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Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) BA145.022XI
The Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) (reference BA145.022XI) is a 42 mm yellow gold watch with a gold dial. It runs on the manual caliber 861 and is water resistant to 50 m.
Specifications
Case
- Reference
- BA145.022XI
- Collection
- Speedmaster
- Case size
- 42 mm
- Case material
- Yellow gold
- Case shape
- Round
- Crystal
- Plexi
- Water resistance
- 50 m
- Bracelet / strap
- Yellow gold
Dial and bezel
- Dial
- Gold
- Bezel
- Tachymeter with burgundy inlay
Movement
- Movement
- Manual
- Caliber
- 861
Production
- Production
- Vintage
- Limited edition
- 1,014 pieces
Dial versions
This reference was made with these dials and finishes.
BA145.022XI Gold
Gold
How it compares within the Speedmaster family
Side by side with other references in the same collection, from the catalog.
| Reference | Size | Material | Dial | Caliber | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BA145.022XI (This watch) | 42 mm | Yellow gold | Gold | 861 | — |
| 310.30.42.50.04.001 | 42 mm | Stainless steel | White | 3861 | 2024– |
| 310.92.44.50.06.001 | 44.25 mm | Grey ceramic | Grey (skeletonised) | 3869 | 2025– |
| 310.92.44.50.06.002 | 44.25 mm | Grey ceramic | Grey (skeletonised) | — | 2025– |
| 318.90.45.79.01.003 | 45 mm | Titanium | Black | 5622 | 2022– |
| 332.10.41.51.01.001 | 40.5 mm | Stainless steel | Black | 9906 | 2022– |
| 332.10.41.51.03.001 | 40.5 mm | Stainless steel | Blue | 9906 | 2022– |
| 522.30.38.50.04.001 | 38 mm | Stainless steel / ceramic | White | 3330 | 2025– |
| 522.30.38.50.04.002 | 38 mm | Stainless steel / ceramic | White | 3330 | 2025– |
About the Speedmaster family
The Speedmaster was introduced in 1957 as a sports chronograph with the tachymeter scale on the bezel. It passed NASA's tests in 1965 and was worn on the Moon in 1969, which is why the hand-wound Professional is known as the Moonwatch. Its movement has gone from the caliber 321 to the 861 and 1861, and in 2021 to the Master Chronometer 3861.
Around the Moonwatch the line includes the Speedmaster Racing, the ceramic Dark Side of the Moon, automatic chronographs, the smaller Speedmaster 38 and many special editions. Dealers check the caliber, the crystal (Hesalite or sapphire), the caseback engraving and the reference, and on vintage pieces look closely at dial, bezel and hands.
Quick answers
- What size is the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) BA145.022XI?
- The Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) BA145.022XI has a 42 mm case.
- What movement does the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) BA145.022XI use?
- It uses the manual caliber 861.
- How water resistant is the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) BA145.022XI?
- It is water resistant to 50 metres.
- Is the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) BA145.022XI still in production?
- Vintage.
- What is the Omega Speedmaster Professional Apollo XI 1969 (18k gold) BA145.022XI made of?
- The case is yellow gold. Bracelet or strap: Yellow gold.
Catalog facts checked October 2026.