Omega Speedmaster 145.022-69st Tropical Dial MWC_Straptype_Nato with micro rotor

with micro rotor

the XL steel case measuring 39mm plus the salmon dial…this is an incredible watch

- Rich stone/marble dial with faceted glass

The case is fantastic and the engine turned bezel is still well defined with strong reeded sections

This is a lovely and rare Santos Dumont with yellow gold case and white gold bezel – so two different colors of gold hence the nickname Deux Ors

Omega Speedmaster 145.022-69st Tropical Dial MWC_Straptype_Nato with micro rotorWe all know the stories about Speedmasters, right? So were not going to bore you with tales about it being the first watch on the moon and all that But this lovely 1969 model has a fantastic case, with the case back featuring the iconic Hippocampus still in great condition. And since we promised not to go on about the moon landing, well tell you the story behind that odd little creature on Omega case backs instead: In the 1950s, an engraver named Jean