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FS: Omega Speemaster Professional 145.022-68 Transitional *PIC*

For sale is an Omega Speedmaster 145.022-68 Transitional. The watch is in very good condition, the tritum dial shows beautiful patina. The Omega Extract of archives shows that the watch was produced on February 24, 1969 and delivered to Spain.

Specifications and Condition Report
Crystal: Original Omega signed plexy crystal, minor scratches visible in the light
Dial: Original step dial with applied Omega logo in excellent condition. The dial and all subdials are very clean with no visible spots or discoloration. The tritum lume markers are in very good condition with only minimal lume loss and show a nice cream patina. Please check the close up pictures for reference. When activated with UV light, the lume markers glow for a short time.
Hands: Hands appear all original and hour, minute and the chronograph seconds hand are in almost perfect condition. The tritum developped a cream patina which is very similar to the tritium markers. When activated with UV light, the lume hands glow for a short time. The white hands on the subdial show small loss of paint which when inspected by loup.
Bezel: Dot near 70 bezel in very good condition, appears to be a replacement. Please note a small dent at 64.
Crown: Omega signed crown, appears to be a later replacement.
Pushers: orignal pushers in very good conditon.
Case: In good vintage condition with scratches consistent with the age of th watch. Crisp lugs, the case appears upolished.
Caseback: Outer caseback with Seahorse logo, inner caseback signed . Please refer to the pictures.
Movement: Cal. 861 in full working condition. Serial number 2655xxxx
Bracelet: Omega 1171 steel bracelet with folding clasp. The braclet has some stretch but is in overall good and original vintage condition.
Accessories: The watch comes with the Omega Extract of Archives (in preparation) and a later Omega box.
Function: Chronograph hands start and reset back to zero. The Chronograph hour hand does currently not reset to zero and my Omega certified watchmaker is servicing the movement.
Dial, crystal, crown, caseback, movement and bracelet signed.
















The price is 8740 CHF (Swiss Francs) / 9500 USD / 8270 EUR or OBRO plus shipping at actual cost. Low ball offers will be politely ignored. The watch can also be sold through Chrono24, which provides a safe Escrow service. Watch and I are in Switzerland.
References
I have not sold watches on Chroncentric yet. However I have 100% positive feedback on ebay since 2006 and I have sold many watches on Chrono24. I can also provide references from OF.
Please feel free to contact me in German, English, French or Chinese. I am happy to provide further details/pictures and to supply references.
Payment
bank wire or PayPal (please add 4 % to the price to cover PayPal fees).

Shipping: insured and registered parcels by Swiss postal service, DHL or Fedex.

Terms of sale
The large, clear unaltered pictures are an important part of the description. Please look carefully and feel free to ask questions.
I check the watch to be certain it runs when listed and we re-check before shipping. There is no warranty on the accuracy of the watch. Please note that vintage watches are in general not considered waterproof.
Returns only accepted within 3 days of receipt if the watch is not as described and pictured and it is returned in the same exact condition as it was sold. Refunds will only be made upon a full inspection and will amount to the purchase price minus shipping and handling costs. Buyer is responsible for the return postage, insurance, and safe delivery of the watch back to me.

Import duties, taxes and charges (typically collected upon delivery or pickup) are the buyer's responsibility and are not included in the item price or shipping charges. Please check with your country's customs office prior to bidding/buying to determine what these additional costs will be.

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