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·Hello Omega-collectors!
I am new to this forum and looking really forward to spending quite some time here as I get more and more into Omega watches. My name is Markus, living in Austria. Got my first Omega 5 years ago while strolling through a flea market (Seamaster 165.001 from 1963) and wore it almost every week since then. Two years ago I got a Speedmaster Moonwatch but ended up selling it because it didn’t fit my small wrist- which was quite sad because I really enjoyed the look of the watch itself.
Nevertheless the Omega watch world never stopped to fascinate me.
To the point of my first post: One week ago I finally bought a watch I was dreaming about for some years now: a golden Constellation Pie Pan from the 60s. Finally I found a piece that really looked good to me. I picked it up from a renowned local watch shop and I’m really happy since then. The watch is made out of 14k yellow gold with Ref.Nr. 14393SC from ca. 1962, ticking inside is the Cal. 561. Here is a wristshot:
The only thing that made me wonder was that there seem to be some inaccuracies on the dial. It seems that the Omega-Logo, the 12 oclock indices and the Constellation star are not aligned perfectly on the dial.
I marked it here:
I do not know how good quality control was back then or it has been repaired/replaced or something like that. Since there are a lot Franken Watches out there I tried to get as much detail as possible beforehand and tried to dive into the world of Connies to suck up all information (which is quite a topic, since there is so much to know)- but after some time I noticed that help from experts like you would be greatly appreciated.
Because of that I would like to ask you about your opinion about the authenticity of my new watch. I will start with the things I think I know about it: The case (14393SC) seems fitting to the watch caliber (561). The caseback also has the number 61 stamped in it, which I guess is the production year of the case. The serialnumber stamped on the Cal. Is 19-xxx, so it should have been produced around 1962. The gap of 1 year seems ok to me since it doesn’t seem uncommon that the case was produced one year earlier than the caliber and was assembled together. Also there’s a Omega stamp on the caseback as well as three gold stamps on the lugs of the watch. The crown is not the classic one, but I am not sure if it is a replaced one since I read in the very interesting blog of Desmond that there were some exceptions. The strap and clasps are from Omega, but are new. I will add some pictures I took yesterday. The picture from the movement is from the watch dealer, as I did not open the watch so far (will do on the weekend). If the picture source is a problem please tell me.
It would be great if you could help me by giving your opinion on the authenticity of my watch, especially in terms of the “imperfections” on the dial.
Thank you very much and I wish you a nice day.
All the best from Austria,
Max
I am new to this forum and looking really forward to spending quite some time here as I get more and more into Omega watches. My name is Markus, living in Austria. Got my first Omega 5 years ago while strolling through a flea market (Seamaster 165.001 from 1963) and wore it almost every week since then. Two years ago I got a Speedmaster Moonwatch but ended up selling it because it didn’t fit my small wrist- which was quite sad because I really enjoyed the look of the watch itself.
Nevertheless the Omega watch world never stopped to fascinate me.
To the point of my first post: One week ago I finally bought a watch I was dreaming about for some years now: a golden Constellation Pie Pan from the 60s. Finally I found a piece that really looked good to me. I picked it up from a renowned local watch shop and I’m really happy since then. The watch is made out of 14k yellow gold with Ref.Nr. 14393SC from ca. 1962, ticking inside is the Cal. 561. Here is a wristshot:
The only thing that made me wonder was that there seem to be some inaccuracies on the dial. It seems that the Omega-Logo, the 12 oclock indices and the Constellation star are not aligned perfectly on the dial.
I marked it here:
I do not know how good quality control was back then or it has been repaired/replaced or something like that. Since there are a lot Franken Watches out there I tried to get as much detail as possible beforehand and tried to dive into the world of Connies to suck up all information (which is quite a topic, since there is so much to know)- but after some time I noticed that help from experts like you would be greatly appreciated.
Because of that I would like to ask you about your opinion about the authenticity of my new watch. I will start with the things I think I know about it: The case (14393SC) seems fitting to the watch caliber (561). The caseback also has the number 61 stamped in it, which I guess is the production year of the case. The serialnumber stamped on the Cal. Is 19-xxx, so it should have been produced around 1962. The gap of 1 year seems ok to me since it doesn’t seem uncommon that the case was produced one year earlier than the caliber and was assembled together. Also there’s a Omega stamp on the caseback as well as three gold stamps on the lugs of the watch. The crown is not the classic one, but I am not sure if it is a replaced one since I read in the very interesting blog of Desmond that there were some exceptions. The strap and clasps are from Omega, but are new. I will add some pictures I took yesterday. The picture from the movement is from the watch dealer, as I did not open the watch so far (will do on the weekend). If the picture source is a problem please tell me.
It would be great if you could help me by giving your opinion on the authenticity of my watch, especially in terms of the “imperfections” on the dial.
Thank you very much and I wish you a nice day.
All the best from Austria,
Max
