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·Following on from a thread I posted a few days ago, it became clear that my 1958 Constellation may have an unusual font/script type.
the ‘t’s and ‘n’s are a little different, but notably the way the second ‘t’ rises up to the top of the following ‘i’ is striking. See the first photo for my example.
Initial thoughts were that it was not ‘genuine’, however further research came up with two further, identical examples.
One was for a watch on sale with virtually the same dial configuration (see the second photo).
The other was on a Japanese market ‘jumbo’ dial Constellation. The third photo (taken off another website http://omega-constellation-collecto...other-rare-omega-constellation-jumbo.html?m=1) has been cropped in to highlight that.
Have other members come across this before?
My 1958 Constellation (167xxxxx) is of the same format as the other black dial that was advertised for sale (164xxxxx). That is to say 2943.2.SC 504 caliber, black dial, solid gold batons, hands (only) that may have had radium, the word “chronometer” with the ‘-meter’ and not ‘-metre’ spelling, and the absence of the word ‘calendar’ below Constellation. I believe my example was likely purchased in either Singapore or Malaysia.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insights.
the ‘t’s and ‘n’s are a little different, but notably the way the second ‘t’ rises up to the top of the following ‘i’ is striking. See the first photo for my example.
Initial thoughts were that it was not ‘genuine’, however further research came up with two further, identical examples.
One was for a watch on sale with virtually the same dial configuration (see the second photo).
The other was on a Japanese market ‘jumbo’ dial Constellation. The third photo (taken off another website http://omega-constellation-collecto...other-rare-omega-constellation-jumbo.html?m=1) has been cropped in to highlight that.
Have other members come across this before?
My 1958 Constellation (167xxxxx) is of the same format as the other black dial that was advertised for sale (164xxxxx). That is to say 2943.2.SC 504 caliber, black dial, solid gold batons, hands (only) that may have had radium, the word “chronometer” with the ‘-meter’ and not ‘-metre’ spelling, and the absence of the word ‘calendar’ below Constellation. I believe my example was likely purchased in either Singapore or Malaysia.
Thank you for sharing your knowledge and insights.
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