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Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 1
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 2
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 3
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 4
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 5
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 6
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 7
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 8
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 9
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 10
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 11
Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980 image 12
Lot 76

Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market
Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz, Ref: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159, Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980

14 December 2022, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond Street

£25,000 - £35,000

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Omega. A rare and desirable stainless steel manual wind chronograph bracelet watch made for the Italian market

Model: Speedmaster Apollo Soyuz
Reference: ST 145.022, Limited Edition No.159
Date: Manufactured 3rd May 1976, Purchased 29th May 1980
Movement: 17-jewel Cal.861 manual wind, No.39181308
Dial: Black, Apollo Soyuz logo at 12, luminous baton hour markers, white outer 1/5th second divisions, subsidiary dials at 3, 6 and 9 for seconds, 30 minute and 12 hour recording, white pointed baton hands with luminous inserts, centre seconds
Case: Brushed and polished tonneau form, screw down back engraved Gemini Apollo Союз, shouldered crown flanked by twin pushers, tachymetre to bezel
Strap/Bracelet: Fitted brushed 1168 Omega link
Buckle/Clasp: Signed folding clasp
Signed: Case, dial & movement
Size: 41mm
Accompaniments: Receipt dated 29/5/80, Omega service case, Extract from the Archives, spare parts replaced during service

Footnotes

On the 17th of July 1975, in the depths of the Cold War, space became the meeting point of two of the space faring nations, the United States of America and the Soviet Union. Every Astronaut and Cosmonaut were equipped with an Omega Speedmaster Professional and in the case of Alexey Loenov, two. To celebrate this, in 1976 the Jeweller De Marchi of Turin took delivery of a group of special celebratory Apollo Soyuz watches with the mission badge on the dial and a special embossed case back depicting the Saturn Rocket on a map of the world. The back was also lightly engraved with the limited edition number, an I for Italy and an Ω.

The present watch was bought new in 1980 at a large discount when it is possible that the Italian market was a difficult place to sell this particular piece. It was soon inherited by the present owner who left it unused in a draw for many years and only sporadically wearing it. For this reason, the dial is in excellent condition with virtually no UV damage.

Very few of these original pieces were created and they have been celebrated ever since with anniversary editions being produced at 20, 25 and 30 years.

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