1988 Omega Speedmaster DA 376.0822 'Ultra Holy Grail' Only 200 Pieces
This Italian Holy Grail has come from the original owner. It was given to him by the President of SMH group in Italy. It has been in the same family ever since.
Brand and Model: Omega Speedmaster Automatic
Reference: DA 376.0822
Case: Stainless steel - thicker case than the standard moonwatch
Bezel: 18k yellow gold
Bracelet: Fitted with the original strap fitted by SMH in Italy with gold buckle.
Dial: Black dail with gold sub dials with black sub dial hands. Day date window.
Hands: Correct hands fitted
Crystal: Omega hesalite
Case Diameter: 42mm
Movement: Omega cal 1045
Case Back: Stainless steel with Hippocampus in the middle clearly stamped 064/200
Included with watch:
Watch only
Omega Extract of Archives dating the watch to February 23rd 1988, delivered to Italy.
Condition:
The watch is in excellent condition with very minimal marks. Comes with a 12 months movement warranty.
A little History
The Ultra Holy Grail as it is now known as, were made for one Italian Omaga dealer in Italy. They all started out as standard Holy Grail Speedmasters and were converted by SMH Italia, the Italian importer for Omega in Italy, which then became Swatch Group in 1988.
They were then personalized locally by an Italian watchmaker, who was responsible for:
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replacing the standard dials, hands, bezels, crowns, and pushers by the specific ones (those parts being sent separately by OMEGA),
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managing the numbering of the wat- ches (actually they were not engra- ved by the watchmaker but by ano- ther local supplier).
Text taken from Watchbooks Only site - Thanks for the dedication and hard reasearch that you both put in to documenting the Speedmaster references.
A PDF version on the study of the Holy Grial can be downloads HERE
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