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A slightly peculiar Constellation?

Peemacgee
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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
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Repainted dial, and some sort of weird marker replacing the star.
 
MtV
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And an 167.005 with a date window…

(shall we just do one each?)
 
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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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theluckyluke 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
 
Peemacgee
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Dan S Dan S
Repainted dial, and some sort of weird marker replacing the star.

Fakedy fake-o dial.
 
Aroxx
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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
 
noelekal
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Dan S Dan S
Repainted dial, and some sort of weird marker replacing the star.

And too much window caulk sticking the weird marker down.
 
Aroxx
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noelekal noelekal
And too much window caulk sticking the weird marker down.
I think it’s bubble gum.
 
iamvr
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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
 
noelekal
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The wrist cheese in the case back medallion is fake.
 
padders
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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...
 
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