They all need to be serviced, after so long, the movements will be dry.
Find a good watchmaker, someone recomended. Hopefully someone from the phillipines will chime in here. In asia, i imagine the price of a service might be cheaper, for a straight service with no parts required, i used to pay about USD$60..
Can anyone help identify them or their model numbers?
Alright. I'll search local forums for recommended watchmakers. Hopefully it won't be too big of a bill. Thanks!
Watches A & C are both reference 168.005 which will likely date to around the mid 60’s
Watch A has a stainless steel case and watch C is 14k gold capped.
The gold watch (B) also looks to be case ref 168.005, however I have never seen that dial before in that case. It looks like a dome dial de luxe but not sure they made a dome de luxe in this reference. I am intrigued to know what you have there as I’ve only seen that dial in later models. Maybe one of our resident Connie experts can explain.
FWIW, it is pretty common practise to send away watches for servicing. I currently have watches in three different countries getting worked on 😀
First of all welcome @QT31416
Your father had great taste in watches.
Unfortunately it looks as though the Phillipine climate has been unkind to the dials on your Constellations but the dogleg cases are wonderfully sharp.
The solid gold ‘Watch B’ appears to also have a gold dial - it may be possible to have the lacquer (skilfully) removed and reinstated.
I agree the dial style is unusual for this reference.
For interest Research Omega 168.005 as above and/or read this blog.
http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
The crowns have all been replaced so the watches have been serviced at some point in their lives but as noted above they will require a service But no polishing.
BTW Sometimes you just need to get a finger nail under the sticky crown to ease it out.
I’d budget $300 and it will probably come in for less.
First of all welcome @QT31416
Your father had great taste in watches.
Unfortunately it looks as though the Phillipine climate has been unkind to the dials on your Constellations but the dogleg cases are wonderfully sharp.
The solid gold ‘Watch B’ appears to also have a gold dial - it may be possible to have the lacquer (skilfully) removed and reinstated.
I agree the dial style is unusual for this reference.
For interest Research Omega 168.005 as above and/or read this blog.
http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.co.uk/?m=1
The crowns have all been replaced so the watches have been serviced at some point in their lives but as noted above they will require a service
But no polishing.
BTW Sometimes you just need to get a finger nail under the sticky crown to ease it out.
