Well, I was going to flip the nice black dial Seamaster I got and get a Constellation but after spending some time here I realized it's a damn nice one and I'm not going to get a Constellation I can afford with an original dial anyway any time soon so I decided to keep it and spent the balance on a Seamaster for my daughter instead. I just couldn't help it. When I saw it I was like Yes! Very happy with this decision. From what I can tell it's a 1972 with a cal 681.

 

Now you just need to find the matching piece for yourself!

 

Cool watch! I'm sure that looks very nice on a slender wrist, especially with that bracelet.

 

Yeah, kind of painted myself into a corner there, hahaha. But maybe I should get one just like it, a ladies one!

 

Looks amazing! And yes, I agree with the others, get a matching one haha

 

That is awesome! I didn't' know those existed. I have been on the lookout for a ladies constellation for my significant other, but perhaps I'll expand my search.

 

Neither did I but when I saw it there was no question whatsoever, this is it, got to have it. Love the color and also the size of the dial in relation to the bezel.

 

you did very well - congrats!

 

Very nice, I've not seen one of these dive bezel style womens with the 684 movement. I might need to hunt one out for the missus.
Do you happen to have a shot of the caseback to identify the reference?

I love these little womens automatic movements, it still never ceases to amaze me that the same functionality as a 565 movement was all crammed into 17.5mm across.

 

Ain't here yet but when I get it, I'll post it.

Thanks, I did a LOT of reading on this forum so thank all.hahaha

 

Rightelyho, so the watch arrived despite UPS best efforts (NEVER use them) and I was prepared for the usual discrepancies from the text in the ad but I feel that for instance "Works" - as it said in the ad, is a bit of an exaggeration when it runs 1H behind in a 12H period. That would be more like "Runs".

I was aware that "patina" is just a ridiculous car salesman term for "decayed" and sure enough the dial is flakey/flaked/flaking or whatever one would call it. To be honest, it's really hard to take a pic of the dial and make this show, although it could have been mentioned, and obviously the watch is so small that it can not be seen, other than vaguely, with the naked eye but my question is this: can the flakes from the dial come off and impede the motion of the movement. I.e, is the running late perhaps a result of the imperfection of the dial? And if so, will it perhaps never run correctly unless redialed?

I know this is just a theory but I thought perhaps someone has experience of this.

 

The running slow could be many things but a service will sort that out. Flakes from the dial can certainly migrate to the movement so see what the watchmaker says about the dial as it may be possible to work something out with that dial.

These are very cool watches and some years ago I built one (Watchco style) for my wife - it's her favourite watch.

https://omegaforums.net/threads/chr...d-an-amateur-vintage-style-watch-build.18596/

Good luck, Chris

 

Holy cow what a great thread and what a wonderful watch! Thank you SO much! It will be a great resource in restoring this one. I guess one can no longer just order a dial like that from somewhere but do you perhaps know if the flaking is a top layer of clear that can be stripped? I'm looking at my pic now and starting to think it just might be.

 

There is usually a lacquer on the top to protect the dial, painted text and so on which is probably what is lifting. It might be possible to remove that and replace with new but it can lead to loss of all the text and no-one can say for sure if it will be possible - sometimes it works and other times it doesn't. I don't like doing this and most watchmakers will be the same and insist that you accept you may lose the dial.

Where are you and do you have a watchmaker that you use? You need someone who has done this before and not everyone will have - I'm almost retired now and not taking on work but there are other vintage specialist watchmakers who should be able to help.

Al, @Archer may be able to say if a maroon (burgundy) dial for a 566.0024 stainless steel case is available in the Omega network. I suspect not...

Cheers, Chris

 

Very grateful for the input, thank you so much. I can certainly understand that this is a job someone would only take on if I'm prepared to take the loss, which I absolutely would be because it would be a last ditch effort before redial. I'm in Sweden and I have a watchmaker, although he stays clear of dials so I don't really have anyone that could take on that paticular job here at the moment. If someone can point me towards a replacement dial I'd get it in a heartbeat.

Meanwhile, I think seeing whether it will run on time or not is the first thing to do then. If it does then the dial can stay, but would of course still be substituted if ever I find a new one.

 

You guessed correctly Chris - it is no longer available. Omega suggests that the dial be returned to them for restoration. This might actually be one of the rare cases where sending the watch to Omega is not a bad idea, if a replacement dial can't be located.

 

Most grateful for you taking the time to share this info, thank you so much! I will have a chat with them then, (or however one goes about it)

 

Well, here's the dial then. Funny how it looks like absolute trash in an extreme close up like this whereas in reality you can barely see it because the watch is SO tiny!



I actually found a chap here in Sweden who can take on the job of restoring it so that will be interesting then.

 

Loved your post from 2014!!

 

from that close up, e.g. @ 5 o'clock minute track, it certainly looks like the damage is deeper than a lacquer finish.

it's a cool watch and hopefully the finished product will make your daughter happy.