Morning all

This is a good looking 168.004
That is everything but the Lume dots on the indices
They look a bit too 'robust' to me
However the colour matches the hands - and both look nicely aged
So two scenarios:
Lume was replaced on dial and hands at the same time (some time ago) or carefully matched
Or it was just a bad Lume day at the office for Omega when applying the indices dots

I seem to recall someone posting a really nice pie-pan not that long ago with similarly 'chunky' Lume dots

Any opinions on the variability of Omega lume quality generally but on this watch in particular?

 

I agree with you. Those lume dots seem a bit big for an omega.

 

Over enthusiastic relume at a service at one stage

 

Such a shame really
Very honest watch in pretty good condition with B&Ps
Up for grabs in UK auction in the next hour or so if anyone interested

 

Wow - Sold for just short of £1,100 including commission
Bearing in mind this was a dome dial with suspect Lume
Not Speedy-like appreciation but Connies have certainly gone up in the past 12 months

 

Is it rare to have the cross hairs on this reference?

 

No rare but a nice bonus

 

That's quite expensive

Would have called that a £650 Constellation, even in that condition...

 

Even with the current price rises I expected around £6-700 all in too

However, this is the best Connie that has come up at auction in the UK for quite a long time
(The only one I've considered in around 6 months)
But even given that the price is very high

 

For me, this is one of the less attractive styles, probably the reason why I didn't value it higher. The look most people think of when saying "Omega Constellation" is, IMO, a more conservative style, probably a 168.005 with a pie pan dial. It could be fun writing up on the hierachy of Constellations

 

I love the round cases dome dial Connies

Oddly enough I think of them as more conservative then the dog legs and pie pans
They are incredibly easy to wear
But agree that the 'classic' Connie is a pie-pan

Starting a thread about ranking Connies would be a brave move indeed

Get yourself a tin-hat!