A bad pawn shop Constellation Deluxe Piepan and why to avoid it

Léon P · Jun 4, 2021

For me, this would be my "Holy Grail" watch. The buckle is wrong, of course, and the asking price scares me a bit...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234022377404?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

MSNWatch · Jun 4, 2021

Léon P
For me, this would be my "Holy Grail" watch. The buckle is wrong, of course, and the asking price scares me a bit...

https://www.ebay.com/itm/234022377404?ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT&_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Everything scares me about this watch!

Léon P · Jun 4, 2021

And the search continues...
Someday, my watch will come!

UncleBuck · Jun 4, 2021

MSNWatch
Everything scares me about this watch!

Big "C" in AUTOMATIC, stark, jet black fonts with no "OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED" or "SWISS MADE" (variants?), non-concentric arrowheads and minute markers (where is 8 pointing to?).
When Mike speaks, listen up, folks!

Léon P · Jun 4, 2021

UncleBuck
Big "C" in AUTOMATIC, stark, jet black fonts with no "OFFICIALLY CERTIFIED" or "SWISS MADE" (variants?), non-concentric arrowheads and minute markers (where is 8 pointing to?).
When Mike speaks, listen up, folks!

Opinions noted, very much appreciated and HEEDED!! Thank you so very much! 😁

dsio · Jun 4, 2021

Moved this out into its own thread as its not recommended, aside from the dial the movement looks extremely rough, multi-colored and nasty, the case is badly polished, the caseback has had an engraving partially removed (poorly). Seller describes as a well cared for and lightly used example which is quite untrue in this instance.

Weihao · Jun 25, 2021

Here’s a (hopefully legit!) comparison.

kaplan · Jun 26, 2021

Apart from the polishing, it looked good to me - I'd put a small amount of money on "not re-dial" - but indeed it's very AUTOMATICC