Lot 81
Omega. A stainless steel mechanical chronograph wristwatch
Speedmaster - Straight-writing, Ref.145.022-69ST Movement No.32845627, made circa 1969
Auction: 20 May 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
Cal.861 hand-wound movement, back dial with tritium baton indexes, outer white minute track, subsidiary dials for running seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour registers, white/tritium baton hands, stainless steel case with screw down reverse featuring ‘The First Watch Worn On the Moon’ dedication, back bezel with Tachymetre scale, on fitted Omega Ref.1171/1 bracelet with folding clasp.
Accompanied by a rare Speedmaster ‘Moon Crater’ presentation case.
Dimensions
Diameter 42mm, approx. bracelet size 190mm.
Footnote
On 21st July 1969 the Omega Speedmaster worn by Buzz Aldrin became the first watch to be worn on the moon during the momentous Apollo 11 mission. To commemorate this, the case backs of Speedmasters were engraved with ‘The First Watch Worn on the Moon’. For a short period after the moon landing, this text was engraved horizontally across the centre of the case back, before being replaced by the Speedmaster medallion and the text curving around the periphery. These earlier examples are known as 'straight writing’ Speedmasters and are highly sought after as they were made right after the moonlanding, during a very iconic period for Omega.