Originally when I started my Omega fascination, I was (and still am) interested in the Seamasters. As I see the constant bombardment of speedmasters, they are starting to grown on me, and I am starting to think about them. I was thinking of going vintage, and with one from the year I was born, 1975 seams like a logical place to start. From my initial search, I found there are no cases marked 75. So I assume it must be a 145.0022.74, with a serial number (861 movement) in the 33,000,000 range. Are my only options steel or leather strap? Any dial variations that I should look into. Do these speedies, have tritium lume, or were they the modern lume. (I honestly don't know when the transition started). Obviously I want original dial, case, and hands, and preferably un polished. I would lean toward a vintage leather strap (can be replacement). I prefer them to bracelets. What else do I need to know, or is this the wrong place to start?
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