Hi Guys,
I recently came into possesion of "parts" of an '83 '84 & '85 Omegas dealers binder. There are hundreds of pages in it.
Here are some scans that will interest Teutonic / Speedmaster fans.
This scan is dated 1 July '84
(click on the scans for larger versions )
So what is so interesting ?
Firstly. Have you ever seen a 1045 movement with a 2 character day ? This would suggest to me that the "teutonic" was maybe not originally just intended for German speaking markets. Or maybe this was a prototype. Whatever, this watch never came on the market like this.
Secondly, This Dealers catalogue came to me from the UK !
Thirdly, look at the top left corner. as late as 1984, Omega still considered the Speedmaster to be a "sub-line" of the Seamaster range.
This scan is from march 1985.
The comments made above are also valid for this scan.
There is also a pricelist, dated 15 April '85, in the binder. It is in a mixture of English & French & there is no currency mentioned anywhere.
The 376.0806 is listed with a price of 1100, the "normal" speedy ( 145.022 ) fitted with a leather strap is listed with a price of 750.
The next scans are a completely new watch that ( as far as I know ) has never been seen before.
I have seen a "plain" titanium version. It is shown in the German '84 Catalogue.
& there is one on display in the Omega Museum in Bienne.
However on the museum example, the digital window is a fake, aluminium foil, stuck onto the dial.
So, back to the Titanium/Gold version ... It is briefly mentioned in the German Catalogue, but no Info other than that.
I don't believe that Omega made either of these watches for the General public ( ie they never got past the Prototype / catalogue phase ) , but who knows.... maybe 1 or 2 escaped the factory !
Now shows us your Teutonic Speedies !!
Steve