engraved on the caseback bezel and on the case between the lugs at 12 o’clock. It is the only Speedmaster with a numbering at this location.
In 1988, a second numbered edition was unveiled, with a new yellow plating of the caliber. After these two numbered editions, Speedmasters with display backs remained in the catalogs, but in unnumbered production.
In 1848, Louis Brandt founded a company in La Chaux-de-Fonds which would become Omega. In the 1880s, the Louis Brandt & Fils company moved to its current site in Bienne and in 1894 the caliber Omega was created, which would give its name to the company. Renowned for its precise, innovative and affordable watches, it became the largest supplier of watches to the British Army during World War II. It also became the first company to time the Olympic Games in 1932. Among its range of numerous professional watches, the Speedmaster became the first watch worn on the moon in 1969.
The purpose of this document is to determine whether the constituent parts of the watch are conform to the model reference /period or not, and to value their condition and importance.
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