A slightly peculiar Constellation?

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Peemacgee

·Apr 26, 2023·Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers

This has just popped up in my Connie alerts, for auction shortly in NJ USA
Shall we play
"what's wrong with this one?!"

 

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Dan S

·Apr 26, 2023

Repainted dial, and some sort of weird marker replacing the star.

 

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Fallout Boy

·Apr 26, 2023

tritium to lume/illuminate the movement 😀

 

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MtV

·Apr 26, 2023

And an 167.005 with a date window…

(shall we just do one each?)

 

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theluckyluke

·Apr 26, 2023

Let’s see if I have learned anything in previous months lurking in the forum. I would say:
- dial has been tampered with. Font looks odd.
- Doesn’t pass MOY test
- markers are all over the place, star has transformed to sun (or moon perhaps!)
- T from Swiss made but no lume
- minute hand look a bit short.. but that might be the angle
- I would have thought this would have been a 168 rather than 167 due to the date? I am clueless when it comes to references but vaguely remember reading something on this…

 

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Fallout Boy

·Apr 26, 2023

theluckyluke

- markers are all over the place, star has transformed to sun (or moon perhaps!)

rare Pyramid-Edition 😀

 

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theluckyluke

·Apr 26, 2023

theluckyluke

Let’s see if I have learned anything in previous months lurking in the forum. I would say:
- dial has been tampered with. Font looks odd.
- Doesn’t pass MOY test
- markers are all over the place, star has transformed to sun (or moon perhaps!)
- T from Swiss made but no lume
- minute hand look a bit short.. but that might be the angle
- I would have thought this would have been a 168 rather than 167 due to the date? I am clueless when it comes to references but vaguely remember reading something on this…

And seems like they done a bad job at repainting markers and hands

 

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Peemacgee

·Apr 26, 2023·Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers

Dan S

Repainted dial, and some sort of weird marker replacing the star.

Fakedy fake-o dial.

 

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Aroxx

·Apr 26, 2023

I had:
Text looks whack.
Star under Constellation is whack.
T's but no lume.
Cyclops looked out of place but I don't know about such things.
Date wheel numbers look whack.

Overall Grade: Whack

 

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stormysky10

·Apr 26, 2023

Those markers are riding way too far past the edges of the pie pan.

 

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noelekal

·Apr 26, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

Dan S

Repainted dial, and some sort of weird marker replacing the star.

And too much window caulk sticking the weird marker down.

 

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Jones in LA

·Apr 26, 2023·Not in LA anymore.

The strap is wrong.

 

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Aroxx

·Apr 26, 2023

noelekal

And too much window caulk sticking the weird marker down.

I think it’s bubble gum.

 

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iamvr

·Apr 26, 2023

Fake case even? The lugs look straight rather having the facets on the side and the alignment of the stars on the medallion look weird

 

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noelekal

·Apr 26, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

Oh, you're right Aroxx.

 

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noelekal

·Apr 26, 2023·Home For Wayward Watches

The wrist cheese in the case back medallion is fake.

 

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TexOmega

·Apr 26, 2023

"ugh" is putting it very mildly

 

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norb1967

·Apr 26, 2023

I’ve found the crosshair I was looking for! Thanks 😉

 

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gbesq

·Apr 26, 2023

Yup.

 

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padders

·Apr 26, 2023·Oooo subtitles!

I can't see an Omega logo there so it might be fake or aftermarket but there is nothing in principle wrong with a cyclops on a 167/8.005 by the way in case anyone is wondering...