18ct yellow gold OMEGA 1st Generation Flightmaster chronograph wristwatch. Made 1971

Information

• Brand: OMEGA
• Made: 1971
• Model: Flightmaster
• Reference: 145.013
• Calibre: 910
• Movement: Manual
• Material: 18ct yellow gold 
• Features/complications: Chronograph and 24 hour indicator and power indicator.
• Dial: Yellow gold dial with luminous painted baton indexes, sub dials and luminous hour markers featuring orange chronograph hand
• Case dimensions: 43mm
• Bracelet/strap: 18ct yellow gold bracelet
• Accessories: -
• SKU: 03412

Essay

Launched in 1969, the OMEGA Flightmaster was designed with the needs of long-haul pilots in mind. The 1st Generation Flightmaster was fitted with a calibre 910 movement, which was based on the 321 and 861 Speedmaster calibre. 

The 1st Generation Flightmaster, reference ST 145.013 was produced in two different variations. The first, with orange hands to denote a trainee pilot and or member of the public. The second variant was fitted with yellow cadmium coated hands for professional pilots. The dials on these watches were prone to change colour, which created a multitude of interesting dial variations in hues of green and brown.

The 1st Generation was in production until 1971 with 30,000 calibre 910 movements being produced. 

This solid gold model produced only 200 watches in 1971. Fitted with the same 910 caliber, it has some of it's own different features such as: a caseband in solid gold, a gilt bezel, applied yellow gold hour markers and the pushers bi-colour disks also being in gold.