OMEGA Speedmaster "Moon Decimal" - Reference 145.012. - Lot 106

OMEGA Speedmaster "Moon Decimal" - Reference 145.012. Steel wristwatch with manual winding. Asymmetrical tonneau case made by Huguenin Frères (HF hallmark), black graduated external decimal bezel, fluted crown, round push-pieces, screw-down caseback engraved with Speedmaster and seahorse. Black dial, patina-painted luminescent baton hour markers, white-painted baton minute track, white baton hands with patina-painted luminescence, 30-minute totalizer counter at 3 o'clock, 12-hour totalizer counter at 6 o'clock and perpetual seconds counter at 9 o'clock, white central chronograph second hand with luminescent paint. Movement: hand-wound mechanical. Caliber 321 17 jewels - Numbered 26552519 (circa 1968). Case, dial and movement signed. Case dimensions: 41 mm. Omega steel bracelet with Omega folding clasp - Reference 1039/516. With complete Omega case. Certainly the most legendary chronograph in the history of watchmaking, the Speedmaster is the first and only watch to have been to the Moon. Equipped with the famous caliber 321 designed by Albert Piguet for Lemania, this watch was selected by NASA in 1962 and qualified for space missions in 1965. On July 21, 1969 at 2.56 GMT, the Speedmaster achieved this feat. This model features a rare decimal bezel and is nicknamed "MoonWatch II", with its asymmetrical case that better protects the crown and pushers, the caliber 321 and the "Professional" label, which arrived in 1965 as a nod to NASA's use of the watch as a tool carried by its "super-professionals".