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Hi everyone.
My case is: I bought a brandnew omega constellation from Jomashop which was produced in 2007 (checking the serial number). I received a week ago, everything seems to be fine (+- 1 sec/day).
My question is: Is it a must I need to do oil maintenance for this 15 years old watch or just keep using and do it in 5 years later?
Thank you.
 
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Hi everyone.
My case is: I bought a brandnew omega constellation from Jomashop which was produced in 2007 (checking the serial number). I received a week ago, everything seems to be fine (+- 1 sec/day).
My question is: Is it a must I need to do oil maintenance for this 15 years old watch or just keep using and do it in 5 years later?
Thank you.

You can’t tell the year a modern Omega was produced by those serial number tables you find online. I seriously doubt your watch was made in 2007. Can you post a picture and the reference number? That will allow us to narrow down the production time better.
 
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As above, the online serial tables just don't work for anything beyond around 1990. They are not even close. As above, post a pic, the reference number and if you like the first 4 digits of the serial. The actual date of manufacture can be estimated if you have data for a given model, and some of us have enough data to do this for certain models.
 
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You can’t tell the year a modern Omega was produced by those serial number tables you find online. I seriously doubt your watch was made in 2007. Can you post a picture and the reference number? That will allow us to narrow down the production time better.
Hi
With this photo and model: 123.10.38.21.10.001, can you estimate the year?
Thank you
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As above, the online serial tables just don't work for anything beyond around 1990. They are not even close. As above, post a pic, the reference number and if you like the first 4 digits of the serial. The actual date of manufacture can be estimated if you have data for a given model, and some of us have enough data to do this for certain models.

Reference model: 123.10.38.21.10.001
First 4 serial number is: 8214
Can you help to indentify the year of production please?
Thank you.
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Hi
With this photo and model: 123.10.38.21.10.001, can you estimate the year?
Thank you
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Not older than 2014 it seems:
 
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If everything is working and keeping good time, I would just wear it and enjoy it.
 
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If everything is working and keeping good time, I would just wear it and enjoy it.
yeah, just try to figure out if i need to service it or nope. So far i enjoy wearing them.
 
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Not older than 2014 it seems:

Yes, and I think the new models were introduced in 2021 or 2022, so this one is likely from the later years and not that old. Just wear and enjoy.
 
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Yes, and I think the new models were introduced in 2021 or 2022, so this one is likely from the later years and not that old. Just wear and enjoy.
the new collection of constellations launched in 2020. After reading of this collection, I think my model belongs to period [2007-2019] double eagles.
 
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The dial text layout on your watch is not the same as the model launched in 2007 so it's not one of the first. I don't have much serial data on recent Connies but the look of the cards and box might give you a rough idea as they have changed over the years. If your cards look current then it won’t be any older than 2015 maybe. To give you some idea why serials can't be relied on without other data, I have a 3rd Gen SMP from 2015 with an 89m serial, and a 4th Gen 2022 model on a 83m serial. It's apparent the serials aren't running sequentially any more, they seem to be filling in gaps in movement sequences.
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