Introduction + First big purchase - advice needed

https://omegaforums.net/threads/for-post-number-2652.42983/

https://omegaforums.net/threads/4-of-a-kind-constellation-2652.42183/

Minute markers also completely wrong.

Welcome to the forum and congratulations on having your freedom and being able to mark the milestone of your life with such a prize.

Just to add, remember that the Connie had a long run- there were changes made during each generation, including the details of the small print font and slight changes to the “Constellation”, although the style of the font itself didn’t change, markers hands, even the lack of the star on later models...so many changes. Omega was usually consistent within a product line and generation but there were some anomalies like a few dials marked with a T for Tritium lume but no lume on the dial or hands- but this is the exception not the rule.

There were several variation on the “Swiss made” over time from just “Swiss”, to “Swiss Made”, to T Swiss Made T” and sometimes just “T Swiss Made”- the T is for Tritium which was the lume used after they switched from radium around 1962’ish. Tell tale on a redial sometimes is a 50’s era Connie with “T Swiss Made T”. But a 60’s Connie with Onyx markers and hands will just say “Swiss Made” without the T’s. Familiarize yourself with a specific generation as knowing all of them can take years of research. I am still learning with just the Seamasters!

As said above, the classified’s here are usually a very safe place to get an honest example and if you’re patient, you will be rewarded.
Don’t jump on anything without checking here first, the collective knowledge here is amazing and everyone is willing to help you keep from making a regrettable mistake.