Thomas P. Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr.
Pictured are Gemini 6 Astronauts Thomas P. Stafford and Walter M. Schirra Jr., at their suiting up exercises at Cape Kennedy. Walt Schirra is of course wearing his Speedmaster – likely the very same that would become known as the First Omega in Space..
Walter M. Schirra Jr Speedmaster close-up
Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.0022 / 345.0818
Yes, we’ve featured this one before.. the custom Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.0022 with Italia dial. But then again, with its ivory white dial, it is one of our favourite Speedies. So familiar, yet so different! We’d have a hard time choosing between this one and the Mitsukoshi…
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Omega Seamaster 300 WatchCo, Speedmaster Teutonic, Seamaster 200
A killer threesome of (neo-) vintage Omega’s sent to us by a friend and collector.
Neo-Vintage? Well, the Seamaster 300 is a WatchCo, made of new (-old stock, NOS) parts, powered by an original vintage movement.
The Speedmaster is a so-called Teutonic, made for the German-speaking market, reference 145.0040 / 345.08.03, powered by caliber 861. Launched in 1982, these Speedmasters were available in quite a few different flavours – handwound in various dial colours, if desired with gold accents or moonphase, and automatic (caliber 1045).
Omega Speedmaster ‘Teutonic’ 345.0803
The unusual case styling gave the Teutonic a very distinct and smooth look. We’re not sure why these were only delivered in German-speaking countries though. Perhaps because those chaps are very suave? Okay, now we’re just kidding.
The last watch is a Seamaster 200 with OEM Plo-Prof hands fitted, apparently a common mod in days gone by. We’ll save the details on the Seamasters for another page 😉 .
Omega Speedmaster CK-2998
It’s slowly starting to feel like a straight-lug week: another friend of SpeedyWatches.com emailed us a picture of his Omega Speedmaster CK-2998.
Can you spot the differences compared to the other one we posted this week? Hint: look closely at the dial (particularly at 6:00) and hands.. And let us know which one you prefer!
We’ll go into depth on the straight-lugs soon and explain the various differences.
Are you in for the same look, without the risk of exchanged parts – guaranteed 100% original? The First Omega in Space is a great choice 😉 !
Omega Speedmaster Co-Axial Racing 40mm 326.32.40.50.06.001
Our friend Mike e-mailed us this picture of his stunning 326.32.40.50.06.001.. His first watch!
We’ve written quite a few posts about the Co-Axial Racing and we love this watch.. Just use our Racing tag to be magically transported to a few of these – and other awesome Racing Speedmasters. Notice something unusual on Mikes Speedy though? Yes, he changed the strap to the Cordura example found on the Speedmaster Date reference 323.32.40.40.06.001. We love the look.. Toning down the watch a notch and an unbeatable combination with a casual attire. The yellow details on the dial seem to match the details on Mikes jeans rather well to booth!
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Mike – thank you for sharing. To all our other friends – do not hesitate to send in your Speedmaster pics! Use our contact form, or send them directly to Dale@SpeedyWatches.com.