Omega Speedmaster*** 105.012-66 CB *** 1966

Omega Speedmaster 105.012-66 CB 1966

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OMEGA Speedmaster 105.012-66 CB Case, Chocolate Bezel, 1966
Serial: 24534705
Circa: 1966
Reference No.: 105.012-66

CASE: 42mm, stainless steel, steel with black tachymeter bezel
‘CB’ case has atypical flat lyre lugs.

DIAL: Black matte dial with applied logo, tritium hour markers

MOVEMENT: Calibre 321, hand-wound column wheel chronograph, 17 jewels

BRACELET: Vintage style leather strap

CONDITION REPORT: Excellent condition overall, the dial is mint. The bezel has faded slightly to a nice chocolate color.
The hands also show signs of aging with some slight darkening, of the tritium, but are 100% original.

Notes:
This Speedmaster known as the ‘CB Case’ is rare because nearly all Cal. 321 Speedmaster cases were manufactured by the Omega case-maker, Huguenin Freres & Co, in Le Locle, Switzerland and thus signed "HF" inside the case-back. Only in 1966 with the reference 105.012 did Omega use an additional case-maker, and signed "CB" in the case-back. These cases were only manufactured during a very short period of time and are extremely rare. This case has a particularity known as ‘flat lugs’. The lyre lugs on these cases had a flat edge at the top, making them easily recognizable compared to other lyre lug cases.