Speedmaster Teutonic 145.0040 - Black Dial - Watch Only - 1980's

Omega Speedmaster Teutonic 145.0040 - Black Dial - Watch Only (1980's)

The Speedmaster "Teutonic" is one of the rarest and most idiosyncratic chapters in the Speedmaster story, a short-lived integrated-bracelet chronograph produced from 1982 for the German-speaking market and built around the legendary hand-wound caliber 861. Its bead-blasted stainless steel case, engraved tachymeter bezel and seamlessly integrated bracelet mark a bold early-1980s departure from the classic Moonwatch silhouette that never made it beyond its home market.

Details:

• Reference: 145.0040
• Year: ca. 1980's
• Case Size: 42mm, Stainless Steel (bead-blasted)
• Bezel: Engraved tachymeter, stainless steel (no insert), graduated to 500
• Dial: Black with applied luminescent baton hour markers, three sub-dials for chronograph minutes, chronograph hours and small running seconds
• Movement: Omega Caliber 861, manual-wind chronograph, 48-hour power reserve, 17 jewels
• Bracelet: Integrated stainless steel bracelet with folding clasp signed Omega
• Crystal: Flat sapphire

Set Includes:

• Watch only

Condition:

• Good condition, obvious signs of wear and age
• Case, bracelet and clasp show honest surface wear consistent with a period-worn 1980s chronograph
• Dial, hands and luminescent markers intact with warm aged patina
• Movement running, chronograph functions operating

The Teutonic is a bit of a cult piece today - built on the same caliber 861 as the Moonwatch, but wrapped in a case and bracelet that Omega's own designers used to test a very different vision of what a Speedmaster could look like.