I got this from eBay but haven't had a reply from my local watch man to take a look at it. I have not seen the movement, but it looks authentic to be. I'm no expert. Any chance that the movement is not omega? Take a look at the W on the Wednesday....it looks off to me
Omega Constellation, similar to the "Manhattan" style. Not fake.
C Cognac88Thank you for the reply Jim. Just a couple of points about the watch. It is quite light weight, nothing like the weight of a Rolex for example. Also, the second hand is not smooth, but stops on each second. It also keeps moving when the crown is pulled out to adjust the time. I wonder if any of the features might add to or detract from its authenticity.
Point 2 - It's a quartz movement, so there's is a quartz crystal vibrating at a billion cycles per second, then there's is a circuit that divides those little pulses into one second "blips" that kick the second hand around.
Point 1 - The movement is mostly plastic and wires, as opposed to a brass mainplate and bridges in a manual/automatic. And as the movement is much thinner than a typical mechanical one, the case is therefore thinner and consequently lighter than a chunk of stainless you get with a Rolex.
Point 3 - With a quartz movement, when the crown is pulled out, it either jams a stick in the little cogs, or turns the battery off, or it doesn't do anything except engage the hand setting components (I don't know what method the cal 1445 uses). Therefore, as the hands don't stop you can't "hack" the time, like those guys in war movies do.
But that's why Delta Force don't use these watches on special ops, only in the O's Mess after the mission.
Hope this helps with your watch learning.
Cheers
Jim
C ChefJeffGood afternoon. I'm considering taking this watch at collateral for a cash loan to a close friend. Can you give me some insight as to it's authenticity? If I need better pictures I can take them with another camera and better lighting.
Looks like a ladies Connie from about 1987/1990. Based on those pics it's impossible to tell.
Omega made hundreds of variants like this so before we jump to conclusions.........................
Need hi res shots with correct lighting and a pic of the movement inside the watch.
BTW, is there a number on the caseback?
Are there any numbers on the back of the end links?
