Speedmaster 145022 - any red flags?

Hi!

Apart from a serial starting with 4558#### probably dating to 1981 or latest 1982, I would not see anything wrong with this piece.

Nice one. 😀

Yup, all old news IMHO. By now, we know a lot more, mainly based on a rather continous stream of Omega Extracts of the Archives. This site gives a better estimation based on these: https://www.ilovemyspeedmaster.com/productiondateprediction/

As noted above, while apparently legit and authentic, the dark and disintegrating lume in the hands is a condition issue that should impact the price.

If only it was that simple. Surely you’re right on the 441XXXXX serials. Only challenge is that Omega delivered in series, but not all series have been issued sequentially…

Example: I’ve got examples of ten 44XXXXXX serials delivered in two batches; 441XXXXX delivered between as early as '83 and as late as '87, and another 448XXXXX from '79 to '80. So, higher numbers were rather systematically delivered earlier than lower numbers.

Point is: it is impossible to tell based on an 44XXXXXX serial when an 4558XXXX serial would have been delivered, unless you've got insight into 'neighbouring' numbers, confirmed by EoA's, which I have a modest number of, and ilovemyspeedmaster is based upon. Neither will give you '84 for the serial of the OP's watch.

Luckily, the year of production doesn't seem to bother the OP much, so we can focus on the watch itself, rather than a production date that can ultimately only be approximated unless an Extract is paid for.