Omega Speedmaster 105.003-65 Tropical 1966

Omega Speedmaster 105.003-65 "Ed White" Tropical Dial
Serial: 24011752
Circa: 1966
Reference No.: 105.003-65

CASE: 39mm, stainless steel, black ‘DO90’ tachymeter bezel, straight lugs

DIAL: Black (tropical brown) dial with applied Omega logo, tritium hour markers & T SWISS MADE T printed at the bottom

MOVEMENT: Calibre 321, hand-wound column wheel chronograph, 17 jewels

BRACELET: Omega stainless steel 7912/6 dated 2.65

CONDITION REPORT: Dial and hands are in excellent original condition, the dial has aged to a dark chocolate brown tropical with all tritium intact with a nice creamy patina. The bezel is faded to great and original DO90. The case is in excellent condition appears unpolished, but worn, as does the bracelet. The crown is an original flat foot logo one. Overall an excellent example with a stunning tropical dial.

NOTES:

According to the Omega Museum (no archives extract), this 105.003-65 was manufactured October 13, 1966 and delivered to Paraguay.

The 105.003 reference is nicknamed 'Ed White' after the astronaut who famously wore this reference into space in 1965. The straight lug case was discontinued in 1968 at the end of the production of the 321 caliber.

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