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Apollo XI 1989 20th Anniversary Special edition.

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Hi all,

I’ve seen a lot of these been advertised over the last few weeks with a lot of variations, extras etc.

I had some questions for the forum for some clarification on this Limited edition.

1. Anyone know were the two LTD editions 3590.59 and 145.022 released at the same time. The former has a see through CB, can’t see any other difference.
2. Regarding the 145.022, there’s three versions going around I see, 250,2000,4000 pieces. My understanding Is the 250 and 2000 pieces are number on the side of the CB. If they’re not numbered it is definitely from the 4000 range? I’ve seen some extracts saying the serial is a part of the 250 collection but is not numbered.
3. The extras include range from badges, receipts guarantees etc. any reliable way to tell if these are original? From looking at these, the guarantees are often blank.

Thanks for your time.
 
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That's not an easy LE. And Omega is partially responsible for that, you're right. I agree with you on point 2, but I've seen also a 4000 LE (with only "Apollo 1969") with an extract talking about a 2000 LE....
Moreover, the 2000 batch (1000+1000) has been produced until 1993...(MWO says 1992 but MWO makes mistakes sometimes...) So, from 1989 to 1993, just during the dial longS-shortS/bezel/bracelet transition... inducing also differences in the supplied papers, such as the warranty (booklet, or plastic card...).
Concerning the accessoires, I think everybody agrees on the wooden box with the golden seahorse. On mine (a very late 2000 LE), I have a very simple black NATO, a LE certificate (the one signed by Stafford), a textile patch (disc), cardholder with plastic warranty card, correctly filled, and 1861 booklet manual (with pic of the moon).
But because of these variations, difficult to be sure about a full exact correct set....
 
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In general if buying a watch with a warranty card a filled in card is clearly far more desirable and would add providence and value when compared to a blank warranty card. We all know that some people stage their watch for sale by sourcing/ adding blank cards and other accessories not original to the watch.
 
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paddymoran paddymoran
In general if buying a watch with a warranty card a filled in card is clearly far more desirable and would add providence and value when compared to a blank warranty card. We all know that some people stage their watch for sale by sourcing/ adding blank cards and other accessories not original to the watch.
You have to be really careful with the accessories provided with a watch, I've seen too many ads on Chrono 24 stating 'original box and papers' when the box is NOT the correct one for the watch, and the papers aren't either.
 
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