The gambler in me took over me I recently; I splurged-and took a big leap of faith; This 18k stepped piepan arrived today-and I almost fell out of my chair! ..I have some good knowledge-maybe very good..but am no expert....I almost don't trust it as It looks to be in too pristine condition!..Maybe I am seeing too many Franken watches lately but I am thinking it might be original-but I need the vintage Connie experts to give their opinions...I have a return option-so If its not correct-it will go back. (that is a flake covering the first "L" in "officially" the letter is fully there) Thanks!!
Other than a pretty rough polish job on the back, it looks pretty good to me. All the markings and fonts look appropriate for the period. Can't see if the crown is correct. My only other concern is that I don't remember seeing this gold "Grand Luxe" style dial with the later bent lug cases. However, there were many combinations of these dials and cases, so anything is possible. Hopefully some of the other Constellation intelligencia will chime in soon, gatorcpa
Looks very nice! Clean dial and movement and sharp case. Plus that dial is a big bonus. I certainly wouldn't return it (or on second thought return it and ask the seller to sell it to me!)
Gotta side with gator. I thought the same thing myself. Look at the edges of the cutouts for the caseback wrench - they aren't crisp at all. That's the telltale sign of polishing.
Case has been lightly polished but retains nice, distinct edges. And of course the dial looks excellent and is the main focus here.
Respectable Member Privateday7 Do you realize the number of DIBS you have allocated yourself? If you are not careful, you will hold the world record, for this. Thank-you.
With probability of less than 10% per year (or less than 1% for Cicindela?) I can dibs worth USD 100K and be safe .