Inherited Constellation. But is it “real”

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Dad died in 89 and I’ve had this ever since. Dad had it maybe 10 yrs before that. I’ve never seen one like anywhere so wonder if it is an original or is it a varietal one made by someone. Any help or guidance would be most appreciated. Thanks
 
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It looks real. It looks to be a quartz model from circa 1977- 1982. All the info you need is stamped into the interior of the caseback. If it’s steel it’s not all that exciting and worth a couple of hundred bucks. If it’s in fact white gold it’s worth its gold value plus maybe $100.
 
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It does look real, likely a reference 391.0013 based on a quick search on google.
 
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It does look real, likely a reference 391.0013 based on a quick search on google.
Really appreciated, thank you
 
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It looks real. It looks to be a quartz model from circa 1977- 1982. All the info you need is stamped into the interior of the caseback. If it’s steel it’s not all that exciting and worth a couple of hundred bucks. If it’s in fact white gold it’s worth its gold value plus maybe $100.
Thanks for that. At the stage where a battery is lasting a year tops but costs £60 so at the point where it’s not sensible to keep replacing it. Nice watch though so shame not to use it ‍♂️. Cheers.
 
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Thanks for that. At the stage where a battery is lasting a year tops but costs £60 so at the point where it’s not sensible to keep replacing it. Nice watch though so shame not to use it ‍♂️. Cheers.

Understood. Stick it on ebay, it'll make its value and maybe then some. If a battery is only lasting a year it maybe needs a bit of love since that is short for one of those. If you prefer instead to keep it, be aware the cell itself costs less than a quid and it is not rocket science to change them, though it does require some care.
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