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thanks for the info Bill, are you referring to the model used on the moon?

the reason i ask is really a pedantic one. from the books i've read by the astronauts and Omega i find it highly unlikely that a 1969 watch would have been on the moon in 1969 as the astronauts would have been issued with their watches when they joined the programme perhaps 2 or 3 years earlier. it is more likely that a 105.003 or 105.012 was on the moon for the first trip.

there are several examples of 105.012, the first assymetric cased speedy with professional dials referred to as the moonwatch. there is one for sale with extract from the records dating dec 1964 and referred to by Omega as 'moonwatch'. i have just purchased an identical one with a pro dial from 64 which was checked over by the Omega vintage shop Londons repairer who happens to be a friend of my repairer. the information from all of these examples rewrites history. i always thought that 1966 was the year the dials went professional but the dials were available from very early 1965 so late 64 models were equipped with them as original.

they are certainly 'uncommon' models, but available.

the information on the replacement casebacks is invaluable, but as a precaution i would suggest all buyers ask for pics of the inside of the back.

sorry if this post sounded nitpicky Bill, it isnt my intention. i just wanted to impart some other very important and useful info.

i will be posting it when it arrives with all the info i know about the professional dial.

best

Graham