zOwie Omega Discussion Forum

Steve,

Thank you for the interesting information on your post. I must confess that I always doubt that only 2,000 pieces of the Speedmaster 125 were ever made. It is very common to find some of these chronographs for auction at eBay and they are fairly available if you do an internet search.

I own one example and my brother owns one of them too. Neither of our chronographs has any serial numbers engraved on the caseback. Mine is in mint condition, so it is hard to think that the caseback was swapped at some point. I purchased it from the second owner 4 years ago. The one my brother owns came with the original Omega integrated bracelet as well as mine, but with the legend “Made in Mexico” along with the 1221/212 reference engraved on the clasp.

On a recent trip to Mexico City I found another Omega 125 in NOS condition. This one was offered with box, papers and agreeable invoice dated 07/1975. It was as fresh and clean as the day it came out from the factory in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland. It was a true NOS piece that was saved in a vault for 33 years. Unfortunately I was not able to buy it, first because I already have one (not as clean as this one, but still in mint condition), and second, another collector came with a more substantial offer compared to mine.

Anyway, my point on my story is that this NOS example didn’t have any engraving on the caseback either. That makes 3 examples of Speedmaster 125’s without serial numbers engraved, all coming from the Mexican market.

Just a thought I want to share with you.

Thanks!

Ernesto