My first post for Omega Forums: I've been a proud (too proud perhaps!) owner of a 1963 gold capped Constellation (561 mov) for a number of years and was fatally tempted a couple of weeks ago by an 18ct Constellation from 1952 in near museum quality condition (apart from wrong crown). It was part of a collection of a director of a major UK jewellery retail company and appears to have been little worn. The dial is original and pristine, the 354 mov in superb condition - in short the watch is a joy. A little loss of detail/definition for sure especially in the observatory stars (66 years old!). I hope to wear it daily and not simply squirrel it away in a draw where it will clearly maintain its fine condition status but has no function as a watch. Question: would I need to replace the crown with the correct decagonal one in 18ct or a modern gold plated equivalent? So long as I'm using the watch I'm tempted to leave the existing crown in place (easier to wind also).

 

Hi and congrats to your Connie!

Please post photos (as mentioned)

Don't know if I got your point, are you asking for aesthetical or technical reasons?

If the crown works and you don't mind that it is the wrong one: just wear the watch the way it is!

 

Many thanks. Photos hopefully attached. I think my question was more to do with the 'correct' crown - i.e. would the original have been fully 18ct (apart from steel screw insert)?

 

Many thanks. Always at the back of my mind when making a purchase of this size is the possibility of a fake...difficult to carry out all the checks (especially for a novice) at the time of purchase (I bought it from a trusted Birmingham jeweller who I have been doing business with for years...)

 

Which jeweller? Am there myself.