So, after some consideration i went ahead and took the plunge.
And i must say that it looks waaaaaay better in real life, than on the photos the seller provided!
The condition is lovely, with an almost perfect dial. The case, i suspect, is completely unpolished, as the lugs, various edges and the observatory on the caseback are crisp and sharp as razor blades. Unfortunately, there are some marks on the lower left lug.
The solid hands is to my liking as well, as they give the watch a very clean silver look, which distinguishes it from the typical onyx filled connies (i like those A LOT as well, dont get me wrong!
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The fonts on the numeral are also quite interesting! Since the serial number dates it to 1969, i though it perhaps was a late 60s/start 70s thing, but after some digging, i have found similar fonts on dials from 1964, 1966 and 1967 as well.
So as
@gatorcpa suggested earlier in this thread, it might be a UK thing, as both the 1966 and 1967 ones that i have found, are from UK catalogues.
Is there anyone who could confirm or dismiss this? Or perhaps one who would know, when Omegas started using these fonts?
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And another question:
Is it known when Omega stopped making the classic dogs leg Constellations like this one? Since this is from 1969 and the catalogues from the 1970 and start 1970s dont have any of those, i suspect that it was around that time
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Thanks for reading!
The dials with similar fonts (bottom pictures)
1st: from 1964
2rd: from 1966 - the same that gatorcpa found - with solid hands. UK catalogue.
3rd: from 1967 - it actually appears to be the exact same model with solid s/s hands as well, just without date and with the unusual arabic numerals all the way around. UK catalogue.
