Constellation 504

Kek25

Thanks for your input, Tom. I'll take your opinion over mine on the band/buckle. Now I can go out and get one I really like.

Christos, thank you for your response concerning no distinction between refurbished and replacement. That's good to know.

MSN. Beautiful watch. Excellent example/learning tool for comparison to mine. I would be afraid to frequently wear such a pristine vintage example, which is why I chose the method described in my first post when purchasing vintage wristwatches. I have a safe deposit box full of pristine vintage pocket watches that I visit every few months or so. I didn't want to go that route with the vintage
wristwatches. I enjoy wearing them too much and have been known to knock my arm on the corner of a wall on more than frequent occasions. May I ask what the value of such an example might be? I paid a couple hundred dollars for mine knowing it was a redial. From my research, it seems examples like yours are very rare.

I enjoy buying the watches first then doing the research to learn about them. It's a great pastime albeit unorthodox. But I make sure I'm into them right so as not to make a significant financial mistake.

A couple of my favorite wristwatches include a Rado Manhattan in a ss case (not gold but a cool watch), a Longines 25 jewel 994 automatic in 10k rolled gold and a Longines 9LT flareback in 14k gold.

Thank you to everyone for your informative responses.