Omega Speedmaster 145.022-69 Mexico 1970

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Omega Speedmaster 145.022-69, Mexico, 1970
Serial: 29600765
Circa: 1970
Reference No.: 145.022-69

CASE: 42mm Stainless Steel, lyre lug moonwatch case, acrylic crystal, black (DO90) tachymeter bezel & screw case back with hippocampus logo

DIAL: Black matte dial with tritium hour markers, white hands

MOVEMENT: Caliber 861, hand wound mechanical chronograph, 17 jewels

BRACELET: Omega Mexico (J/M: Joskes Mexico) stainless steel jubilee style bracelet

CONDITION REPORT: Overall excellent and orignal condition. The dial and hands are original and have aged with some darkening of the lume and running seconds hand. The case is unpolished, retains its orignal DO90 bezel and the caseback has visible tool opening marks. The bracelet is original Omega Mexico bracelet produced by Joskes Mexico (J/M).

Notes: According to the Omega Museum (verbal information provided without archives extract), the present watch was produced April 24, 1970 and delivered to Mexico (which matches with the Joske's Mexico bracelet).
In the 1940s, Mexico implemented an economic development model called Import Substitution, also known as Substitution Industrialization. This approach aimed to foster domestic production and reduce dependency on imported goods. Under the Import Substitution model, one notable beneficiary was Grupo Joske's Mexico, a jewelry manufacturer based in the State of Mexico. The company experienced significant advantages as it capitalized on the national push to substitute imported goods with domestically produced ones. During this time, Joske's entered into a notable collaboration with Rolex and Omega, the renowned Swiss luxury watchmakers through their distributors Rolex Mexico and Holzer y Via respectively. These collaborations ended in 1986 with Mexico joining the general agreement to trade and tariffs.

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