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In Response To: Congratulations Kel', Here's what Steve refers to: ()

Chuck & Kelly have posted have posted extracts from "Chucks" MK V brochure (produced again here )

I host a similar owners manual ( in German ) & here's the matching page.

Now look at the bottom of each page... see the "printed in Switzerland/In der Schweiz gedruckt" bit ? there is a print date at the end of the line. In Chucks case 882, which is August 82. In my example 577 , So May 1977...

77 ?? Now that is WAY too early for a "marked MK V".

The manuals are identical ( except the date & the front cover )

But according to Chuck's 1045 timeline '77 was around the end of most of the 1045 watch production & some 6 years before the start of the "Marked MK V" production.

I obviously can't PROVE that Omega didn't print paperwork 6 years in advance, but it seems obvious to me ( with hindsight ) that Omega did refer to some/all of the early 1045 speedmasters as MK V.

Hmmmm food for thought ?

Steve

BTW, click on the pics for a link to the relevant webpages.