Hello! New to Omega and these forums

Looks awesome. Welcome aboard

Thanks guys! 😉
I have set my somewhat narrow collection scope to Constellations with 168.005 cases, 561 movements and pie-pan dials with crosshair.
I currently have two more ongoing projects that i will follow up with here soon, I just need to get around to it! The upcoming two watches have turned out to vary alot in 'project' status but a good challenge can also be fun i hope. 😜

i was surprised by the forum members to find out there is a watchmakers school in Finnland.

So, finally I will continue with the story of my second watch. 😀

This watch was also found at a Swedish auction house and it didn't come with a lot of information.
The information provided was:
Omega Constellation Automatic, goldcap case, leather strap, scratches, cracked glass.

From the pictures I identified it as a 168.005 case and I thought it would complement my first SS watch pretty well with this gold capped case.
Said and done, I bid on it and won the auction.

When it arrived it looked pretty good considering i didn't know alot about what I was buying!
The crown looked pretty unusual and had 9 edges but still seemed pretty old and had an omega logo!
Does anyone recognize this type of crown?
Could it be original or maybe it comes from some other watch?



I had to open it up for a sneak peek.



It had a nice looking 168.005 case back and just like my first watch it had the cal. 561 movement (which was nice because now that is one of my collection restrictions).
The inside looked very clean, the seal looked rather fresh and the movement was really pretty, almost like a mirror. 😁

The leather strap would have to be replaced though, so again I started trawling ebay for another beads of rice bracelet to match this watch.

This is a refreshing and interesting thread. You share and I like it. Keep those 005: s coming.

Not seen that crown on a 005 before.

I am working on my 005-collection:
18K silver/white dial
Gold cap, black dial
SS silver/white dial
SS black dial - project watch - have a look at
https://omegaforums.net/threads/black-to-be-168-005.24943/

If I could get a rose 18k - any dial - I might be satisfied...

I think OP's crown is original to that watch, just heavily worn

I believe you are right - I thought it had too many and too small facets but now when looking at it - it is just really badly worn. I have to stop taking drugs... 😉

I did suspect the crown was indeed original but I wanted an unbiased opinion, thanks! 😀
I have seen a few other Connies with this type of crown, but they seem somewhat rare.

Anyways, to continue the story of the second watch:

After having the watch for about two weeks i was astonished by how accurate it kept time.
During those two weeks it randomly went just a few seconds too fast and the next day just a few seconds too slow, evening out to about +/- 5 seconds during a week.

As I was searching for a bracelet for the watch I pretty soon found this one at the Swedish equivalent to ebay:

"18 mm wide, complete omega bracelet for 70's watches."



I thought it looked pretty cool with the stainless steel/gold-cap mix which i had not seen before.
The clasp looked really good too with the older omega logo and stamped 1040 bracelet style number.
It included many removable link pieces as well as a couple of matching end links which sealed the deal!

Once the bracelet arrived I had to try it on. The surface of the back of the clasp shown here looked really nice with machined lines that made the rugged effect, not much sign of wear.



They did look really neat together! 😀
Next it was time for a service, to make sure it would keep working just as good for years to come.

Great write up, good to see your enthusiasm!

Thanks!
I'm trying to put a bit of detail and things i have learned along the way into it in hope of helping others decide what to look for and do (and possibly not to do) with their watches. 😀

Moving on, the crown was as commented above really worn and i was thinking about finding a replacement.
The old crown would be put aside for safe keeping.
I found a crown that I suspected would fit pretty nicely, again on the Swedish counterpart to ebay, and decided to buy it.

This 'new' crown was a bit thicker than the original but the thread and tube size was the same.



With a matching crown and bracelet in place it was now time to get the watch some service and have that worn crystal replaced.
As with the first watch I sent it to my watchmaker so he could take a look at it and give a diagnosis.