I'm confused... don't see the one you are talking about. Which #?... a new one? #13?...
1: 31313536 - March 1971 - Japan
2: 31622096 - ? - ?
3: 31328143 - May 1971 - Japan
4 :31317410 - March 1971 - Japan
5: 31313986 - March 1971 - Japan
6. 31006193 -
7. 31619XXX - July 2, 1971 - Japan
8. 31006222 -
9. 31637332 - July 1971 - Japan
10. 31622878 - July 1, 1971 - Japan
11. 31?????? - July 2 , 1971 - Japan
12. 31313984 - August 3, 1971 - Japan
Now hear this, now hear this...
I found the original sales store for the watch i posted, the ebay seller is consigned or just copied it from their Alpha Watch store and doubled the price... ( so it`s 10K but the dust cap is modern which may give an opening for a better price ? ) and they returned quickly with an answer, domo arigato !
The serial is 2960xxx 馃槙 so way early but still in line with the general -69 range. Coming from a Wako Ginza store it is likely to have been original at the time, and it could also explain the DON bezel i think, but who knows ; maybe a client requested an A11 caseback and it was swapped with the pre-moon seahorse. A watch with a story for sure.
Ok!!! my mistake. Let's update. And reorganize the list (chronological appearing in this thread). At the end, the ones without serial.
145.022-69 SW ApolloXI seen on OF:
#1: 31313986 - March 8, 1971 (EoA) - Japan
source @pdxleaf : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...eedmasters-were-produced.166302/#post-2267557)
#2: 31006193 - ? ?
same source as #1
#3 : 31328143 - May 19, 1971 (EoA) - Japan
source @befobe : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...eedmasters-were-produced.166302/#post-2275319
#4: 31619XXX - July 2, 1971 (EoA?) - Japan
source @n-theory : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-2#post-2282420
#5: 31006222 - ? - ?
source @OneTwo : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-3#post-2296651
#6: 31313536 - March 10, 1971 (EoA) - Japan
source @pdxleaf : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-4#post-2297470
#7: 31622096 - ? - ?
source @pdxleaf : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-4#post-2297471
#8: 31317410 - March 1971 (EoA?) - Japan
source @Ron_W : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-4#post-2297479
#9: 31637332 - July 1, 1971 (EoA) - Japan
source @abrod520 : https://omegaforums.net/threads/ome...raight-writing-apollo-xi.110430/#post-1517971
#10: 316????? - July 1971 (EoA?) - Japan (?)
source @queriver : https://omegaforums.net/threads/straight-writing-eye-candy.111341/#post-1469490
#11: 31622878 - July 1, 1971 - (EoA) Japan
source @pdxleaf : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-4#post-2302889
#12: 2960???? - July 2 , 1972 (Warranty-sell date) - Japan
source @Ron_W : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-4#post-2325777
*** particularity : has a DON ! ***
#13: 31?????? - July 2 , 1971 (EoA) - Japan
source @pdxleaf : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-4#post-2325836
#14. 31313984 - August 3, 1971 (EoA) - Japan
source @amphib44 : https://omegaforums.net/threads/doe...ters-were-produced.166302/page-4#post-2328094
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#10, #13 could be doubles, but pics seem let think they are not
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Update! thanks to @ortope.
#10: 316????? - July 1971 (EoA?) - Japan (?)
source @queriver : https://omegaforums.net/threads/straight-writing-eye-candy.111341/#post-1469490
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#10, #13 could be doubles, but pics seem let think they are not
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