Available soon at a well-known auction house.
Described as an 18k, 2852/3, 19j 501, circa 1955

now, please correct me if I'm wrong - but I don't recall seeing a 2852 with the 'missing text' dial, most commonly associated with 14xxxx references, let alone one with a movt that should have been last issued (approx) pre-1957

would be interested in the thoughts of the collective

Edit - after a trawl - I did find one other 2852 with a similar dial (also gold, with gold dial) but no movt details
Anyone else seen credible versions of this combo or are they both 'outliers'?

because a thread needs pictures - the watch up for auction

 

I dont know, but regardless, i dont like it -its over polished, and why are there minute markers at 9 and 12 o,clock, and no where else where there are hour batons ?

 

I guess circa 1955 could be a red herring more likely 1959 around the change over to 14xxx.
Here’s one I found that @X350 XJR sold in Aug 17. https://omegaforums.net/threads/stainless-steel-cross-hair-omega-constellation-ref-2852.61680/
@Sherbie the minute markers peaking out from behind the batons you see quite often. Not the best photo but you can just make out the marker at 3 on my 14381.

 

I appreciate the thoughts - but it's the 19j 501 (replaced with the 20j 501 in '57) combined with the two-line text that's giving me pause for thought
@X350 XJR 's was a '59 cal 505 - so no problems there
IIRC the two-line text came in around '58 - so it is just possible that an old movt was placed in a new watch but a jump of two watch movts is less likely
hence raising the subject for discussion

 

Ah sorry gotcha now, didn’t think it would be that simple.

 

Bit of a bump for further comments
any thoughts Desmond?
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