Help with a vintage wartch

I just did a google image search for omega Constellation 2852 and found hundreds. What exactly do you want to know?

The op watch looks legit at first glance. Gold capped case with some wear, but better than average. Some superficial dial damage but still appealing.

I think it’s the feint glow around the letters that’s putting you off. Perhaps jpeg compression artifacting from low quality settings?

Loosely based on the Centenary model released in 1948, Omega debuted the Constellation line in 1952. The line was originally intended for men and was initially fitted with the caliber 354 "bumper" movement and later evolved to automatic calibers using a rotor. Two distinguishing features of the Constellation have always been the star on the dial and a caseback with a medallion featuring the Observatory of Geneva crowned by a constellation of eight stars. The eight stars represent the eight world precision records that Omega set in 1933 and 1936 at Kew-Teddington and the Geneva Observatory. The Constellation has always been a dress watch and during the heyday of Swiss watchmaking in the 1950s and 1960s it was regarded as one of the best watches that one could purchase. It is also one of the first Swiss chronometer certified watches and many of the caliber 500 series models, particularly the 550 and 560 series, are regarded as some of the best mass produced movements ever made. Many of the Constellation references from that period are highly sought after by collectors, particularly those with "pie pan" style dials. The 2852 is a nice lyre lug model with many combinations of case material, dial design, etc. Yours is gold cap over stainless steel and in reasonably good shape.

Some early Constellations (and US market Globemasters) had cal. 352 movements.



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