subirimagenesAfter producing a slew of Mark'ed Speedmasters in the early to mid 1970's Omega didn't produce any additional ones for a number of years. Then in 1984 Omega introduced the Speedmaster Mark V, using as it's movement the familiar Omega c.1045 movement based on the Lemania 5100 Calibre first offered in 1974. With a diameter of 31.0mm and a 8.25mm thickness, this 17 Jewel movement with it's 48 hour power reserve would be, along with the Valjoux 7750/1 and Zenith El-Primero, one of the most popular, widely used and successful automatic chronograph movements ever produced.
The Speedmaster Mark V
The Speedmaster Mark V as clearly indicated on the dial.
All other models using this case are variants, not Mark V's.
According to most literature the Mark V was only sold in the West German market. However, Daniel Klooz emailed me that it was also marketed in Switzerland, where he bought his Mark V in 1986. Which he paid 600 Swiss Francs (Regular Price was 1200 Swiss Francs). He mentions that his is a very accurate and dependable watch and remains in his collection...
c.1045 Movement in a ST176.0014 (1974)
-- c.1045 movement in a ST176.0014 (1974)
The Mark V consisted of a c.1045 movement that had not been used in a Omega for a number of years, incorporated in a modified case that had been used previously in the Speedmaster 1982 c.861 model. Both of these models were marketed only in central Europe, possibly German speaking countries only, for a short amount of time, usually quoted as only one year in each instance. While the Time Capsule Book states it was marked only in Germany I find it difficult to believe that it was available in the DDR (East Germany) as I think it unlikely that many East Germans bought or had access to this model considering the condition of the DDR's economy at that time... It was however apparently available for purchase in Switzerland, and it is not too much of an intuitive leap to assume it was also probably available in Austria.
