Does Anyone Know How Many Omega Speedmaster Transitionals Were Manufactured

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Is there anyway to determine how many Omega 145.022-68 Transitionals were manufactured from late 1968 to the end of 1969? I've searched online and I have looked thru the reference book, Moonwatch Only, and I have no definitive answer... maybe that's the answer.

If you consider that approximately 27,000 to 28,000 145.012s were manufactured between the years 1967 to 1969, then you'd divide 28,000 by 3 to come up with approximately 9,500 watches produced per year. Would it follow that the transitional reference 145.022-68 with an 861 calibre movement which was only manufactured for one year, late 1968 to the end of 1969, that approximately 9,500 transitionals were produced or did Omega produce a much larger batch of the 861 calibre in a given year?

Anyone?

Link: https://www.watchbooksonly.com/arti...rview-of-the-speedmaster-moonwatch-production
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FWIW, I believe most 145.012 were produced in 1968.
 
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FWIW, I believe most 145.012 were produced in 1968.

Not sure about the 145.012 watches.

My 145.022-68 Transitional watch's "Extract from the Archives" says it was built in July 1969.
I think my Serial Number might be one of later ones built.

Did anybody ever build a Registry of all the 68 Transitional Speedy watches?

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Not sure about the 145.012 watches.

My 145.022-68 Transitional watch's "Extract from the Archives" says it was built in July 1969.
I think my Serial Number might be one of later ones built.

Did anybody ever build a Registry of all the 68 Transitional Speedy watches?

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pretty sure i saw one on WUS F20.
 
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The Transitionals were only made during 1969.
145.012-67/68 were made during 1968.
 
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Linked question (but I don't want to pollute this thread...😒): How many 145.012-68?... (There is a lot of -67, I never see any -68...)
 
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Don’t know but it’s interesting.
Mine as been delivered in September 1969 and has a serial 27.718.xxx
 
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I ordered the Extract for my 68 already. I will let you know what year comes up once I get it. 😀