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ITEM: OMEGA CONSTELLATION MEN'S WATCH - $999.00

AGE:EARLY 1960'S
CASE: 33.5MM IN DIAMETER SOLID STAINLESS STEEL CASE WITH WATER PROVE TYPE SNAP BACK, WITH SOLID GOLD OBSERVATORY PLAQUE
DIAL:ORIGINAL DIAL IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
MOVEMENT: 17 JEWELS AUTOMATIC OMEGA MOVEMENT CALIBER 471 IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, WAS JUST SERVICED
BAND: SLIGHTLY USED BLACK LEATHER BAND
OVERALL CONDITION: USED IN VERY GOOD CONDITION WITH SOME EVIDENCE OF REGULAR WEAR
WARRANTY: THREE MONTHS
APPRAISAL ESTIMATE: $2000

THIS IS A VERY ATTRACTIVE ORIGINAL DIAL CLASSIC OMEGA CONSTELLATION IN GOOD WORKING CONDITION, SO DON'T MISS OUT ON YOUR OPPORTUNITY TO ADD IT TO YOUR OMEGA CLASSIC WATCH COLLECTION

 

Ho Man! Is that nasty......

But if you need some serious shim stock to level out the Billy bookcase in the basement

 

What a heap of shit!

(I wish we could comment on eBay, save some newbie heaps of grief)

 

What a bargain at a discount of $ 1K!! And the special unadjusted chronometre! The applied Omega logo looks to be crooked.

 

So for us noobs here, how was that watch put together? Is there a genuine Omega anything on it?

 

Every piece is genuine, but none of them belong together

 

Got it, thanks.

 

So, all Constellations (as per the dial and observatory on the caseback) are certified chronometers. All chronometer movements say so on the bridge, see here

You can see the text "adjusted... Positions.... Temperatures..."

In the OPs photos, the rotor clearly says "unadjusted". So clearly this movement doesn't belong in this watch. I also think the original watch is actually missing the bridge (experts, pls confirm).

The different shades in the movement may indicate (but there is some disputes about this) that the various parts came from different watches (as they appear to have aged differently).

The dial is also repainted.

 

The printing on the dial seems a little faint---gray rather than black. Is that the clue that it's a repaint?

 

Ignoring the bad re-dial, the Cal. 471 was a 19 jewel movement that they changed to 20 jewels in 1956. I don't think it was chronometre rated. At the least, the oscillating weight is from something else - 470?

OVDB states the 2802 as a Seamaster de Luxe and they are not usually THAT wrong, but at least a 471 is the correct movement for that case reference. So the dial printing doesn't belong with this watch and neither does the medallion.

If it has just been serviced, I hope that was the "before" photo.

Is there anything right about this watch?

 

But it has an observatory caseback? That shouldn't be on a Seamasters deluxe?

 

A little bit of work on the lathe - 15 to 20 minutes tops - and the medallion would pop straight in.

 

Any more cat videos like this? Fantastic.

 

That movement is not right. It is possibly fake or from a different Omega, no serial or cal numbers. Omega watch wording company does not look correct. The movement looks so different to real ones I hake seen. Sorry very busy last week and will be for the next two weeks. Have many medical assessments to do. Only had a quick look no time for to much homework on this at moment.

 

This guys watch has finally turned up

 

It hurts it is easier to say what is right than what is wrong with this watch