Never seen a Dutch date wheel before on an Omega. Interesting.
Here is the listing from the Omega Vintage Database:
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-constellation-omega-ba-168-0016
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
Never seen a Dutch date wheel before on an Omega. Interesting.
Here is the listing from the Omega Vintage Database:
https://www.omegawatches.com/en-us/watch-omega-constellation-omega-ba-168-0016
Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
Thanks for sending this. It shows in the database that the case is 18k gold, but the seller did not mention anything about it being solid gold. Is there a chance that Omega offered this style watch with gold-plated as well?
The chances are very good. The vintage database seems to offer one version of most of them, and watches could have been stainless, gold fill, or solid gold, in various colors.
Skunkman when you say vintage database is that something available to everyone online or something? I’m always looking to find a new resource if u don’t mind me asking
Plus, if you have a case number like 166.010, add the second zero, as 166.0010. Sometimes you leave the dot in, sometimes you take it out....
Hello all,
I have decided that a vintage Omega is going to be my next purchase and I’m very fortunate to have stumbled upon this forum.
I have been searching for the right piece for weeks and am very close to pulling the trigger on this one.
Does the dial look original? Seems like it’s in excellent shape.
Any feedback / advice would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you in advance
welcome @Jbier77
The pics aren’t great however, dial looks to be fine but the case is quite well polished.
The lugs should have clearly defined facets (you can see them on the pic @gatorcpa posted)
Constellations like this were supplied in sold gold, SS and gold cap (not plated or filled)
This is the latter and while gold capped watches are never as sharp as say SS, this one is soft.
The medallion is heavily worn too.
So, it depends on what you are looking for and of course price.
if it is a good deal and you aren’t looking for a sharp piece it might be worth picking up.
There are quite a few Constellations to chose from, so a couple of questions
what attracts you to this specific reference of watch?
Did you particularly want a day date?
Were you after a gold watch?
A final note
These references of constellation haven’t reached their market yet and you can still pick up really nice versions at significantly less cost than other Constellation references, so you shouldn’t be overpaying for anything other than a mint example.
