The 105.012 is the Speedmaster that walked on the Moon. Buzz Aldrin wore one on Apollo 11, and Neil Armstrong left his inside the lunar module. It was also the first Speedmaster with Professional printed on the dial, and the first in the asymmetric 42mm case, which grew guards around the crown and pushers after NASA worried they could snap off. Inside is the cal. 321, a column-wheel chronograph built on the Lemania 2310 and running at 18,000 beats an hour. The dial is stepped with an applied Omega logo, the black bezel has its dot over the 90, and the pushers are short and wide. Collectors split the variants by the suffix inside the caseback, from -63 to -66. The 321 is why these cost so much more than the 861 watches that followed, so make sure the movement, case and dial all belong together before anything else.
Step dial with applied logo
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Spec at a glance
Brand
Omega
Reference
105.012
Family
Speedmaster
Type
Chronograph
Movement
Chronograph caliber
Caliber
cal. 321
Caliber family
Lemania 2310-based column wheel
Case size
42 mm
Case
Stainless steel
Lume
Tritium
Era
The sixties (1960–1969)
Years made
mid-1960s
Nickname
Pre-Moon
Typical eBay ask (Oct 6, 2026)
$11,425–$19,100
Tritium lume. The radioactive lume that replaced radium on Swiss dials during the 1960s and stayed in use until the late 1990s. Its half-life is about 12 years, so a vintage tritium dial now glows faintly, if at all, and has often aged to cream or brown. Swiss dials often carry a T beside SWISS MADE, and Omega's 861 Speedmaster dials did until about 1994.
The caliber
What the cal. 321 tells you
The cal. 321 comes from Lemania's 2310, the same CH27 family that Tissot used in its 1940s chronographs. Omega put it in the Speedmaster from 1957 until the cal. 861 took over in 1968, and it's the column-wheel movement that went to the Moon. Its slower 18,000 vph beat and column wheel are what set it apart from the cam-switched 861, and that difference drives most of the price gap between a 105.012 and a 145.022.
What to check
Service dials and replaced hands or bezels are the usual problems, and original dot-over-90 bezels have become very hard to find. Because the 321 adds so much value, the movement, case and dial need to be checked as separate parts.
01Caseback: Ask the seller for a photo inside the caseback. It should read 105.012 with a suffix from -63 to -66.
02Movement: Ask for a photo of the movement. It should be a cal. 321 with a visible column wheel.
03Dial: Check the dial in the photos for the step and an applied metal Omega logo. Professional should be printed under Speedmaster.
04Bezel: Look at the tachymeter bezel in the photos. The dot should sit directly over the 90.
05Pushers: Compare the pushers with photos of other 105.012s. They should be short and wide, not the taller later style.
06Archive: Ask whether the watch comes with an Omega Extract of the Archives. It confirms when Omega made the watch.
Buying guide
Which one to buy
§ Oct 6, 2026
We'd buy the 1965 105.012 titled with its cal. 321 and an unpolished case, at $12,260 delivered from the US, near the bottom of the band. There are about 17 for sale and most ask $11,425–19,100 delivered, too few for a real market read, so lean on the photos more than the price. The 321 is why these cost more than twice a 145.022, so skip the three Japan listings titled cal. 861, a movement the 105.012 never had, and ask every seller for photos of the caseback reference, the column wheel and the movement serial. Check each seller's feedback and return policy on the item page, since eBay's watch search doesn't show them.
Listed now
17
For parts
0
Typical ask
$11,425–$19,100
Full range
$7,100–$45,500
★Cheapest
$9,400.00delivered
The lowest ask we'd consider at $9,400 delivered from the US, titled 1966, about $2,000 under the band. A gap that size needs a closer look, so ask for the caseback, the 321 movement and close dial photos before you offer.
1966 Omega Speedmaster 105.012 Mens Watch - CB Case - Check It Out!
Titled with the matching cal. 321, dated 1965 and unpolished, at $12,260 delivered, near the bottom of the band. Pumpkin patina means the lume has aged orange, so check that the hands have aged to the same tone.
Titled with a dot-over-90 bezel and a 1039 bracelet, two period parts collectors pay for, at $11,227 before shipping from Canada. The shipping isn't stated, so ask for a delivered price and photos of the bracelet's clasp and end links.
1966 Omega Speedmaster 105012 with 1039 Bracelet - DOT over 90 - Patina
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 6, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Snapshot
For sale on eBay
8 of 17 listed
Checked . Some may have sold.
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 6, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used
★Cheapest
1966 Omega Speedmaster 105.012 Mens Watch - CB Case - Check It Out!
$9,400.00delivered
$9,400.00 · free shipping
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Good buy
Titled 1966. Ask for caseback and movement photos.
A fresh strap, a set of spring bars and a spring-bar tool are the cheap part of making an old Omega Speedmaster Professional 105.012 wearable again. This searches Amazon for the usual kit.