. . . and have seen only two altogether, Emmanuel. There are even scarcer Speedmaster versions , like the Racing or A.C.P. or Ultraman, but I believe 105.002 has the narrowest production run of all references. Best, Art

. . . and this one . . . . . . at a Christie's auction ten years ago. Short production period, maybe six months altogether. You have an eye for rarities, Don Nico.

. . . with a consensus of early '60s as most likely. The dial of Nicolas' 105.002 subject does not have 'T' markings, but the badging of tritium dials likely occurred after its debut by at least a year or two. So yes, the degradation could well be due to

. . . so HSTE's 145.008 might well be the lowest production Speedmaster reference of them all. As for limited editions, my candidate would be the A.C.P., which I believe was limited to fifty pieces. It's not a reference per se as they were standard produc

. . . relatively few were made. It's the scarcest of all the original 300M references by far. In a sense it's the SM equivalent of ref 105.002, the last of the straight lug Speedies. Perhaps one could assemble a two-watch themed collection with both of th

Was super happy to find this fantastic example of the transitional 105.002 Not many are aware of this reference which production lasted less than a year, some say 6 months. Identical to the 2998-62 although some 105.002 were also fitted with baton hands l

. . . of photos; which can you identify? R S T U V W What I can say with a high degree of probablity is that there were examples of 2915, 2998, 105.002, 105.003, 105.012, and 145.012 present. There are some obvious models here, but others will require inf

. . . from the Phillips auction six years ago, Nicolas. This one has been restored. Which do you think I would rather have?

. . . although I might've seen another at a Phillips exhibition five years ago. This . . . [photo credit: Dr No, 2016] . . . could be a 105.002, but unfortunately I didn't take contemporaneous notes that day so I'm not sure. Art

. . . my decision for the re-issue, Nicolas. In the abstract, an original 2915 / 2998 / 105.002 / 105.003 / 105.012 / 145.012 would have been preferable. But because Omega made an effort to resurrect the legend, which was a gesture to the collector commun