A very rare white gold 2852

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Hello friends,

A friend of mine recently purchased a white gold 2852 with diamond indexes. I'm helping him to looking for any reference or information of this model. Any help will be appreciated. Thank you!
 
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I am very bitter and sad, such a combined effort by OF members, negotiated the price - yet your friend grabbed it 🙁

All that aside, congrats - and if he decides to let it go, please let us know, I won the buckle for a friend and he really wanted to keep them as a set
 
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Very impressive watch. I do not recall seeing an 18k white gold Constellation of this era prior to this one.
 
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Omega Vintage Database mentioned that Ref. 2852 was made in 18K grey gold
👍 yep, this means white gold
 
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I’m sure I can recall one or two other white gold lyre lug Constellations over the years.

I also think they sold in the high teens (plus one on Hodinkee that was mid 30k!!)
 
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I’m sure I can recall one or two other white gold lyre lug Constellations over the years.

I also think they sold in the high teens (plus one on Hodinkee that was mid 30k!!)
The one sold at mid 30k on Hodinkee is baguette diamond or melee diamonds like this one? I believe baguette diamond worth much more.
 
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I am very bitter and sad, such a combined effort by OF members, negotiated the price - yet your friend grabbed it 🙁

All that aside, congrats - and if he decides to let it go, please let us know, I won the buckle for a friend and he really wanted to keep them as a set
Such a small world...
 
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👍 yep, this means white gold

Grey (or gray) gold does have a specific meaning. It is a white gold alloy using a high proportion of Palladium as the colour bleaching agent in the alloy. It is more expensive to use than Silver/Manganese gold alloys which are then Rhodium plated. High end Swiss and French white gold jewellery and watches typically use this alloy rather than the Rhodium plated approach for longevity purposes since it doesn’t change colour with use. Rhodium plated white gold will look duller and warmer where the plate wears.
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The one sold at mid 30k on Hodinkee is baguette diamond or melee diamonds like this one? I believe baguette diamond worth much more.

I can’t remember what the dial was like on the hodinkee example - you’d need to check.

There’s no real established market for these as the number sold is so low. That said, my feeling is the dial makes no difference; the premium is all about the white gold case and shark tooth/diamond markers etc will all be the same.
 
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The one sold at mid 30k on Hodinkee is baguette diamond or melee diamonds like this one? I believe baguette diamond worth much more.
I would politely suggest that a white gold Constellation would have a hugely wider desirability factor amongst collectors if the dial had no diamonds at all.
However, that doesn't mean that would translate into a higher 'bid', as those buyers who like a bit of bling might have deeper pockets....

BTW, have we seen this kind of dial anomaly before? - and by that I mean crossed Ts on a 2852 (as opposed to the diamonds)
I know they show up on jumbos of around the same era - so, a special/special dial?
 
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The one sold at mid 30k on Hodinkee is baguette diamond or melee diamonds like this one? I believe baguette diamond worth much more.
Do you say that because you think the style with the baguettes is more valuable, or you think baguette diamonds are worth more than round brilliants?

Personally I think bags look better than rounds as indices but I'd actually prefer that without the bling like Phil says above.
 
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I would politely suggest that a white gold Constellation would have a hugely wider desirability factor amongst collectors if the dial had no diamonds at all.
However, that doesn't mean that would translate into a higher 'bid', as those buyers who like a bit of bling might have deeper pockets....

BTW, have we seen this kind of dial anomaly before? - and by that I mean crossed Ts on a 2852 (as opposed to the diamonds)
I know they show up on jumbos of around the same era - so, a special/special dial?
I believe on very late 2852s, yes.
 
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I believe on very late 2852s, yes.
I can’t recall seeing one before and I thought this must be a special.
I didn’t think it could be a very late 2852 or it would have the ‘chronometer’ spelling wouldn’t it?