Omega Speedmaster 145.022-78 - Advice (New to Omegas) 1982

Hi everyone!

I'm quite new to vintage watches and specifically Omegas. I have a few other watches (Rolex, Seiko, Tudor), but I have always wanted a birth year Speedy. I've been searching for one on and off for a few years and haven't quite found one close enough to my birth year and in a decent shape and located in the US until now.

This is an Omega Speedmaster Pro 145.022-78. The dealer indicates it was made in 1980 based on Serial 44821563. Based on my research in this forum and online, it seems that it's probably closer to 1982 than 1980. I know the charts and such online aren't exact but this probably feels close enough from what I can tell. The bracelet seems to be period correct.

The dealer is asking $4800.

Was just curious on people's opinions on the condition here for the price and if there are any red flags here that jump out.

Thanks so much for any input.

Yes! I have used ilovemyspeedmaster, and yes, I saw it pegged it as 1980. I also used a few other lists online that I saw said this was 1983? (https://www.bobswatches.com/omega/omega-watches-serial-numbers) (https://www.watchvaultnyc.com/How-Old-Is-My-Omega_b_44.html) https://www.db1983.com/omega-speedmaster-serial-numbers

And then a few posts on this forum suggested maybe I was close.

But if ilovemyspeedmaster is probably the go to then perhaps I should keep searching.

Thanks for sharing your journey - that was a fun read.

That is super helpful. Thank you... yes asking for more pictures and video but not gonna rush it. Appreciate the advice and encouragement.

Yeah, maybe they are a silly thing but I suppose that's the fun in it.

Thanks for that info about the extract.

Thanks for the extra confirmation. Yeah, I think I was kind of splitting the difference between multiple sources but I'll go with ILMS going forward.