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Question for the hive mind. How rare is a "full set" Omega from the 60's . I was fortunate to inherit a 1966 Omega constellation, full Arabic dial( rare in its own right) with everything that my great uncle bought it for back in 1968. He threw nothing away so I'm assuming all the cards, papers, sleeves , original bill and box are everything.

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Nice watch, your great uncle had very good taste and was clearly meticulous with looking after his stuff.

I'd say a full set from this this period is more uncommon than rare, we see them quite often here. That's not to take anything away from yours as this is how we collectors love to find them.
 
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Not impossible, but certainly not common. As you likely know, bits of vintage kit are around, but to have the full original kit with the watch, from that long ago, is great!
 
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Great set and I also love that Arabic dial.
Congratulations.
The bit that often gets thrown away is the card outer sleeve, so nice to see that there too.
 
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Great heirloom piece, enjoy it.

"How rare" is it? I wouldn't even have the slightest idea how to quantify rareness.
 
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Wonderful set congrats. Extra bonus as it was purchased from JW Benson at flagship store on Bond St in London. They were English watchmakers on Bond St since 1870s and made watches until their factory was destroyed in WW2. After that they retailed watches until they were bought out in 1980s. They made some Royal coronation pocket watches and such and are an important part of English horological history. Here is a brief summary
Enjoy your special watch!

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Congrats on your full-set inheritance. Nice time piece with raised arabic hour indices.
To Omega experts here & for my education. I got the feeling that raised arabic indices were very often found on Omegas exported to the UK, if not exclusively. Am I wrong please enlighten me😊
Nice weekend @All
 
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Absolutely love that dial!
It's a beauty, I'm fortunate enough to have inherited two from 1966 both with full Arabic dial.
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Great watch. I’ve seen that arabic markers in various models but didn’t know they made that for dogleg too. Nice
 
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It's a beauty, I'm fortunate enough to have inherited two from 1966 both with full Arabic dial.
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Now you’re just showing off!

Great pair of Constellations
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Great watch. I’ve seen that arabic markers for various models but didn’t know they made that for dogleg too. Nice

As mentioned above - The full Arabic dials were very popular in the UK and although they aren’t that common, you’ll find them on a number of 60s Constellation references.
 
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Lovely watch and set. We’re a bit funny with the word “rare” and we hold it in reserve for watches threat are very rare.
Regardless of the synonym, it’s lovely and uncommon/rare to see.

Here’s my Seamaster 166.003 with the same dial. Of course I’m in the UK and found it here.

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It's a beauty, I'm fortunate enough to have inherited two from 1966 both with full Arabic dial.
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The dogleg is nice (and the full set is special) but I think that the arabic dial looks best on the simple shape of the Seamaster and the 'hidden crown' Constellation.
@HoratioG the case on the second watch is rather splendid - is it a 168.010?
 
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The dogleg is nice (and the full set is special) but I think that the arabic dial looks best on the simple shape of the Seamaster and the 'hidden crown' Constellation.
@HoratioG the case on the second watch is rather splendid - is it a 168.010?
It's is indeed a 168.010. 561 calibre
 
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It's is indeed a 168.010. 561 calibre
So, also less common than most 168.010s
Early ones (~probably only from '66 ) had cal 561s but most have the later cal 564 movements.
 
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