Omega Speedmaster*** 145.012-68 NASA*** 1968
OMEGA Speedmaster 145.012-68, issued to NASA, 1968
Serial: 26552500
Circa: 1968
Reference No.: 145.012-68
CASE: 42mm, stainless steel, steel with black DO90 tachymeter bezel. NASA engraving on caseback SEB12100039-002 & NASA Serial on case side: S/N 92
DIAL: Black (dark black) semi-glossy dial with applied logo, tritium hour markers.
MOVEMENT: Calibre 321, hand-wound column wheel chronograph, 17 jewels
BRACELET: Nylon NATO
CONDITION REPORT: The dial is original and in excellent condition. Overall a nice patina of the lume, which has aged and thinned slightly, and hands are in mint condition. The case is unpolished with a few signs of wear and small scratches. The bezel is original DO90 and in excellent condition.
Notes: According to the Omega Museum archives extract, this watch was manufactured in October 1968 and delivered to the Norman Morris (USA) and subsequently to NASA for Apollo missions. It was later sold as surplus.
According to our research, this particular watch was used for training exercises by astronauts for Apollo missions as well as earthbound exercises for Skylab and shuttle missions. This watch is a real NASA issued watch, but was not flown on missions (which is why it was allowed to be sold as surplus) and therefore allowed to be privately owned.
The engraving on the back is a NASA part number (P/N) with the first letter is S and always indicates NASA designation. The second letter is the type of documentation or engineering drawings on record. E stands for "assembly drawing". Other examples would be: L= Source control (e.g. manufacture's specification) or K= Drawings in book form. The third letter initially stood for the supplying division, so B = Crew Systems or D = Space Physics. However, following Apollo programs, this letter came to stand for the mission program i.e. B=Apollo, C= Skylab, F= ASTP, D = Space Shuttle, Z= multiprogram, etc.
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