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Good morning fellow OF members. I thought I would pick your brain and I'm trying to pick up my first vintage Constellation. I've been pondering on this for years. I have no intentions of collecting multiple variations, but I would like to just have one to fill in a gap in my watch line up. So if you could only have one Constellation which one would be and what should I cap my budget at? Value and collectability are important but it has to be attainable as I don't want to wait years for "the right one" to pop up on the marketplace. No date gold or duo-tone would be preferred, but solid is not required as I believe that requires an additional commitment on the budget unless prices have come down dramatically. Reference numbers are helpful, but more importantly pictures are coveted.
Thank you!
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cristos71
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Steel 2652 or 2852 in excellent condition- any dial- but ideally a waffle
 
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Having us tell you what to like is kind of pointless, it's a watch for you.

To point, I don't particularly like gold watches, I can certainly appreciate them but they won't be on my list.
 
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Steel 2652 or 2852 in excellent condition- any dial- but ideally a waffle

Are the bumper movements more desirable than the younger55x movements?
 
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Are the bumper movements more desirable than the younger55x movements?
Each to their own, I collect the 3** and 50* Constellations, anything after that is too late for me.
 
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Having us tell you what to like is kind of pointless, it's a watch for you.

To point, I don't particularly like gold watches, I can certainly appreciate them but they won't be on my list.

Thank you for the feedback. Steel is my first love but as I too age, I've grown to appreciate the gold (although I don't own any). I do love how most well preserved Connies present themselves. I guess I'm looking to see if there are any unique combinations that are not unobtanium but I do plan to go through the 98 page Connie thread like Peemacgee suggested.
 
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Each to their own, I collect the 3** and 50* Constellations, anything after that is too late for me.
Gotcha! Just wasn't sure if one movement commanded a higher premium. Thank you!
 
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Can we buy it, bring it to your door and attach it to your wrist, too?

I'm in, if so.


Welcome to the tussle, enjoy the journey. Find the link to Desmond's Blog in that mentioned thread and have a good read.
 
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Can we buy it, bring it to your door and attach it to your wrist, too?

I'm in, if so.


Welcome to the tussle, enjoy the journey. Find the link to Desmond's Blog in that mentioned thread and have a good read.

Yes please! I like getting pampered so I expect nothing less than full service from OF! 😁
 
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For me it's got to be piepean, arrowhead and rose gold. Like this one.

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The 98-page Connie manifesto is very helpful. I recently purchased my very first Connie (561), and I love it. I got it here, and must say the pie-pan is a beautiful dial. Perhaps one of the earlier Stainless steel options with gold on the dial would be suitable? So many nice options from which to choose.
 
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For me it's got to be piepean, arrowhead and rose gold. Like this one.

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That looks absolutely amazing!! A pie pan rose gold is on the top of my list, though prefer the younger dog legs. I must say the older curved lugs are growing on me. Is that case solid or capped? What is the market calling for one of these in the condition you are showing?
 
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The 98-page Connie manifesto is very helpful. I recently purchased my very first Connie (561), and I love it. I got it here, and must say the pie-pan is a beautiful dial. Perhaps one of the earlier Stainless steel options with gold on the dial would be suitable? So many nice options from which to choose.

There's a lot of options but feel at times overwhelmed at the junk and redials out there. I'm so thankful for this group! I do think that SS with gold accents will be a more affordable option than solid. I just need to get it down to a few variants so that I'm not waiting 10 years for "the one". Cheers!
 
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That looks absolutely amazing!! A pie pan rose gold is on the top of my list, though prefer the younger dog legs. I must say the older curved lugs are growing on me. Is that case solid or capped? What is the market calling for one of these in the condition you are showing?

18k gold and older than the later dog legs version.

Here's a later dog leg version no date in 18k YG.

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And as many here know I have my fair share of constellations but here is one of my favorites in steel. Not a common dial and difficult to find in this condition.

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It's all a matter of personal taste. Most people like the pie-pan dials, but I prefer the cross-hair dome dials. I also dislike dog-leg lugs and I prefer stainless to gold. So why don't you go figure out what you like, at least as a starting point. And then come back and tell us and we can talk about price. If solid gold isn't in your budget, gold-capped may be an option.

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And as many here know I have my fair share of constellations but here is one of my favorites in steel. Not a common dial and difficult to find in this condition.

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And as many here know I have my fair share of constellations but here is one of my favorites in steel. Not a common dial and difficult to find in this condition.

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Wow. this is beautiful.
 
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As someone who recently got into ‘Connies’, I would suggest you look at the show and tell thread and decide which one appeals to you the most.

For me - it was the classic 167.005 which I was able to find a good example of recently, although it’s now opened up a rabbit hole and I need more!
 
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A few years later, Omega played around with their verbiage on the dial.
 
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