145.012-68
Speedmaster Moonwatch 145.012 — 145.012-68
Identical to the -67 apart from the caseback year; scarce.
Roughly 27,000–28,000 made, per Fratello.
Identifying details
- Baton hands
Straight white stick hour and minute hands, as on the Moonwatch.
- Dot over ninety (DON)
Black “Base 500” tachymetre insert with the dot printed above the 90.
- Applied Omega logo
Raised metal Omega symbol on the dial, rather than a printed one.
- “Professional” dial
“Professional” printed under the Speedmaster name.
- Step dial
Dial with a raised step between the centre and the minute track.
- Asymmetric case
Lyre-lug case with guards around the crown and pushers.
- “SP” pushers
Screwed-in “special poussoirs” for better , marked SP.
Variants of 145.012
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 145.012-67 | Undated |
| 145.012-67 · 145.012-67, Orange Chronograph Hand | 1968 |
| 145.012-67 · 145.012-67, Black Racing Dial (no Professional) | Undated |
| 145.012-67 · 145.012-67, Black Racing Dial (Professional) | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 145.012
- Production
- Undated
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 42 mm
- Crown
- 7 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Caliber
- Omega 321
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Omega 321
Hand-wound column-wheel chronograph of Lemania origin (Lemania 27 CHRO C12 / 2310 family), used by Omega from 1946 to 1968 and in every Speedmaster up to the 145.012. Early examples have a symmetrical clutch bridge; later ones an asymmetrical bridge.
Manual winding · Introduced 1946 · 18,000 vph · 17 jewels · Ø 27 mm