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Samleq
·Hello everyone,
I wonder if you'd be kind enough to give me the benefit of your expertise... (I'm a first-time poster on the forum but have read your guidelines, so hopefully I'm getting it right).
The pictured Omega was left to me by my uncle (I only took possession of it a few days ago). I had no idea that he had this watch, to be honest (he'd inherited himself and didn't like it, so had kept it in a drawer for the last 30 years). My aunty knows only that it used to belong to his father, who passed away in the early 1980s, I think.
This is what I can tell you: it's 37mm in diameter, so therefore must be one of the 'jumbo' Constellations; it still has its original buckle (but replacement Hirsch strap in 18mm, even though I think the lugs might be 19mm - can anyone confirm that?); it still has the Omega logo in the crystal, so that must be original too; it is keeping pretty much perfect time over the past three days (has gained just two seconds); there's no hacking, so setting the time is a bit of a fine art; there's no quick-set to the date; and lastly (sorry for the vagueness here but...) it feels heavier than it looks, if you know what I mean, which leads me to wonder whether it might be solid gold.
Okay, so that's the sum total of what I know. What I was hoping one of you guys might be able to take a guess at it what year it is (when did the jumbos start being made?) and what its approximate worth could be. This last would purely be for my info, as I intend never to part wit it. I utterly love the look, feel and size of it, and will be wearing it as often as i can.
Oh yes, and on that point... How careful do I need to be? As in, will it be affected if I were to splash it accidentally or get it wet in the rain, for example?
Thanks so much in advance for any light you're able to shed. And sorry for the newbie ramblings.
Cheers
I wonder if you'd be kind enough to give me the benefit of your expertise... (I'm a first-time poster on the forum but have read your guidelines, so hopefully I'm getting it right).
The pictured Omega was left to me by my uncle (I only took possession of it a few days ago). I had no idea that he had this watch, to be honest (he'd inherited himself and didn't like it, so had kept it in a drawer for the last 30 years). My aunty knows only that it used to belong to his father, who passed away in the early 1980s, I think.
This is what I can tell you: it's 37mm in diameter, so therefore must be one of the 'jumbo' Constellations; it still has its original buckle (but replacement Hirsch strap in 18mm, even though I think the lugs might be 19mm - can anyone confirm that?); it still has the Omega logo in the crystal, so that must be original too; it is keeping pretty much perfect time over the past three days (has gained just two seconds); there's no hacking, so setting the time is a bit of a fine art; there's no quick-set to the date; and lastly (sorry for the vagueness here but...) it feels heavier than it looks, if you know what I mean, which leads me to wonder whether it might be solid gold.
Okay, so that's the sum total of what I know. What I was hoping one of you guys might be able to take a guess at it what year it is (when did the jumbos start being made?) and what its approximate worth could be. This last would purely be for my info, as I intend never to part wit it. I utterly love the look, feel and size of it, and will be wearing it as often as i can.
Oh yes, and on that point... How careful do I need to be? As in, will it be affected if I were to splash it accidentally or get it wet in the rain, for example?
Thanks so much in advance for any light you're able to shed. And sorry for the newbie ramblings.
Cheers
