NEW OLD STOCK ~ LARGE ORIENT BLUE DIVERS GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

BRAND/JENAMA : ORIENT

MODEL : DIVER

MOVEMENT/ENJIN :EX04-BO CA

ORIGIN/BUATAN : JAPAN
CIRCA/TAHUN : 1970's

CASING/KEMASAN : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL

MOVEMENT/PERGERAKAN : ORIENT 21 JEWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT
DIAL: METALLIC BLUE/BIRU METALIK
HANDS: GOLD TONE ARROW LUMINOUS
BEZEL: DIVER BI DIRECTIONAL WITH BLACK ARABIC MARKERS

MARKINGS/TANDA JENAMA : DIAL,BACK CASING, BARCELET BANDS

BAND/TALI : FULL LENGTH ORIGINAL ORIENT BLACK LEATHER BAND WITH ORIGNAL ORIENT BUCKLE
CROWN: ORIGINAL CROWN
LUGS SIZE: 20mm
BAND WIDTH: 20mm

LENS/CERMIN : HARDLEX MINERAL

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN : 46mm X 50mm LUG TO LUG
WATER RESISTANT: 200 METERS

CONDITION/KONDISI : GOOD, WORKING AND KEEPING TIME
PRICE/HARGA: SOLD TO TN WAN ROSLAN FROM JERANTUT
LISTING RM450.00 SOLD RM420

BRIEF HISTORY OF ORIENT WATCHES

Orient Watch was founded in Tokyo by Shogoro Yoshida, more than a century ago in 1901. And though the world was a very different place back then, everyone still needed to know what time it was – much like today’s world.

In those early watch making days, Orient Watch had some competition in the watch industry at home. Seiko and Citizen were big names in the watch making industry, and for many years Orient was ranked number three when it came to watch companies.

From the early beginnings, Orient Watch has been focused on making the best mechanical watches that money can buy. The history of Orient Watch is interesting because Orient Watch is a company that started out with a good idea, and never once veered onto a different course. The long years have helped Orient Watch to produce high-quality, long-lasting watches that anyone can afford.

In 1985 Orient and Seiko established a joint factory. Orient produces a range of automatic and quartz watches ranging in price from reasonably inexpensive (about 50USD / 50Euro) to very expensive (7000USD). Orient Star and Orient Star Royal are the middle and high-end brands, with the Royal Orient being their flagship line." - quoted from Orient Watch Company, Wikipedia

Today, Orient Watch is known all over the globe. With manufacturing facilities in Singapore, Brazil, and Japan, Orient Watch today offers more styles and types of watches than ever. Today, Orient Watch offers watches in many designs including quartz, light powered, and of course mechanical.

Mitsuo Mimura, President of Orient Watch in 2006 quoted in Orient Watch website “In the Japanese market, we supply high-quality watches, such as "Orient Star Royal," our prestigious mechanical watch series, which our customers want to carry with them for many years. In overseas markets, our strategy is to develop new outlets for our products mainly in countries and areas with high potential economic growth, and increase our sales of budget-price watches."

For more than a hundred years, Orient Watch has been a well-known and respected name in the watch making industry. Today, many other companies try to reach the success and the high standards that Orient Watch has set. When it comes to mechanical watches, Orient Watch is the first name in the business. For high quality at an affordable price, Orient Watch is one of the better choices in watches. But don’t just take my word for it. Let the history of Orient Watch speak for itself.

VINTAGE SWISS MADE RADO CAPTAIN COOK GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

VINTAGE SWISS MADE RADO CAPTAIN COOK GENTS WRISTWATCH CIRCA 1960'S

VINTAGE SWISS MADE RADO CAPTAIN COOK GENTS WRISTWATCH CIRCA 1960'S
SHINNING BLACK TONE DIAL WITH DATE WINDOW AT 3:00

CRYSTAL IS CLEAN WITH NO CRACK NO SCRATCHES

THE 25 JEWELS SWISS RADO AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT

ORANGE SILVER TONE HANDS

BI-DIRECTIONAL WHITE, YELLOW, RED AND ORANGE INNER BEZEL

ORANGE SILVER BATON MARKERS

SOLID STAINLESS STEEL CASE MEASURES APPROXIMATELY 38mm INCLUDING THE CROWN AND 40mm LUG TO LUG

2ND ORIGINAL SIGNED SS RADO CROWN FOR TIME SETTING, 1ST ORIGINAL RADO CROWN FOR ROTATING INNER SLIDE RULE

NEW OLD STOCK ORIGINAL RADO GENUINE STAINLESS STEEL BRACELET BAND FITS 8.5" WRIST

DISCONTINUED MODEL...

WORKING CONDITION, KEEPING TIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED

PRICE: (SOLD TO CELIA C. ASHBROOK FROM EDINBURGH, UK)

LISTING RM700.00 SOLD RM595.00

Rado is a Swiss manufacturer of watches, with headquarters in Lengnau, Switzerland. It is noted for its use of scratch-proof materials, a field in which it is considered a pioneer. Today the company produces about half a million watches a year with a staff of about 300 in total.

Formed in 1917 as Schlup & Co., Rado initially produced watch movements only. In 1957 the company launched its first collection of watches under the Rado brand. In 1962 the Rado Diastar, the world's first scratch-proof watch, was launched. It has been in production ever since, now sold as DiaStar The Original.

In 1983 Rado became part of the SMH group which was renamed in 1998 as the Swatch Group.

RADO differs from the traditional Swiss watch makers in that it leans towards innovative uses of high tech materials in distinct design. RADO has focused on pioneering the use of a number of materials that are unique within the watch making industry, such as e.g. hardmetal (tungsten and titanium carbide), ceramic, lanthanum and sapphire crystal.

In 2004 the RADO vision was realized with the introduction of the V10K. Coating the watch with high tech diamonds made the V10K the hardest watch on Earth, realized by the Guinness Book of World Records.

The newer RADO watches are also distinct from the traditional Swiss watch industry in that their aesthetic is unique. Market reaction tends to be mixed to such a strong aesthetic, with many who appreciate the unique and distinct RADO look and those who do not.

During their time, RADO has received more than 20 elite international design awards, from the RED DOT Award to the iF Design Award, for both their product and most recently, their collaboration with Jasper Morrison for an innovative watch box that mimics the shape of the human wrist.

AUTHENTIC OMEGA DE VILLE DYNAMIC GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRIEF INFORMATION ON OMEGA DYNAMIC

Its elliptical shape results from an advanced study of the anatomy of the wrist and specifically the oval zone on which the wristwatch rests. Self-winding movement. Monocoque case, hermetically sealed crystal assuring water-resistance to 30 m. Dial in harmony with the decidedly functional look of the watch for easy legibility of the hour, the minute and the second thanks to concentric time "zones" and contrasting coloured hands. A new look to the bracelet too: a single piece screw-in into a circular groove under the case by a steel ring; cut in Corfam, a porous synthetic material pierced with 30 aerating holes; widened near the case to fit firmly and comfortably on the wrist. Crown integrated to the case in order not to break the aerodynamic line which inspired this famous model's name.

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC OMEGA DE VILLE DYNAMIC GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1969

MODEL: DYNAMIC GENEVE

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: OMEGA 24 JEWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT CAL 551 - RARE

DIAL COLOR: BLACK/HITAM

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: DAYDATE AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: GOLD TONE/ KEEMASAN

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: PLAIN DIAL WITHOUT MARKERS/DIAL TANPA PENANDA WAKTU

CASING : SOLID MONOCOQUE STAINLESS STEEL

HINGING LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 42mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 44mm LUG TO LUG

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -

CROWN: ORIGINAL OMEGA SS CROWN

STRAP/TALI: GENUINE CUSTOM MADE BLACK LEATHER STRAP FITS 8.5" WRIST

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5"

EXCELLENT CONDITION, WORKING, KEEPING TIME, DISCONTINUED MODEL & VERY RARE AND VERY HARD TO FIND

PRICE/HARGA: RM1650.00 (NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH RUNDING)

History of Omega Watch Co

The History of a Successful Company Omega was founded by Louis Brandt at La Chaux – de – Fonds, Switzerland in 1848 as a assembly workshop. In 1879, after his death, his two sons Louis Paul and César started the in-house manufacturing so they started having total production control. One year later, Omega moved into a small factory that became a huge one when 12 months later they bought the entire building. In 1903, they both died leaving the company in 24 years old, Paul Emile Brandt’s hands. Because of the crisis that the Second World War left, he had to work really hard in order to face the economic difficulties. He merged Omega with Tissot calling the new company SSIH. The SSIH group continued to grow and multiply under his leadership and, by the seventies, it had become Switzerland’s number one producer of finished watches and number three in the world.

In 1985, the holding company was taken over by a group of private investors under Nicolas Hayek leadership. It was immediately renamed SMH (Société suisse de Microélectronique et d'Horlogerie). SMH had a rapid growth and success becoming today's top watch producer in the world. Named Swatch Group in 1998, it now includes Blancpain and Breguet.

AUTHENTIC VINTAGE ROLEX OYSTERDATE PRECISION 6694 TEXTURED DIAL GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC VINTAGE ROLEX OYSTER PRECISION GENTS WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: OYSTER PRECISION MODEL 6694

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: ACRYLIC

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: ROLEX 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT CAL. 1225

DIAL COLOR: WHITE TEXTURED DIAL

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: HOUR, MINUTES AND SECOND. NON QUICK RED DATE WINDOW AT 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: SILVER TONE DAUPHANE HANDS

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: RAISED SILVER TONE STICK MARKERS

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI SEPENUHNYA

LUGS: 18mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 38mm DIAMETER INCLUDING CROWN and 42mm LUG TO LUG

BEZEL: SS BEZEL

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING: -

CROWN: ORIGINAL ROLEX 1 STEPS SS CROWN

STRAP/TALI: REPLACED AFTER MARKET ROLEX PRESIDENT SS DOUBLE CLAPS BRACELET WITH ROLEX EMBLEM

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: 8.5" FULL LENGHT

DISCONTINUED ROLEX MODEL... RARE RED DATE AND TEXTURED DIAL!

EXCELLENT CONDITION, KEEPING GOODTIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED

PRICE: RM3,850 (NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH DIRUNDING)

LIST RM3850 SOLD:RM0

A History of Rolex Watches

Hans Wilsdorf founded the company we now know as Rolex in 1905. Born in Kulmbach, Germany in 1881, the company, Wilsdorf & Davies, was based in London. By 1908 it had become one of the leading watch companies in the UK. It was in this year that he coined the name Rolex.

Official Chronometer Certification was awarded to Rolex in 1910 from the "Bureau Officiel" in Switzerland, the first time this had ever been given to a wristwatch. This was to be the first of many accolades awarded to the watch, including the Class A Precision from the Kew Observatory in 1914.

In 1926 the Rolex Oyster was released. It was the first wristwatch to be considered waterproof, proven a year later when the watch was worn by the swimmer Mercedes Gleitze in his successful bid to cross the English Channel. This was beneficial to Wilsdorf whom had sponsored the event and gained considerable exposure for his new Oyster Watch. Wilsdorf recognized the importance of advertising and marketing his creation in order to gain publicity and prestige. 1931 saw the creation of the Perpetual Rotor, a mechanism now seen as the basis for self-winding movements. In the following years Rolex released the first Oyster Perpetual Lady-date (1954) the GMT Master with dual time zone function (1955) and the first Day-Date (1956).

Andre Heiniger took over the company following the death of Hans Wildorf on 06 July 1960. Rolex continued to invent and innovate in terms of technical skill and style throughout the 2nd half of the century. The Sea-dweller (1967) was certified as reaching depths of up to 1,220 meters making it the choice for Professional Divers - a point that was quickly adopted in advertising the model. The Explorer II (1978) and Cosmograph Daytona (1988) were also released to international waiting lists securing Rolex as one of the worlds most prestigious watch brands.

Rolex Dateline

• 1905 - Hans Wildorf establishes a London firm specialising in the distribution of watches.
• 1908 - Wildorf coins a brand name in which to sign his creations: Rolex.
• 1910 - In Switzerland, Rolex obtains the first official chronometer certification ever awarded to a wristwatch.
• 1914 - The Kew Observatory in Great Britain awards the Rolex wristwatch a CLASS A precision certificate.
• 1926 - Rolex develops and patents the first airtight, dustproof and waterproof watch - named the Oyster.
• 1927 - The Rolex Oyster crosses the English Channel unscathed.
• 1931 - Birth of the Perpetual Rotor, a self winding mechanism later found in every modern automatic watch.
• 1945 - The Oyster Datejust is invented. The first watch to display the date automatically.
• 1953 - Rolex has created the diving watch of reference - the Submariner.
• 1954 - The Oyster Perpetual Ladydate is introduced.
• 1955 - The Oyster GMT Master is designed making it possible to read the time in any two time zones.
• 1956 - The Oyster Day-Date is created.
• 1960 - The so called Bathyscaphe is created and plunges 35,787 feet into the Mariana Trench in the Pacific Ocean.
• 1967 - The Oyster Sea-Dweller is invented - waterproof to a depth of 610 m / 2001 ft.
• 1971 - The Oyster Explorer II is designed.
• 1978 - The Oyster Perpetual Date Sea-Dweller is tested waterproof to a depth of 1220 m / 4003 ft.
• 1988 - The first Cosmograph Daytona is fitted with a perpetual rotor.
• 1992 - A new model is added to the Professioanl range - the Yacht-Master.
• 2004 - Submariner celebrates its 50th Anniversary. Rolex celebrates with a special commemorative model with a green bezel and unique black dial.

Watch, Wrist, Marathon Military Navigator Quartz, Type III, Class 1 Gents Wristwatch (SOLD)

Gambar-gambar ni saya ambil dari Detik Duabelas yang snap gambar-gambar jam ni semasa pertemuan dengan beliau tempoh hari. Baru ada masa nak masuk dalam blog heheh Tima kacih Hassan

Watch, Wrist, Military Navigator Quartz with Date, Type III, Class 1 Gents Wristwatch

• Intended Use: High altitude, Pilot/parachute - Law enforcement
  Bi-Directional Time Zone Ring
  Analogue dial with 2 time scale
  Date between the 3 and 4 o'clock position
  Water resistant to 6 atm. atmospheres
  Stop Second (hack) high torque movement
• Fibreshell high impact case with stainless steel engraved back. Hesalite Crystal forgives excessive external pressure changes.
• Fibreshell high impact, waterpoof and dustproof case.
  Black face features both 12- and 24-hour dials, with luminous hands and hour markings, white numerals and a sweep second hand. Luminous Features are indicated by self lighting tritium tubes
• This watch is made in accordance with MIL-PRF-46374G Type III, Class 1
• This watch comes with black nylon mil-spec strap (Xtra long to fit over uniform). This strap is manufactured in accordance with MIL-S-46383B, Type III.
• Note: This watch was issued only to US Government and approved Departments and Ministries.
• Price : (SOLD TO CIKGU WAN FROM PAHANG)

RM700.00 SOLD RM600

AUTHENTIC MARATHON MIL-PRF-46374G Watches Mechnical 17 Jewels Swiss Manual Winding with Hacking System

MIL-PRF-46374G Watches Mechnical 17 Jewels Swiss Manual Winding with Hacking System

With MIL-PRF-46374G a new idea in U.S. Military purchasing was introduced, the Performance Standard. The military no longer specifies endless detail on the design of the watch, they just state what performance tests it has to meet. This gives manufacturers more leeway to be innovative and hopefully gets a better product for the troops at lower cost. Note that some watches under the prior standard have been procured this way, under MIL-PRF-46374F.

In the G standard, issued 12 November 1999, the most noticeable change is on the dial where all extraneous markings have been removed. Only the H3 and radiation symbol remain so users can focus on the hands and numbers. The case back has similar markings to earlier models.

Under MIL-PRF-46374G, the Navigator watch is now called Type III, Class 1, new terminology for the Type 6 of the prior standard. Typical markings for these watches:

WATCH, WRIST: GENERAL PURPOSE
MIL-PRF-46374G
6645-01-304-4306
26 MILLICURIES
NRC ID: 54-28526-01E
SPO440-05-D-0160-005
JUNE 2006
CAGE 38775

The CAGE Code refers to Marathon. Some watches of lower grades have been produced by reference to MIL-W-46374G, not a performance spec. In 2000, Stocker & Yale withdrew from the military watch and compass business and sold that division of the company to Cammenga & Associates, Inc. a maker of the U.S. Army Lensatic Compass among other products. Cammenga later stopped making watches leaving Marathon the sole supplier of watches to the U.S. Military.

• Intended Use: High altitude, Pilot/parachute - Law enforcement
  Bi-Directional Time Zone Ring
  Analogue dial with 2 time scale
  Date between the 3 and 4 o'clock position
  Water resistant to 6 atm. atmospheres
  Stop Second (hack) high torque movement
• Fibreshell high impact case with stainless steel engraved back. Hesalite Crystal forgives excessive external pressure changes.
• Fibreshell high impact, waterpoof and dustproof case.
  Black face features both 12- and 24-hour dials, with luminous hands and hour markings, white numerals and a sweep second hand. Luminous Features are indicated by self lighting tritium tubes
• This watch is made in accordance with MIL-PRF-46374G Type III, Class 1
• This watch comes with black nylon mil-spec strap (Xtra long to fit over uniform). This strap is manufactured in accordance with MIL-S-46383B, Type III.
• Note: This watch was issued only to US Government and approved Departments and Ministries.
• Price : RM800.00 (Negotiable/Boleh dirunding)

PERSONAL COLLECTION - AUTHENTIC OMEGA GENEVE DYNAMIC IN MINT CONDITION (SOLD)

OMEGA GENEVE DYNAMIC, 21 JELWELS AUTOMATIC MOVEMENT CL.751 IN MINT CONDITION WITH ORIGINAL CROWN AND BRACELET

SOLD TO TUAN ZANAL FROM TERENGGANU
SOLD RM1500

AUTHENTIC TEGROV YATCH TIMER GENTS WRISTWATCH

BRAND/JENAMA: AUTHENTIC TEGROV GENTS YATCH TIMER WRISTWATCH

MADE IN/BUATAN: SWISS

CIRCA/TAHUN: 1970's

MODEL: YAHTCH TIMER - 15 MINUTES 3 COLOR CODED

CRYSTAL/CERMIN: HARDEN MINERAL GLASS WITH DATE MAGNIFIER

MOVEMENT/ENJIN: SWISS 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING MOVEMENT CAL. EB2144

DIAL COLOR: BLACK WITH 3 COLOR CODED YATCH TIMERS FROM 12:00 TO 3:00

FUNCTION/FUNGSI: Hours, Minutes, Seconds - Date at 3:00

HANDS/JARUM: LUMINOUS SILVER TONE

MARKERS/TANDA WAKTU: WHITE LUMINOUS ARABIC & BATON MARKERS

CASING : SOLID STAINLESS STEEL/ KELULI SEPENUHNYA

WATER RESISTANT: 50METER

LUGS: 20mm

MEASUREMENT/UKURAN: 43mm DIAMETER EXCLUDING CROWN 47 LUG TO LUG

BEZEL: UNI DIRECTIONAL STAINLESS STEEL WITH BLACK ARABIC

DITANDA/ENGARVED BACK CASING:

CROWN: ORIGINAL S SS CROWN

STRAP/TALI: BLACK HARDENED RUBBER STRAP

SIZE STRAP/SAIZ TALI: FULL LENGTH

EXCELLENT MINT CONDITION, KEEPING GOODTIME AND RECENTLY SERVICED. RARE YATCH TIMER WATCH

PRICE: RM500.00 NEGOTIABLE/BOLEH RUNDING

BRIEF INFORMATION ABOUT TEGROV WATCHES

Perrin, Charles is also a brand name or model name used by, Werner Schaub, Tegrov Watch, Tennekin. He was also involved with Fabrique D'Horlogerie Tenniken. Werner Schaub bought the Groflin factory to produce deluxe watches sold under the Charles Perrin name.

Tegrov was listed as a brand of Groflin in 1951 and 1966 and were associated with Roskopf watches and pin levers. Most of Tegrov used 17 jewels calibre EB suplied by Roskopf.

Tegrov (aka 'von Tegrov') was a fairly generic Swiss brand in the 1960s-70s. That have been a claims of a Russian connection, but they are entirely spurious. Researched found that there were Sicura or Sorna link as they seem to favour the same extreme funky multi-function thing.

PREVIEW RAREST - OMEGA SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL CHRONOGRAPH "THE MOON WATCH" GENTS WRISTWATCH (SOLD)

RARE COLLECTION - OMEGA SPEEDMASTER PROFESSIONAL CHRONOGRAPH THE SAME MODEL WORN BY ASTRONAUTS WHO WERE THE FIRST MEN LANDED ON THE MOON. OMEGA 17 JEWELS MANUAL WINDING CAL.861 SERIAL NO. 32834987 CIRCA 1970, A YEAR AFTER APOLLO 11 LANDED ON THE MOON.

WILL KEEP IT AS MY PERSONAL COLLECTION BECAUSE OF DIFFICULTY TO FIND AND RARITY OF THIS WATCH BUT I'M WILLING TO PART WITH IT FOR RM6,500 AND NON NEGOTIABLE

SOLD TO REPEAT BUYER, MR VUDUC FROM BELGIUM

History of the Omega Speedmaster

The first chronograph with the name "Speedmaster" appeared in 1957. And that is pretty much the same Speedmaster as we know it today. On first sight.

Through the years, a lot of things were changed on this watch. For instance, the word "Professional" in 1966 when it was approved for NASA use (more on that later), in 1968 they (Omega) changed the movement from a calibre 321 (with "schaltrad") to a cheaper to produce, but more accurate calibre 861 (with shuttlesystem). Both movements were based on Lemania movements. Todays Speedmaster Professional watch still uses the 861 movement. Before 1957, there were also some chronographs (since 1942) using the 321 calibre but they had no "Speedmaster" written on the dial.

The first Speedmaster (1957) looked like this :

Foto scanned from Time Capsule

This model, referenced as CK2915 was created in 1957 and is nowadays hard to find. The watch has the 1/5th seconds, minute and hours markings in white on a black dial. The counters are located on 3 o' clock, 6 o' clock and 9 o' clock. The bezel contains engraved tachymetre figures (not very clear on the photo above).
The caseback is the one with the Seamaster logo because this type of watchcase was originally developed for the Seamaster (triple-shield case to enable it to withstand high pressure). The diameter of the watch-case was 39mm.

The movement used in this watch was a 27 CHRO C12, better known as the Cal.321 (manual winding).
The 27 stands for 27mm, the CHRO stands for "chronograph" and C12 indicates that the watch has an 12-hour counter (at 6 o'clock).This movement was designed by Albert Piguet (who worked for Lemania during those days) in 1942. It took Omega 15 years to produce this watch as it was released in 1957.

In 1959 they produced a slightly modified Speedmaster, known as CK2998. The watch-case diameter expanded from 39mm to 40mm and they added a so called O-ring gasket around the push buttons.

CK2998

Until 1966 there were no big changes on the watch (look for the "Differences through the years" in the menu for details). The NASA bought a Speedmaster along with some other chronograph watches to test it for use on their missions. Read all about it in the "Nasa tests" section of this website. After long and rigirous testing of the watch, the NASA concluded that the Omega Speedmaster was the most suitable watch for 'the' job. Omega decided to make this watch the Omega Speedmaster Professional. So the word "Professional" was added but it was still the same watch. The watch got also the 145.012 reference number. There are also watches from 1966 with 145.003, these are the non-Professionals from 1966.

In 1968, Omega decided to replace the cal.321 movement by a more accurate movement which was also cheaper to produce, the cal. 861 which was also produced by Lemania. This movement is still being used in the current line of Omega Speedmaster Professionals. The movement was a bit more accurate, 21600A/h instead of 18000A/h. It also uses a shuttle cam instead of a "schaltrad" for the chronograph. Changes on the outside : white marked Omega-symbol instead of metal applied Omega-symbol and a flat dial.

In 1969, the first man walked on the moon.. Neil Armstrong. He didn't wear his Omega Speedmaster Professional. The clock inside the Lunar Module went broke, and he hung his Omega Speedmaster Professional in the Lunar Model as a clock-replacement. Buzz Aldrin, he did wear his Omega Speedmaster Professional. So his watch was the first watch worn on the moon. It was a Omega Speedmaster Professional with a cal. 321 movement (confirmed by Omega). A few months after the landing on the moon, Buzz's watch was stolen and never returned.

In 1978, the watch was produced with an engraved caseback. "Fligt Qualified by NASA for all manned space missions - The first watch worn on the moon". Some casebacks have another text or logo engraved, No explanation at this time.