Omega Speedmaster 376.0822 Holy Grail B&P 89

Omega Speedmaster 376.0822 Automatic 'Holy Grail' aka Chuck Maddox, Box & Papers
Serial: 48231677
Circa: 1987 / Sold 1989
Reference: 376.0822

CASE: 42mm Stainless Steel, lyre lug moonwatch case, acrylic crystal, black tachymeter bezel

DIAL: Black matte dial with tritium hour markers, with central 60min ‘airplane’ hand, day & date windows at 3 o’clock, 24h counter

MOVEMENT: Caliber 1045 (Lemania 5100), automatic chronograph and day/date, 17 jewels

BRACELET: Original Omega stainless steel bracelet, 1450/809

CONDITION REPORT: Stunning and mint condition, the dial and hands are perfect and have a nice cream patina. The case is as sharp as can be with only a few minor wear marks.

NOTES: According to the Omega Museum archives extract, the present watch was manufactured on May 21, 1987 and delivered to Germany and sold in 1989.
This archival information matches the German language day indication on the watch and matches the German retailer Abeler stamp on the papers.
This Omega Speedmaster, reference 376.0822, is the only full size moonwatch case Speedmaster with an automatic movement. The automatic chronograph movement is an Omega calibre 1045 based off the Lemania 5100 with a day/date indication as well as 24h indicator (useful when setting the date) and a central chronograph minutes ‘airplane’ hand. This model was launched in 1987 and saw a very short production run of only two years, which makes it even more sought after by collectors.
It is commonly called the Omega ‘Holy Grail’, a term that comes from Chuck Maddox, a famous author who contributed greatly to cataloging Omega chronographs and their history. Chuck Maddox spent so long tracking down this model for himself that he began calling it the Holy Grail.

SOLD