145.022 STRAIGHT WRITING Apollo XI is the limited to Japan?

Hello everyone.

I did a little research to see if the 145.022 STRAIGHT WRITING Apollo XI is a Japan-only version.

I recently saw a 145.022 STRAIGHT WRITING Apollo XI listed as “Japan only” or “purchased from Japan” in the product description for a 145.022 STRAIGHT WRITING Apollo XI that is or was for sale on ebay and Chrono24. The country of shipment in the archive also indicated Japan.

There was also a post on the Omega forum in the past, “Isn’t the case back of the Apollo XI possibly…

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Help identifying Vintage Manual wind watch

My Father recently passed away and had in his possession a small collection of watches that I am trying to identify. This particular watch I can’t find anything that looks like it either here on the forums or generally on the internet, but my knowledge of these things is not great!

I have checked the seria number database which suggests the dates between 1939 and 1944, which could make sense as I beleive this watch passed to my dad from my mums, dad who was born just after WWI and served in…

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Tachymètre writing on OT 2884 / seamaster 321 chronographs

Hi everyone, the search for an early Seamaster chronograph continues with the watch below. I will likely pass on it because i believe the dial patina is a bit too much for me (and the case, + some of the stains).


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What i was wondering though – it does not have the ‘Tachymètre’ writing and the arrow on the top of the dial, while the other OT2884s that i found, did have it. (the last one if from omega website, hard to read but i think you can see the arrow between…

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