Is this dial legit for this Omega Constellation F300 198.003?

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lucian23

·Dec 19, 2023

Hi

I want to buy this watch from a private seller but i am a little worry because searching for similar watches on google i do not find similar watches with this model of dial. So please help me with your opinions if the watch is ok to purchase or not.

Thank you and here are the pictures.

 

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wagudc

·Dec 19, 2023

It looks legit, but I have never seen it. I'm not an expert but have an interest in f300s so I have seen a lot. Also, the minute have doesn't reach all the way to the minute track.

 

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ketiljo

·Dec 19, 2023

No, the dial is not for this case, probably a one of a kind re-print. Movement is not Omega, should be all copper coloured, and a case clamp is missing.

 

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padders

·Dec 19, 2023·Oooo subtitles!

As above, the dial may or may not be legit (I suspect it’s original) but the colour of the plates indicate that the movement is not original. All the Omega hummers were copper colour (like the serial plate which has been transplanted). The ESA originals are silver. It’s been swapped in my opinion. Not that it really matters.

If it’s cheap enough it looks a nice watch, but cheap enough means no more than a couple of hundred tops.

 

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hansaboy

·Dec 20, 2023

Hi there!

Here is a picture of the movement, and also some pictures of a pair of F300:s!
Ref nr 198.001.

 

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lejaune

·Dec 20, 2023

I have never seen an f300 with this style of hour markers and hands, but it's very nicely done if its a redial. Also as the post above points out that the Omega version of the ESA 9162 movement has copper color decorated plate/bridge.

Edited: Dec 20, 2023

 

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ketiljo

·Dec 20, 2023

Omega made a number of dials for these f300 that where only sold as service parts, this may be one of them. This one for instance, is another (mine):

 

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ketiljo

·Jan 2, 2024

From Cousins UK:

So it's a genuine Omega dial, and most likely a service part only.

 

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lejaune

·Jan 2, 2024

Just curious, what is a "service part", and how is it used? I assume there is a different set of hands that go with the dial?