A Very Special New Arrival: Black Hobnail Constellation 2652

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That's awesome! Can't wait to see it in person at the meetup.

Was this the thing you almost sold your Seamaster 300 to fund?
Yep. Now I have both! ::facepalm1::
 
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Congratulations with this watch. It's very nice. Matt does have some beauties in his stable. Although I dont see him around a lot anymore on OF. Enjoy!!
 
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Congratulations! Really cool watch with a cool bracelet. Is the bracelet supposed to be on the watch? Seems like some space between the endlinks and the watch, so just curious.
 
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Congratulations! Really cool watch with a cool bracelet. Is the bracelet supposed to be on the watch? Seems like some space between the endlinks and the watch, so just curious.
I don't know if the bracelet is original to the watch. Constellations of that era were usually supplied with a strap, but a customer could order a bracelet as an option and have it installed by the retailer. The Omega beads of rice bracelets compliment these watches very nicely, but often the end links require some fine tuning to achieve a good fit. The bracelet on this watch is quite rare as it's a first generation Omega beads of rice bracelet with a sliding style clasp and a pin that is held in place by the Omega logo. The later versions used a much simpler fold over friction fit clasp.
 
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I don't know if the bracelet is original to the watch. Constellations of that era were usually supplied with a strap, but a customer could order a bracelet as an option and have it installed by the retailer. The Omega beads of rice bracelets compliment these watches very nicely, but often the end links require some fine tuning to achieve a good fit. The bracelet on this watch is quite rare as it's a first generation Omega beads of rice bracelet with a sliding style clasp and a pin that is held in place by the Omega logo. The later versions used a much simpler fold over friction fit clasp.
Thanks a lot for the clarification! Never seen these bracelets before.
 
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Congratulations! Really cool watch with a cool bracelet. Is the bracelet supposed to be on the watch? Seems like some space between the endlinks and the watch, so just curious.

Many bracelets of this era had folded captured endlinks rather than fitted and removable. They roughly followed a curve but didn’t contact the case.
Like this one:



As Greg said, the watches came on strap and the bracelet was sold as an accessory at point of sale. Generally they were designed to fit multiple models so the fit was fairly generic.
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That’s a very classy combo indeed. Here’s my hobnail as well. Wear it in good health.

 
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That’s a very classy combo indeed. Here’s my hobnail as well. Wear it in good health.

Now THAT is true patination on the case. When most people say “patina” they mean damage. The rainbow modeling on that gold it the definition of patina- a protective layer caused by oxidation, naturally occurring like on copper or bronze…not damage.
 
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Beutiful watch and amazing one to add to the collection. I also picked up a couple of MtVs watches recently and so glad to see them staying on this site.
 
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Just arrived this evening. One of three known examples (the other two are also owned by OF members). The combination of indoor lighting, an iPhone camera and my relentlessly poor photography skills simply don’t convey how stunning this watch is in person. The dial text in my photos looks faded, almost washed out, but in reality it’s clean, crisp and highly visible. The case is nearly perfect and the bonus is a first generation Omega BOR bracelet with the sliding style clasp. I don’t see this one ever leaving my collection. As soon as I have some spare time, I’ll take some photos in natural light with my DSLR and update this post. Many thanks to my friend and fellow collector MtV for helping me to add this spectacular 2652 to my collection.
That is beautifull !
And I'm naturally jealous 😀
 
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Congratulations with this watch. It's very nice. Matt does have some beauties in his stable. Although I dont see him around a lot anymore on OF. Enjoy!!

Thanks mate. Sometimes, life gets in the way. There’s gonna be other times soon I’m sure. 😀

I’m glad this one is now with someone else who appreciates it!
 
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Just arrived this evening. One of three known examples (the other two are also owned by OF members). The combination of indoor lighting, an iPhone camera and my relentlessly poor photography skills simply doesn’t convey how stunning this watch is in person. The dial text in my photos looks faded, almost washed out, but in reality it’s clean, crisp and highly visible. The case is nearly perfect and the bonus is a first generation Omega BOR bracelet with the sliding style clasp. I don’t see this one ever leaving my collection. As soon as I have some spare time, I’ll take some photos in natural light with my DSLR and update this post. Many thanks to my friend and fellow collector MtV for helping me to add this spectacular 2652 to my collection.
Amazing, congratzzz
 
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Fantastic Watch! Thanks for sharing. Wear in Good Health.