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That's an interesting question that you raise. I have another German catalogue from 1984 that clearly refers to it as the MK IV
Hi Fabrizio,
So, according to the brochures, in 1976 it was the MK V, 8 years later it was the MK IV. But it was marked niether & there are speedmasters marked MK IV & MK V.
I think the MK 4.5 nickname is a GREAT name for the watch.
I have argued for quite a while that this watch CAN be called a MK IV ( due to the above scan ), now we could argue that it is also a MK V ...
But it's neither. It's the MK 4.5 !
My OPINION is that, in 1976, Omega already had a MK IV so they called it the MK V ( but didn't put anything on the dial ).
In 1983/84 they developed the Teutonic MK V & realized that they COULDN'T call it the MK VI ( since no watch had been made with MK V on the dial ). So, since the real MK IV was now out of prodution & it looked similar, they referred to it as the MK IV.
At the time it was quite a clever solution. Remember this is long before the Internet & fans like us who look at every small detail. At the time I don't suppose too many people worldwide would have noticed ( or cared )
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