Apollo-Soyuz
Speedmaster Moonwatch 145.022 — Apollo-Soyuz
Commemorates the 1975 Apollo-Soyuz docking, ordered by Italian distributor De Marchi for Italy (circled “I” on the back). Mission emblem at twelve and no Speedmaster Professional text, long hour markers, 5.5 mm pushers in a modified case band, numbered caseback with Saturn 1B medallion, and a 1168 bracelet with 633 end links.
Long given as 500 pieces; the invoice found by the Moonwatch Only authors shows an order for 400.
Identifying details
- Baton hands
Straight white stick hour and minute hands, as on the Moonwatch.
- Asymmetric case
Lyre-lug case with guards around the crown and pushers.
- Numbered edition
Individually numbered production run.
Variants of 145.022
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 145.022-68 | 1968–1969 |
| 145.022-69 | 1969–1971 |
| 145.022-69 · 145.022-69, Dot Over Ninety | Undated |
| 145.022-69 · 145.022-69, Dot Next To Ninety | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 145.022
- Production
- 1976
- Movement serials
- c. 39.18M–39.18M
- Case material
- Stainless steel
- Case diameter
- 42 mm
- Crown
- 7 mm
- Movement
- Manual winding
- Caliber
- Omega 861
Dial, bezel & hands
Movement
Omega 861
Lemania-based hand-wound chronograph that replaced the 321 in 1968: a cam (shuttle) instead of a column wheel, a higher beat and cheaper to make. A Delrin brake replaced the steel one in the early 1970s; gold plating replaced copper around 1987–1990, and an 18th jewel was added in 1992.