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1950s pre-constellation?

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Hi All,

Was gifted this watch that’s been in the family for a few decades, and I’m just trying to get some information on it as I haven’t quite found a match anywhere online so far. Watch band is new (originally came with a gold bracelet with no omega branding, so I assume that was also not original). Any thoughts greatly appreciated!
 
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Hi All,

Was gifted this watch that’s been in the family for a few decades, and I’m just trying to get some information on it as I haven’t quite found a match anywhere online so far. Watch band is new (originally came with a gold bracelet with no omega branding, so I assume that was also not original). Any thoughts greatly appreciated!
Next step will of course be to find information inside the watch!
 
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It's a Constellation with an incorrect crown and a poorly refinished dial, unfortunately. That's likely why you didn't find any match online.

The information needed to identify the watch is on the inside of the case back. Take your watch to a watchmaker and have her record the information for you, if not take pictures.
 
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If it's worth it to you to restore the watch face—might be an expensive project—you'll then want to get a correctly-sized strap. I think 18mm is right.
 
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Looks to me like an 18k 2652 Globemaster, which would explain why the redialer omitted the 'Constellation' script.
 
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Its very common for the dials to be refinished in these Globemasters as in the 1950s the ability to make watches properly water resistant or even humidity resistant was very lacking and the dials deteriorated from that moisture faster than anything else. Its still a real Omega and an uncommon one made of solid gold so enjoy wearing it for sure!
 
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Hi All,

Was gifted this watch that’s been in the family for a few decades, and I’m just trying to get some information on it as I haven’t quite found a match anywhere online so far. Watch band is new (originally came with a gold bracelet with no omega branding, so I assume that was also not original). Any thoughts greatly appreciated!
This would probably be a watch that, if you wanted to invest some money, wear it, and keep in the family, would be a good candidate to send to Omega for service. I believe they’d redial it for you so that it would be closer to Original than it currently is with sharp text and a clean dial.

It would likely be an expensive service but for an 18k solid gold watch that you can wear for another 50 years it could be worth the investment. If this was my fathers watch (for example) I’d gladly put $1500-$2000 into a restoration, even if that meant pinching pennies for a few years to afford it.

I’d check if the bracelet was solid good too, don’t toss it if you have it, could be worth enough in melt value to pay for service. Post a picture of the bracelet if you have it, interested to see what it was on.

I’d have a jeweler or watchmaker open the back, you don’t want to put a massive gauge in the gold doing it yourself.
 
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This is probably what the redialler was trying to replicate:

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This would probably be a watch that, if you wanted to invest some money, wear it, and keep in the family, would be a good candidate to send to Omega for service. I believe they’d redial it for you so that it would be closer to Original than it currently is with sharp text and a clean dial.

It would likely be an expensive service but for an 18k solid gold watch that you can wear for another 50 years it could be worth the investment. If this was my fathers watch (for example) I’d gladly put $1500-$2000 into a restoration, even if that meant pinching pennies for a few years to afford it.

I’d check if the bracelet was solid good too, don’t toss it if you have it, could be worth enough in melt value to pay for service. Post a picture of the bracelet if you have it, interested to see what it was on.

I’d have a jeweler or watchmaker open the back, you don’t want to put a massive gauge in the gold doing it yourself.

Photo added! I do believe the original band is gold, so that would be a great call to help with refurbishment. Right now the bumper mechanism seems to be in good working order and the watch is telling time accurately, so there’s no rush on my end to send it off.

Either way, appreciate the help, everybody!
 
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As others have indicated, this appears to be a solid 18k gold 1950's Omega Constellation with a refinished dial. I believe the case has been polished due to the absence of sharp edges, but wear has also likely contributed. The bracelet is very nice. I would study the bracelet with a loup and see if you can identify any maker's marks. The bracelet has a very unique snake skin design. If you want to wear the watch and don't care about the refinished dial, get the watch movement serviced by a local watchmaker. Collectors generally don't like refinished dials or polished cases, so this will lower the value of the watch. If you want an original dial you might consider tracking one down, or purchasing a donor watch. Finding a fully correct dial for this year and model may be difficult. A donor dial may not be exactly correct for this model and then the watch becomes what is referred to as a "franken" watch. If the watch has immense sentimental value and money is no object, then sending it back to Omega for a complete overhaul could also be considered.
 
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I rather thought that the gator's Globemaster ad was definitive, and I don't understand the followups saying otherwise?
 
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I rather thought that the gator's Globemaster ad was definitive, and I don't understand the followups saying otherwise?

Possible it is a regular constellation dial and the refinisher just omitted the word “Constellation.”
 
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Possible it is a regular constellation dial and the refinisher just omitted the word “Constellation.”
If there is a hand stamped “OXG” on a chronometer cal. 354 movement inside, then it likely was a Globemaster since birth.
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