Omega · ref 145.022 · 1968–1980s
The 145.022 is the Speedmaster most people mean when they say vintage Moonwatch. Omega introduced it in 1968 with the new cal. 861, a Lemania-based chronograph that swapped the 321's column wheel for a cam and ticked faster. It stayed in the catalog well into the 1980s, so there are lots of them and you can pick the version you like. The first transitional 145.022-68 kept the applied Omega logo of the 321 watches. From 1969 the logo was printed, the -69 and -71 kept the stepped dial, and from the -74 on the dial went flat. Early bezels have the dot over 90 that collectors now chase. The 145.022 never went to the Moon itself, since the astronauts' issued watches were the 321-powered 105.012 and 145.012, but Ron Evans carried one aboard Apollo 17. Buy it for the 861, then judge it on the dial, bezel and caseback.
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
The cal. 861 replaced the column-wheel cal. 321 in 1968. Omega built it on a Lemania base with a cam instead of a column wheel, which made it less costly to produce and let it run faster, at 21,600 vph instead of 18,000. Early 861s used a steel brake, and from 1971 Omega switched to a Delrin brake that wears better. Collectors pay far more for the 321-powered 105.012 and 145.012, so the 145.022 is the easier way into a vintage Moonwatch.
Most of these were worn and serviced for decades, so replacement bezels, service hands and relumed dials are common, and many original dot-over-90 bezels were thrown away. The suffix inside the caseback only dates the caseback, so the movement serial is a better guide to the watch's age.
Buying guide
For a vintage Moonwatch we'd buy the 1970 145.022-69 titled with an Omega extract of the archives, at $4,850 delivered from the US, just under the band. There are at least 202 for sale and most ask $4,975–6,875 delivered, while transitional -68s with the applied logo ask $7,600–10,300. These get faked and pieced together from parts, so match the 145.022 inside the caseback to a cal. 861 whose serial fits its era, and expect replaced hands, bezels and relumed dials on many. Skip the restored one asking $9,795, and check each seller's feedback and return policy on the item page, since eBay's watch search doesn't show them.
$4,324.05delivered
The lowest ask on a 145.022 at $4,324 delivered from the US, about $650 under the band. The title gives no year or caseback suffix, so ask for photos inside the caseback and of the movement before you offer.
Omega Speedmaster 42mm Stainless Steel Manual Wind Black Dial Watch 145.022
$4,850.00delivered
An extract of the archives confirms when Omega made the watch, and this 1970 -69 has one at $4,850 delivered, just under the band. Check that the serial on the extract matches the one in the movement photo.
1970 Omega Speedmaster Professional - with Extract 145.022-69 CAL 861
$5,395.00delivered
Titled 1969 with a dot-over-90 bezel, the early bezel collectors chase, at $5,395 delivered, low in the band. Ask for a close bezel photo and the caseback suffix to confirm the bezel suits the watch's year.
Omega Speedmaster 1969 145.022 DON Bezel Moon Watch
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Lowest ask. No year or caseback suffix in the title.
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Titled 1970, a -69, with an Omega extract.
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Titled 1969 with a dot-over-90 bezel.
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Titled 1982, a late flat-dial watch.
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A -74 caseback, so expect a flat dial.
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Titled -78 with the original Long R dial. Ask for close dial photos.
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Transitional -68, the applied-logo version. Other -68s ask $9,295–9,864.
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Priced high
Titled restored, which often means a refinished dial. About $2,900 over the band.
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