A nice surprise to come home to....courtesy of Mr Posty for dropping it with the neighbours!


The filling...


Et voilà!


I have been c-ing a few grey/cobalt blue dials. Which I really like. This one is just grey but really throws the light around and changes shades in different lights





Nice c-ing the original crystal still intact!




Case is nice with sharp brushed edges and also quickset date. Will add some movement shots in due course.

Nice to be back in the C club.. This was one if my first Omega purchases when I started collecting and now the market for these is finally picking up.. I can c why!

 

C-licious! Somebody did a very nice job reluming that. Seems these 168.017 caliber 564 versions are getting VERY popular around here.

 

Thanks! Yes. I thought the lume blobs were nicely done. Will see if I can get a evening shot!

 

Ye. Just got a brick bracelet.. Hopefully it will fit!

 

It will with 19 mm end links.

 

It's comes with 131 end-links which seem quite curved..

 

If that Johnny Nash song is still in my head at the end of the day, why, I'll......aaaaargh!
Not to mention I'm missing my C-case Connie right about now.
Although, to be completely honest (and risk an attack on my character if I have any), my favorite C-case of all time is an IWC Yacht Club circa 1970 with a caliber 8541b movement.
"...I can see all obstacles in my way..." DAMMIT MR. NASH!

 

I believe there might be a few variations. Also some with more stick thin hands. The dial on mine looks darker but it's actually more close the case colour. I think ulackfocus and LouS has a slight blue tinge.. Any shots of yours?

 

There are a few tint variations of grey dialed C-case Constellations. I've seen bright silver, medium silver (like Alex's here), and slate grey that can look a little bluish in certain light. Whether or not the bright silver and medium silver are the same color with different aging I can't say for sure. There might even be a flat grey without the sunburst pattern, but again I'm not sure if that was just the photos or it was really a different finish. I haven't taken a good shot of mine yet, just a couple poorly lit q & d's like this:




As you can see, mine has dauphine hands. There were two types of stick hands also: thicker like Alex's, and thin without lume or black fill like you'd see on some linen dialed day/date 168.029 versions.

 

Yep, a 168.017. The reference number has nothing to do with the dial.

 

Mine Could be later. I think it's 1970. ulackfocus 's has an unusual crown and sword hands. Nice variant.

 

Yep, several different crowns on these too - small scallops like mine and a few different serrated versions - one like Alex's shown above. Here's a different type of serrated crown on a 1969 168.029 I used to own:





I've only seen these on the serrated bezel day/date 168.029 models but they may have come on other C-case Constellations too.

 

ulackfocus great reference. When are we gonna have a "let's c yours".... Thread? I think that alone would build up our knowledge of variations... Apologies if we already have!

 

Even better to do it in the Open Discussion Forum and include all brands.

 

Nice Alex!
Hour lume dots look original.
Are they?