Congratulations
A very special and uncommon dial - one of two seen to date.
You’ll have to decide whether you leave the case as is or remove the tarnishing to make the gold bright again.
If the latter, just make sure you do no more than a light rub with a jewellers’ cloth ( no polishing!)
Cost is fleeting - the most important thing is that you like the watch and we’re happy to spend the money on it.
And definitely post good pics when you receive the watch.
Very nice watch, congrats. Looks to me like a deluxe model with a 18k dial. As to the crown, I am not sure if it is not original to the watch. Here is my 14382 SC-3 with a similar crown:
Ok, we might need some experts to advise whether the crown "can" be original to the watch.
I'm on the hunt for a crown as well so I'm sharing my research. Based on the Omega charts I've found, ref 14381 uses the 42055 crown which is the decagonal crown used in a lot of Constellations including my 168.005. Per Desmond's blog, other references for that crown are #4204, 42004, or BestFit BF 8100/1080.
https://omega-constellation-collect...omega-constellation-crowning-glories.html?m=1
Unfortunately, decagonal crowns are no longer produced so people are using the alternatives. The alternative for my 168.005 14k gold is BF 8100/1664Y. However, ofrei says the alternative replacement crown for 14381 per BestFit is BF 8100/1134 (upper middle of ofrei's page).
https://www.ofrei.com/page_147.html#10406
Obviously, everyone is searching for the decagonal crown because it's the original. If anyone knows of one that's available for sale, please let me know. I have a WTB post up as well.
I totally agree with @Vanallard and wanted to write the same including the dibs 😀. I would have bought instantly at that price if I had the chance. Yes the case is overpolished and if it was a regular 14381/2 I would have passed, but the star here is the rare dial, which is in great condition. The case can be swapped if you find a nice donor further down the road. Well done, congratulations.
