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Larry S
··Color Commentator for the Hyperbole.Fundamentally with these watches it’s all about the dial and a sharp case … this doesn’t cut it.
Is this an original Pie Pan Constellation?
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Peemacgee
··Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungersThe lugs are so sharp that you could easily mistake the watch for solid gold - which just goes to show how well the case makers manufactured them originally.
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proratsass
·Thanks again everyone. I have learned a lot reading each of your comments. If anyone wants to sell me their constellation, I'd love to buy it.
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hoipolloi
·I’m going to be a bit of a contrarian on this one.
I don’t care for patinated dials and the case is pretty much toast and has lost any collector’s value as a dogleg Constellation IMHO.
However, if correct, (I.e if the dial started life with this case) the watch itself is a bit of a rare bird.
Arrowhead dials are quite uncommon in any dogleg but this must be the last of the arrowhead dials, which appeared in only a very few post-reference-number-change Constellations. (and IIRC only doglegs)
Would I pay a thousand dollars for it?
Most definitely not - but some collectors might acquire it just to fill an uncommon slot in their collection.
But after looking closely at the minute markers and the distance to the pie pan edges, I guess it could be the work of fake masters, the art of antiquing at its best and the art of redial.
