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Davidt
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It's not a "-79", as there isn't a -79 reference. It stopped at -78.
Yours looks to be a late 70's/early 80's 145.022. The CRS caseback is correct for this period and serial, so chrono hand aside, it looks good and correct.
It's worth significantly less than a -69 though so depends what you paid.
 
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Movement serial resolves to a July 1977 build date, per my records and ilovemyspeedmaster101.com . Caseback is post 1980. (conceivable very late 1979 production)

It is possible that the dial came with the movement. I have been keeping an extensive records on the dials available for the 145.022-76 ( which was made in 1976 and 1977) My records show a crossover date for the Font change to yours in September of 1977. But that being said any 1977 built watch is currently considered correct with that dial.

So assuming the dial is correct, It leads that the caseback is later, and the chrono hand has been replaced with an earlier version.
 
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Looks good. I'm glad I feel like I can wear it. I admit I jumped the gun and trusted the seller before checking it out.
 
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Davidt Davidt
It's not a "-79", as there isn't a -79 reference. It stopped at -78.
Yours looks to be a late 70's/early 80's 145.022. The CRS caseback is correct for this period and serial, so chrono hand aside, it looks good and correct.
It's worth significantly less than a -69 though so depends what you paid.
$2500. Too much?
 
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$2500. Too much?
Nope about right. Technically your bezel is worth close to 1k all by itself.

Enjoy it and wear it!
 
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Nope about right. Technically your bezel is worth close to 1k all by itself.

Enjoy it and wear it!
Thank you for all your help!
 
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Good price and nice watch! Wear in good health, as Foo2rama said, it’s a -76 reference but just with a newer case back. The difference between the 70ies case back and the 80ies is subtle and would not hugely bother me, but if you could find a case back then I believe the correct on for your watch should have the -76 inscription in it. You could also order a Extract of the Archives from Omega to get more info about your watch.
 
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Omega movement ser#39923670.manuff 1979.jpg MOON Watch inside case back ST 145022 CRS.png
Okay. I think my watch guy was hopefully just off by a decade and the chrono hand is incorrect. The serial number is 399xxx and the case number is 145022.
I'm hoping this is an original 1979. Please advise.

Hi

congratulations for your watch. It looks great and you did imho well for this price.

I do have a Speedy in the serial number range 399xxxxx which dates, according to the extract, to June 77. It has the exact same dial type. My caseback is a -76 though.

Cheers
 
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Hi

congratulations for your watch. It looks great and you did imho well for this price.

I do have a Speedy in the serial number range 399xxxxx which dates, according to the extract, to June 77. It has the exact same dial type. My caseback is a -76 though.

Cheers
Dial shot so I can put it into my -76 database for dial changeover reference?
 
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Dial shot so I can put it into my -76 database for dial changeover reference?

Here you go:

3779866E-27D7-41E9-985F-4B037CE2C4EB.jpeg FE8984B3-8594-4826-83E9-0F772F943AE7.jpeg


Sorry for service hands and bezel. A DN90 is waiting to get mounted.
 
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Hi

congratulations for your watch. It looks great and you did imho well for this price.

I do have a Speedy in the serial number range 399xxxxx which dates, according to the extract, to June 77. It has the exact same dial type. My caseback is a -76 though.

Cheers
Is the watch movement production date considered the date of the watch? Or assembly date of watch? Do you consider yours a 76 or 77 or ?
 
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Here you go:

3779866E-27D7-41E9-985F-4B037CE2C4EB.jpeg FE8984B3-8594-4826-83E9-0F772F943AE7.jpeg


Sorry for service hands and bezel. A DN90 is waiting to get mounted.
Do you have a service date for it?
 
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Do you have a service date for it?
No service date. I was just curious if the production date of the movement which we figure to be July 77 and Dial is Sept 77 or later and if the case ref is -76, (more than likely since mine is prob. replacement), is the watch a 77 or 76 or impossible to tell without sending in for info from Omega..
 
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Do you have a service date for it?

2007. The watchmaker I got the watch from told me that the dial and hands change was done during this service. There are no service documents though.
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Is the watch movement production date considered the date of the watch? Or assembly date of watch? Do you consider yours a 76 or 77 or ?

I would consider it as a 76 model produced in 77.
 
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2007. The watchmaker I got the watch from told me that the dial and hands change was done during this service. There are no service documents though.
Thanks! Odd it got a tritium dial in 2007 as they stopped production in 1999.

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For the record the -74 dial also know as a early -76 dial. Though my records show watches delivered through Sept 77 with this dial. So most -76 should have it. The only tiny difference is the S in speedmaster. From the late -76 dial and later. As you can see the “S” does not drop down to the bottom of “p”. Mine is a 77 production 145.022-76

Minor difference and as noted both dials are acceptable on a -76. Mine is the only research into it.
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I would consider it as a 76 model produced in 77.
That makes perfect sense. Thank you.
 
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