Hello all I have inherited what seems to be a an Omega watch, however I have trawled the web and can't anything that similar so i am assuming it's fake? My wife wears the watch anyway but did think i might need to add it to the insurance? Not trying to sell. Watch is from my dad who loved a bargain Could anyone shed any light please? The number on the back is 1450 if that's means anything. I see people talking about numbers, do you need to take the back off for this? There are little screws is this something that can be done at home or at a shop? Thanks Hugh
Dear Welsh Good news is - you have saved some money as you don't have to insure it Bad news is - it's Fake, notice the Roman numerals for 5 are all upside down ( and I don't think ia constellation is supposed to have a radial dial ) Edit. Dear Me it could be legit on below posts
I know nothing about the pedigree or legitimacy of this watch, but Roman numeral (what should be) IV is also incorrect.
That's a bummer but if your wife likes wearing it I would just leave it alone till it's brought up again.
I am very much on the fence about this. 1450 is a legit number for a ladies small quartz caliber. Also the gold on the thing is not worn away. If it was fake the gold plating would not last long. I also look at the gold Omega logo on the clasp fakes tend not to have this. The Roman IIII is quite normal on later Constellations, actually it seems to one of their design elements. Does the clasp have numbers? If it does post them.
I am going to plump for legit but nasty. It is not a commonly seen model hence the conflicting views and even if real it wont be particularly valuable but I don't think it is worthless junk.
Assume 70’s design - great decade for film and music ( disco excluded). time for politics design and fashion.
Lol ok thanks guys for all the views if she likes wearing it then as someone said will leave be will look for clasp numbers (will google what they are first ! ) thabks again
99% sure it’s real. Easy way to check is open the back. The movement will be marked Omega and the caseback will have the model number in the inside. Interesting piece but alas not particularly valuable.
If you were going to fake a watch, wouldn't you fake a more expensive one? Perhaps the person who faked it went on to counterfeit $5 bills?
Actually it is a watchmaking anachronism seen on more watches than just Omega it goes back to the time of clocks. http://mentalfloss.com/article/24578/why-do-some-clocks-use-roman-numeral-iiii
