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Omega Speedmaster Mark V, Cal. 1045 (Lemania 5100). I have only seen pictures of a few of these watches on eBay Germany, and they were not in the best of shape, with the black painted numerals having worn off, and with dings, scratches, etc. I was fortunate to be able to find this one from a fellow watch nut, whose love affair with his new Panerai made this one available. As you can see, this watch looks like new. I expect that it must be one of the best examples in existence. The caseback looks as good as the rest of the case. I’ll save some caseback photos for the weekend.

I copied the Speedmaster Mark V manual from Chuck’s website. Thanks for making it available Chuck.

The Mark V case is similar to the Speedmaster with Cal. 861 that was produced in 1982 only. That Teutonic Speedmaster had the classic Speedy tri-compax dial layout. Some people mistakenly call that watch the Mark V as well because of its shape and bracelet. However, there is only one Mark V model, and that is this one with the designation on the dial and the Cal. 1045 movement (which works perfectly).

The case and bracelet finish is bead blasted. The bracelet is fairly thin, with a taper from 24mm down to 16mm at the clasp. The outer links are solid and the center links are folded. It is quite comfortable actually and contours nicely to the shape of my wrist. The diameter from 3 o’clock to 9 o’clock, excluding crown, is 44mm. It is 46mm from lug tip to lug tip and 15mm thick.

I hacked the movement so that I could properly show all of the hands, so the crown is out quite a bit more in the pics.

As always, thanks for looking.