Can someone please tell me what Missions/Astronauts wore the 145.022-69? Were these produced too late for Apollo 11?

 

I don't believe any did.

They were still using 321 Speedmasters well into the 70's. 861 powered Speedmasters were used on shuttle missions to present day but I believe they are altered slightly from those on general sale, such as having a radial dial.

Part of the reason the 321's are so desired is due to the fact they are identical to those used by nasa.

 

This is an interesting post................

https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/omega.html

 

Moonwatches are 105.012 and 145.012 only.

 

I believe Eugene Cernan the last man on the moon wore a 105.003.

Check out............

http://www.omegamuseum.com/space-exploration

 

I am afraid Omega Museum is wrong. This is known.

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f80/cernan-last-moon-worn-display-naval-aviation-museum-795045.html

No Speedmasters other than 105.012 and 145.012 were worn during EVAs on the Moon.

 

Although the title of this post is NASA/Speedy Experts I am neither but I have done some research on the subject.

I am aware that there are conflicting views but from memory Gene Cernan in his autobiography (read about 3 years ago) is pictured with and comments on his 105.003 with missing bezel as the watch he wore on the moon.

I don't mind being corrected but it seems that we are both hanging our hats on a museum label.

 

" Eugene Cernan, now an Omega ambassador, still wears his Speedmaster, the one that he took onto the moon in the final Apollo 17 mission in December 1972 (and even before: he already had the watch for Gemini 9A, 1966, and Apollo 10, 1969).

He says, “The Speedmaster is the only thing we took the Moon that had no modification whatsoever – it was right off the shelf. What’s interesting about my first one is that it’s beat up, it’s never been cleaned, it’s never been repaired and to this day I can take that watch and wind it and it keeps time as well as the day I got it.

And I’ve walked in space with it for two and a half hours and worn it on the Moon for over three days.”

In the link within my earlier post https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/omega.html this watch is listed as 105.003.

 

I am actually wondering if 861 models such as 145.022-69 were issued and worn by astronauts during any NASA missions - not necessarily on the moon itself.

 

I am not an expert either, but I tend to rely more on the Naval Museum side and, apart from this, there are some photographs that clearly show Cernan wearing a twisted lugs on the Moon:

http://forums.watchuseek.com/f20/ap...s-omega-speedmaster-612152-2.html#post4491688

With respect to Cernan's words, they are sponsored and, additionally, remember that Dave Scott indicated to have worn a Waltham on the Moon which, recently, turned out to be instead a Bulova.

 

I can't remember where I've seen it, but I'm sure Cernan had both a 145.012 and 105.003 issued to him.

 

Hello watchtinker,

An interesting debate here.

One of the pics in your link above shows Gene Cernan wearing 2 watches.

So can we call it a draw please?

I need to believe the 105.003 was the first watch worn outside a space capsule and the last watch on the moon otherwise I will have to sell my 105.003!!!!

Jack

 

Very interesting.....subscribed!

 

My pleasure, Jack.

Cheers,

Maurice

 

Dear friend, I have not found documented information or visual fact that could confirm your question. I really love this specific reference and I can not confirm that were used in space.

145022 71-74 of course