Maker: |
Omega |
Model: |
Racing Japan Limited edition 2004 pieces made |
Reference No.: |
3570 XXXX |
Date: |
Circa 2004 |
Case: |
42mm diameter stainless steel case with 5ATM water resistance, sapphire crystal, original winding and chronograph buttons |
Dial: |
Original dial with original hour, minute and chronograph hands, perfect lume |
Movement: |
Manually wound calibre 1861 Omega movement |
Strap: |
Stainless steel bracelet with signed clasp |
Info: |
This beautiful watch is in virtually unworn condition, and it comes with the original box and the original Omega International Warranty card with Japanese History Omega made the first racing type dial in a small batch of Speedmasters produced between 1967-1968. The watches were steel, twisted-lug cased 145.012-67s, powered with the caliber 321 and had the ‘dot over 9' bezels. There were various iterations, some extremely rare, of the racing dial since its inception in 1967. Then in 2004, Omega launched this watch, the ref. 3570.40.00 Japan Racing Dial in a limited run of 2004 pieces. The watch took inspiration quite directly from the 1969/70 145.022-69, in that it has all of the colors used in exact order on the dial. No stepped center, but it does slope up from the sides into the center. All of the vintage Omega Racing Dial watches, of the late 60s and onwards were all delivered to Switzerland. But for some reason, when Omega made the decision to reissue the 2004 Racing Dial Speedmasters, they made the watch very specifically for sale within Japan, only. The upshot being that all of the 2004 limited edition Racing Dial watches have Japanese guarantee cards – like this example. |
Box & Papers: |
Original Box and Papers |
