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How about we share some 1968's this Christmas Eve...

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51 years ago today a trio of Speedmaster made their maiden trip around the moon on December 24th 1968.

145.022-68

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Tubber
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Your choice.
It'll have to be extract. My '68 Transitional is Feb '69.
'65 caseback Ed is '68. Not the best example.
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ATWG ATWG
My favorite reference.

@ATWG very close reference to mine 👍

movement number is 27324772 here. How close are you ?
 
airansun
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Okay. My two 68 references

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145.012-68, one of the last made, #26554736


145.022-68, one of the first made, #26556247, 1511 serial numbers later.
(Last time I checked with ilovemyspeedmaster, the 861 comes back as March 1969 but the 321, with an earlier serial number, comes back in April.)
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I have put a better bezel on it since this photo.

And, I’ll throw in this 145.005-67, roughly February 1968.
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airansun
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@ATWG very close reference to mine 👍
movement number is 27324772 here. How close are you ?

ATWG ATWG
too close: 27.324.824

This 320 is a 141.009-67, #27320926, part of that last cleanup run of 321s.
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March 6, 1968

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August 1, 1968

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September 24, 1968

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November 15, 1968

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January 13, 1969

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February 28, 1969

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I love that year 🥰
 
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