Omega Speedmaster 145.022 from 1969 with Tropical Brown Dial & Dot Over 90 Bezel on Original Bracelet

An exceptional Omega Speedmaster Reference 145.022 from 1969, combining three of the most sought-after attributes a Speedmaster collector can find in a single example: a tropical brown dial with even fading throughout, the original "Dot Over 90" bezel, and the original steel bracelet, all present and correct. This is a watch whose every component speaks to uncompromised originality, assembled exactly as it left the Omega manufacture in the year of the first Moon landing.

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Collector's Note

The tropical dial is among the most prized phenomena in vintage watch collecting. The term refers to dials that have undergone a chemical transformation over decades, shifting from their original black to a warm brown tone. On this example, the fading is even and consistent throughout the dial surface, a quality that collectors regard as the ideal expression of the tropical effect. The Dot Over 90 bezel, identified by the single dot marker positioned above the "90" graduation on the tachymeter scale, is the correct and original configuration for Speedmasters of this period and is increasingly difficult to find intact and unpolished. The presence of the original bracelet completes a trio of originality that is rarely encountered in a single example. For the Speedmaster collector, this 1969 145.022 represents a convergence of historical significance, aesthetic beauty, and documentary completeness that is essentially impossible to replicate.

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