Accurate dial color for 167/168.005 Constellation pie pan dials?

While there may be a real life difference between the two watches you posted it's more likely down to different lighting.

And yes, there are plenty of bright shiny silver dial examples out there.

Read these two:

https://omegaforums.net/threads/learn-how-to-fish.52603/

http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com/

The “yellow tinge” you refer to is most likely natural yellowing of the natural lacquer used to protect the dial. The pie-pan Constellations were made from the mid 1950’s until the early 1970’s. Over that period of time, there may have been countless different combinations of materials used to protect the dials at the factory.

Also, I believe that at some point in the late 1960’s, Omega switched to a synthetic lacquer that was much less prone to yellowing.

Don’t discount environmental factors either. Watches that were worn in damp or smoky environments are much more prone to dial damage. Also, a blown gasket or seal left unserviced could cause damage to the lacquer as well.

Too many variable to count, but the odds are that the newer the watch, the less likely it will have patina or dial damage (which to me is the same thing).
gatorcpa

Same watch different lighting. It’s silver in hand

Fabulous looking watches, I think I may have to do some research and see if I can find one I'd like to own. 👍

Nice one for sale on OF Private sales from @hoipolloi who is a trusted OF member and seller. Have a look

You will see maybe one without date for every 10 with a date. The difference in price was negligible when new and most people preferred to have the date version.

Of the non-date Ref. 167.005, you'll see maybe one in steel for every 10 in gold-capped or solid gold. They just weren't that popular. Again, the difference between steel and gold-capped wasn't that much considering the overall price of the watch.

Neither of the above takes into account how hard it is to find nice examples of 60 year old flagship watches that were generally well used by previous owners.

Good luck, you will be searching for a while. It took me 7 years to find a nice 167.005 in 14K gold.
gatorcpa

You can also include Constellation ref 14900 in your search to broaden your scope. Ref 14900 has the same case design and dogleg lugs as the 167.005. The difference is the dial where 14900 normally doesn't have the "Officially Certified" text because of its movement.