That does not appear to be a 168.005.
What width is the strap on your watch @Maddiecaddy ?
It could be a 168.010.
Lug width :
18mm = 168.004
19mm = 168.010
You can get a replacement crown for both ‘hidden crown’ Constellations that sits inside the crown recess, it still sticks out a little but will look better than the current crown you have on there and will be waterproof.
I would imagine finding a loose caseback - either for SS or gold cap will require equal patience - but first you need to determine the case reference.
If it is an .004 you will need to find a caseback from the same case manufacturer as they differ slightly. (Difficult to do if you don’t have the caseback to ascertain the manufacturer)
BTW IIRC gold cap cases are 14k not 18k.
As are the medallions on the caseback.
To be honest, I can’t recall the exact ref… maybe is it a 168.004 or 168.010? I’m so mad at them for not taking the 5 seconds to reset the back properly. This is frustrating… and thank you for noticing the lug difference
This is really unfortunate. So you think that a customs agent opened the back of the watch and then misplaced the case-back. TBH, I would never have imagined that customs would actually open up a watch. That seems incredibly risky.
It was in place when it was sent (along with other watches), and was completely missing when the package arrived… so someone in the customs process managed to lose it.
If it is a 168.004 it should have Chamfered edge on the lugs like mine.
