Wow, that looks amazing!
Where did you get it from and dare I ask how much is it worth?
Welcome here and congratulations for owning this beautiful watch!
Since it is very exceptional and others will be interested in, I would suggest to change the title of the thread to make it more specific. You could make it easier to find.
welcome @zhixi
Interesting watch.
There seems to be slight variations of these dials but yours is very different to the others out there as it has an 'opalescent' enamel dial, whereas others are 'flat'.
It would be useful if you could give us some of the backstory of the watch and how you came by it - and more pictures of the case please (sides and rear would be good)
A quick google shows that there were some after market replacement dials kicking around that have the '3D' look and the wavy edge to the central field.
https://marketplace.watchcharts.com...-observatory-dial-cal-550-551-552-replacement
welcome @zhixi
Interesting watch.
There seems to be slight variations of these dials but yours is very different to the others out there as it has an 'opalescent' enamel dial, whereas others are 'flat'.
It would be useful if you could give us some of the backstory of the watch and how you came by it - and more pictures of the case please (sides and rear would be good)
A quick google shows that there were some after market replacement dials kicking around that have the '3D' look and the wavy edge to the central field.
https://marketplace.watchcharts.com...-observatory-dial-cal-550-551-552-replacement
The Omegamania Auction 2007 shows an identical watch (page 318f) but no pictures of the case-back. Estimated 20....30k. Does anyone know
The Omegamania Auction 2007 shows an identical watch (page 318f) but no pictures of the case-back. Estimated 20....30k. Does anyone know the results?
on $ 50 leather strap 😦
The Omegamania Auction 2007 shows an identical watch (page 318f) but no pictures of the case-back. Estimated 20....30k. Does anyone know the results?
on $ 50 leather strap 😦
The Omegamania Auction 2007 shows an identical watch (page 318f) but no pictures of the case-back. Estimated 20....30k. Does anyone know the results?
can you post a picture please?
Z zhixiGlad you brought up the case back issue.
The 2007 Omegamania watch purchased by the Omega Museum was not 100% original, im my estimation, and Omega knows it.
1) The description states "In addition, it has a solid screw-down caseback embossed with a now-classic astronomical observatory emblem". Clearly, the photo on the Omega website does not show a screw-down caseback, but rather a press-in caseback. If you cilck on the PLUS symbol next to the caseback photo, this statement is shown "One of the earliest Constellation casebacks embossed with the now-classic astronomical observatory is found on this gold Omega Automatic Chronometer, 1953, another treasure from the Omega Museum." The decription is quite perculiar.
2) Based on the big Constellation thread here, it's stated that all OT2699 were "grand luxe" models. This is consitent with decription in 'Omega, A Journey Through Time' book. In other words, this specific model should all have come with a 18K gold bracelet. There's little information on which particular bracelet came with this watch per se, but the ref OT2799, shown here, also from 1954, features the same ref 1500 bracelet I have.
