Hunting a 18k rose pie pan Connie for mom's birthday

The TÜRLER is what keeps me from buying it. 😁

How come if i may ask? I thought it was a bonus or a desirable rarity. No?

Some think so.

Others don’t.

The former are often dealers who think they can charge more for a watch - mainly off the back of Rolex fans who seem to have a mania about oddities on their dials.

Exactly. I just dont see the appeal of even more text on the dial. Given the choice I'd also choose a 2-liner Connie over the "Officially Certified" examples. The font and sound of the word TÜRLER isn't exactly appealing to my eyes or ears... Just a personal preference.

Many great responses so far. Here's my opinion:

$5000 is a good budget, and the examples you listed aren't worth half that. In general, prices on Chrono24 are insanely inflated.

When buying vintage, it's better to buy the best condition watches you can find. As an example, I have a 1956 18k constellation which is almost perfect. It'll keep its value (likely increase in value) and the enjoyment I get from a near perfect 68 year old watch is immense.

You need to slow down. Some of the watches I'm trying to buy (such as a near mint 1950s 18k no-date Zenith Captain) have been a work in progress for nearly 10 years. So if you rush into buying something now, you're likely going to be settling for lower quality items.

Sorry if the above is a bit negative.

Much appreciated! No negativity presumed here! haha. I actually picked one up recently in Japan. I shared a bunch of photos at the bottom of the first page of this thread. It has a lot of desired patina (to my eye anyway) in an unpolished case. I bailed on the hopes of finding a rose gold connie when I found this one. It was priced too well to not grab. Also picked up this cherry '69 56KS for myself! 😀

Let us know your Mom's reaction when she sees the watch.

Pics from Mom's birthday dinner. These are my favorite photos of my mom. I was going to wait until the end but during drinks she asked me what I had on my wrist... I told her I was wearing a solid gold vintage Omega and that it happened to be HER watch, of course. I had hunted for months and found this PRISTINE Connie in a cute little vintage watch shop in Tokyo back in November. Put a new blue suede strap on it from TheStrapTailor and sourced a vintage gold filled buckle at Chens in NYC/Chinatown. Ugly crying ensued. She's big happy. thanks to my wife Minnie for grabbing reaction photos of this moment. I love seeing my mom happy.

Watch is a 1959 Omega Constellation 14393 "pie pan" in solid 18k yellow gold with 18k dial furniture and applied logos and star. It features a date complication with the 561 movement, a cross hair, double signed MEISTER. It has a heavily patina'd dial in part thanks to the radium lume on the hands and indices which gives it so much unique character. This particular watch is absent typical watchmaker marks/scribes on the inside of the which indicates this piece was worn for a very short amount of time and then stored for decades. It features the original signed Omega Hesalite crystal, a near perfect hand-engraved caseback medallion, and the original odd crown (most Connies have a 10sided "decagonal" crown but these 12point scalloped crowns do exist in the 5digit reference transitional period from 59-62. thanks Desmond) It was recently serviced in Japan and ready to go for another 5-10years. Wear it with love, ma. Happy birthday.

Some more photos of the connie.

Very nice! I think your dad wants one too now! 😉

Great stuff, she's rocking it! Nice watch and an awesome gift from you, thanks for sharing.

Great story, thank you for sharing.

Awww, this is such a heartwarming story. Thank you for sharing!

Thank you thank you! This should serve as a reminder to all of you to call your mom and tell her you love here if you are fortunate to still have her in your life. <3