Omega Speedmaster*** 345.0808 First B&P*** 1985
OMEGA Speedmaster Ref. 345.0808 Sapphire Caseback First Edition, Cal 863, 1985
Serial: 48169071 (case back & between lug matching limited number: 0250)
Circa: 1985
Reference No.: 345.0808
CASE: 42mm Stainless Steel, lyre lug moonwatch case, acrylic crystal, black tachymeter bezel & sapphire display case back (without professional) and numbered.
DIAL: Black matte dial with tritium hour markers
MOVEMENT: Caliber 863, hand wound mechanical chronograph, 17 jewels
BRACELET: Omega stainless steel 1450/808
CONDITION REPORT: Mint condition. Caseback still has its factory red seal.
NOTES:
Released in 1985, the 345.0808 was the first Omega reference to be fitted with a see-through sapphire display caseback. As of 1986, a numbered edition of 1000pcs was issued within the serial number range of 48169000 to 48169999. These pieces had a numbered caseback and the same number was also engraved between the lugs. The sapphire caseback displayed a copper movement decorated with Côtes de Genève finishing named 863 (a decorated version of the 861).
The Omega Speedmaster Professional Chronograph, also known as the "Moonwatch", is famous for being the watch worn by astronauts during the first Moon landing.
NASA’s harsh and intense qualification tests leading up to the Apollo 11 mission examined several watches from Switzerland’s top manufacturers such as Breitling, Rolex and Omega; the testing was concluded in March 1965 with the final selection awarded to the Omega Speedmaster, because it stood apart from the rest as it continuously kept within 5 seconds accuracy in its per day rate. As a result, it became the official watch of the U.S. space program.
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