Omega Speedmaster 145.022-78 DFS Hawaii 1981

Omega Speedmaster 145.022-78 1981

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Omega Speedmaster Professional Ref. 145.022-78, DFS Hawaii
Serial: 45581460
Circa: 1981
Reference: 145.022-78

CASE: 42mm, Stainless Steel, black tachymeter bezel, hesalite crystal

DIAL: Black dial with three registers, tritium hour markers

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

BRACELET: Omega stainless steel 1171/633 square logo

CONDITION REPORT: Excellent overall condition, the case appears unpolished, markers have aged with nice cream patina.

NOTES: According to the Omega Museum, the present watch was manufactured on April 23, 1981 and delivered to DFS Hawaii (Duty Free Shop).

DFS may be the world’s leading travel retailer, but Hawaii was where it all started. The Honolulu International Airport was the first duty free shop in the United States, opened in 1962. Since then, DFS continued to expand its local presence in Hawaii, opening its first downtown store in Honolulu in 1968 and its flagship location in Waikiki Square in 1975. DFS opened its Maui outpost at the Kahului Airport 22 years later in 1997.