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anthoto1
·Hello,
I am an almost complete novice in Omega vintage watches and, to be honest, about watches in general. I owned a Breitling/uti chronographer, that I purchased for my thirtiest birthday (I'm 37 now) but was stolen a few months ago and decided to upgrade to an Omega from around the same time.
I'm considering buying an early 60s Constellation, preferably a Pie Pan, as I've always liked the particular shape of the dial (I could also consider a seamaster or geneve calendar from the same era). I've started doing some research on this model but, as these models are apparently subject to redialing, I was considering buying from a professional seller, as I'd like a replacement to my watch as soon as possible.
As I was browsing through Chrono24, I found this model from an individual seller based in Belgium with a 1550 euros price point, which is considerably lower than the average price from professional sellers.
Here is the link to the watch, the pictures are not very good but we can see the case back, the inside of the case back, and I reckon experts could see detect some possible flaws, that won't appear obvious to me : https://www.chrono24.com/omega/cons...--id23865145.htm?checkoutId=5129528&showAll=1
As I understand, the crown is not the original faceted one. The dial seems to be in good shape but can some of you notice some signs of redialing or polishing on the watch ?
I'm also a bit surprised by the shape of the dial, which edges look "smoother" than most pie pans I see in pictures. Is it because of the angle of the pictures or might it be a sign it is a modified dial ?
I thank everybody in advance for the all the help I might get from you, as being a beginner eager to purchase a first vintage Omega looks quite tricky to me at this point.
I am an almost complete novice in Omega vintage watches and, to be honest, about watches in general. I owned a Breitling/uti chronographer, that I purchased for my thirtiest birthday (I'm 37 now) but was stolen a few months ago and decided to upgrade to an Omega from around the same time.
I'm considering buying an early 60s Constellation, preferably a Pie Pan, as I've always liked the particular shape of the dial (I could also consider a seamaster or geneve calendar from the same era). I've started doing some research on this model but, as these models are apparently subject to redialing, I was considering buying from a professional seller, as I'd like a replacement to my watch as soon as possible.
As I was browsing through Chrono24, I found this model from an individual seller based in Belgium with a 1550 euros price point, which is considerably lower than the average price from professional sellers.
Here is the link to the watch, the pictures are not very good but we can see the case back, the inside of the case back, and I reckon experts could see detect some possible flaws, that won't appear obvious to me : https://www.chrono24.com/omega/cons...--id23865145.htm?checkoutId=5129528&showAll=1
As I understand, the crown is not the original faceted one. The dial seems to be in good shape but can some of you notice some signs of redialing or polishing on the watch ?
I'm also a bit surprised by the shape of the dial, which edges look "smoother" than most pie pans I see in pictures. Is it because of the angle of the pictures or might it be a sign it is a modified dial ?
I thank everybody in advance for the all the help I might get from you, as being a beginner eager to purchase a first vintage Omega looks quite tricky to me at this point.
