In the last decade or so, the demand for perfect fake Omega Speedmasters has drastically risen. Consequently, it has affected enthusiasts’ chances of buying a vintage Speedmaster with that famous column-wheel movement or even getting their hands on other special or limited editions. It’s also clear that the standard modern luxury replica Omega Speedmaster Professional has seen greater demand and has rapidly increased in price in the past three years.
So, what do you do if you’d like a vintage aaa quality replica Omega Speedmaster Professional that won’t break the bank? With the market for collectible watches softening slightly, prices for a nice caliber-861-powered Speedmaster Professional from the 1970s seem to have stabilized (for now). This might be the time to start your search for a top copy Omega Speedmaster Professional 145.022 in good condition. There are still plenty of these around with untouched and undamaged cases and bezels, for example.
For less than the retail price of the current Moonwatch
For less than (or, at least, the same as) the retail price of a modern Omega Speedmaster Professional replica for sale with caliber 3861, you should be able to find a Speedmaster Professional reference 145.022 in collector’s condition. I receive numerous emails from people looking for a birth-year Speedmaster, and many of those years land somewhere in the 1970s.
In that decade, the high quality fake Omega Speedmaster Professional was simply one main reference — 145.022 — but it came in several iterations. The early 1970s models continued to have the famous step dial that we also saw in previous references. These early ’70s super clone watches online included reference 145.022-69 (1971–1974) with the straight-writing engraving on the case back, as well as the 145.022-71 that was produced at the same time, already with the modern “Flight-Qualified by NASA for all manned space missions” engraving on the case back.
To clarify, the 145.022-69 had already come out in 1969 with case backs that only featured the hippocampus engraving. Some of these iterations were simultaneously in Swiss movement replica Omega’s catalog, which is unthinkable today, I would say.
