Omega Speedmaster: To the Moon and Back | Celebrating 50 years since Apollo 11
Omega Speedmaster: To the Moon and Back | Celebrating 50 years since Apollo 11
OMEGA | SPEEDMASTER REF 376.0822 'HOLY GRAIL', A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, MADE IN 1988
Auction Closed
July 19, 08:01 PM GMT
Estimate
12,000 - 18,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
OMEGA
SPEEDMASTER REF 376.0822 'HOLY GRAIL'
A STAINLESS STEEL AUTOMATIC CHRONOGRAPH WRISTWATCH WITH BRACELET, MADE IN 1988
Dial: black
Caliber: cal. 1045 automatic movement, 17 jewels
Movement number: 48'233'334
Case: stainless steel
Closure: stainless steel Omega bracelet with folding clasp, no. 32, stamped 1450, endlinks stamped 808
Dimensions: 42 mm diameter, bracelet circumference approximately 190 mm
Signed: case, dial and movement
Accessories: Accompanied by Omega presentation box, Speedmaster Mark V Cal. 1045 booklet, and an Extract from the Archives confirming date of production on September 8, 1988 and delivery to Singapore.
The reference 376.0822 contains the caliber 1045 automatic movement, developed by Lemania under the caliber number 5100, which was used on several ‘Mark’ versions of the Speedmaster. Playfully nicknamed 'Holy Grail' by Chuck Maddox - a well known collector, who searched tirelessly for this watch. Maddox was fixated on finding this piece, that he compared his quest to find this reference 376.0822 to King Arthur's search for the holy grail.
This version of the Speedmaster was set apart from others with the same caliber in that it was in the traditional Speedmaster asymmetric case with minor modifications. It featured day, date and a 24-hour register, along with a central chronograph and minute counter. The exterior of the dial along the edge also has a unique glass ring with 1/5 second divisions, and the present lot bears the earlier tachometer bezel of the two which were applied to this reference. It is believe that during the two year production of the watch only 2,000 examples were produced.