Is this the right case back for a gold-capped 168.005?

Readymade · Mar 22, 2021

Hi everyone. Could you pls help identify whether this is a genuine case back for a gold-capped 168.005?

The perlage comprises overlapping circles, but it's not evenly applied across all of the case back. There're areas near the circumference that have no decoration. Should I be concerned?

Thanks in advance.

felsby · Mar 22, 2021

- and the outside?

Peemacgee · Mar 22, 2021

It certainly looks poor, don’t remember seeing that before on a genuine case back.
It could have been somebody’s first day on ‘perlaging’. 😒
As @felsby says, more info please.
Pics of the outside, the case, the movt, the dial.

Dan S · Mar 22, 2021

How does the medallion look?

Readymade · Mar 22, 2021

Thank you everyone. Sorry - here're the pics of the rest of the watch. Pics are from the seller.

Medallion is on the 4th pic.

The seller also says that the crown is accurate to the watch. But it looks 8-sided rather than 10-sided.

I posted about the crown earlier. Should I go remove that? Mods pls let me know. Thank you in advance.

Borosilikat · Mar 22, 2021

At first glance I think the watch is genuine, the crown just seems very worn, the medallion looks real to me.
Movement too.
I would venture to say it's a genuine Omega.

JimInOz · Mar 22, 2021

QA/QC at that time wasn't the religion it is now so some parts got through.
Who knows. The polisher had a hangover? The inspector was in a hurry to get to the pub?

More importantly I think, are the signs of rotor rub on the caseback and on the rotor.

Readymade · Mar 23, 2021

Thank you everyone.

JimInOz
QA/QC at that time wasn't the religion it is now so some parts got through.
More importantly I think, are the signs of rotor rub on the caseback and on the rotor.

Gosh how do you tell? I looked for scratches or scuffing but clearly I missed something...

felsby · Mar 23, 2021

There is some rotor rub, but new rotor bearings can be had, and maybe an adjustment will do.
Caseback and crown are original, as is the rest of the watch. No worries. I would say it is a decent watch that has seen some wrist time.

Peemacgee · Mar 23, 2021

Watch looks genuine to me.
Just some iffy polishing in the caseback.

you can see the rotor rub on both the case back and around the edge of the movement.
It’s generally easily fixed.

I’d like to see some better, in-focus, straight-on, pics of the dial.
It looks correct but it doesn’t appear to pass the MOY test, so worth the extra scrutiny.
(Note: not all original Connie dials do pass the MOY test but it’s less commonly seen on doglegs)

felsby · Mar 23, 2021

Peemacgee
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I’d like to see some better, in-focus, straight-on, pics of the dial.
It looks correct but it doesn’t appear to pass the MOY test, so worth the extra scrutiny.
(Note: not all original Connie dials do pass the MOY test but it’s less commonly seen on doglegs)

I think MOY may be OK:

Is this the right case back for a gold-capped 168.005?

Readymade

felsby

Peemacgee

Dan S

Readymade

Borosilikat

JimInOz

Readymade

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Peemacgee

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