this has to be one of the last cal 321 Speedies ever made

http://www.ebay.com/itm/OMEGA-Speed...twatches&hash=item417c54318b&autorefresh=true

I've NEVER seen a "145.012-68", but indeed, that's what the caseback says. Has anybody seen a -68 before?

I've seen a lot of 145.012-67s - and my -67 has a date of production late June 1968 per the archive extract. I assumed that all 145.012s were -67s, regardless of whether they were made in 1967 or 1968.

Per above comments...Could also be why this price seems higher than I'd expect. Inspect carefully, those hands and movement, you should.

The watch in question is my property. These were the hands that came with the watch, including the sweep. The hour/minute hands have been relumed (purchased like this) while the sweep is original.
I could have replaced them or put vintage lume but i left it exactly as it came in my possession; and what amazes me is the short lume size hour hand compared to the rest.
I strongly believe that hands and dial are original to the watch.



The bezel / insert may be a vintage replace (1969-1990 version) ?!

A while ago i've mentioned Omega provided late 321 Speedmasters with painted Omega logo dials.
The watch in question was delivered to Hong Kong in Feb. 1969.



Some may think that most of the 145.012 ref.'s may look the same:



Most... but not all.

I was a bit intrigued myself about the dial and hands on my specimen, until i found this one (left, presented on WUS a couple of years ago):



...same bezel, same hands set including sweep, same dial. It's either a 26.559.* or a 27 mill serial number while mine is a 26.553.*
In 1968 Omega was selling both c. 321 and c. 861.

At least two other printed logo dial versions cal. 321 are known.

The ST 145.012-68 cal. 321 racing dial:



Notice the dot at 90 bezel and the sweep for a 321.

And ST 145.022-68 cal. 321 APOLLO:



Again the sweep for a 321.

Then worth mentioning this ST 145.022-68 cal. 861 applied logo dial, that was sold in April 1971. Notice the serial # 31 Mill.



Notice the dial, dot at 90 bezel and sweep hand for a -68 ref.

Then compare to this ST 145.022-69 cal. 861, serial # 29 Mill.





And finally see this ST 145.022-69



Notice the dot above 90 bezel and the sweep seconds.

In short, Omega did not follow a specific pattern in assembling Speedmasters.They went back and forward with case refs. and we sometimes see a big discrepancy between the serials and case refs. This also happens to parts like: sweep hands, dials, movement extension rings, movement dust covers, crowns, pushers and maybe others (ie. bracelets).

Finally, the price is according to Omega Mania and Isnardi, for the year ref. and rarity.

Hope this helps.

/F

I can arrange that.

Nice observation, still correct for the watch. I had the same impression at first but after i saw a couple more for the ref. i knew it was original to the watch.

Meaning feel those hands original to your watch?

This dial with the tall rounded S of Speedmaster appeared on the 145.022-76, until around 1990...

This dial is not transition. After the last with applied logo, there is the one found on 145.022-69 with step dial and medium S, then the same but with flat dial, found on 145.022-74 and part of the 145.022-76. Then only comes the one with tall S...

145.022-69 and 145.022-71

... can't wait to get that book 😎

I have an original 145-012-68 SP. My serial # 26553050 is only 464 earlier than the one being talked about. I purchased it a few years back and if the seller gets even close to what they are asking, then I made out like a Bandit!😉