Yes, of course. That people put them on has nothing to do with
what Omega designers intended. Why this is so hard to understand truly escapes me.
Just to weigh in here. The table to which I believe SP is referring is here:
https://omegaforums.net/threads/case-bracelet-endpiece-list.81618/
Clearly, the dog leg Constellation is not on there. I have seen this reference mostly be fitted to 70 endlinks and 1503/1037 bracelets (amongst others).
When customers went into the Omega Boutique in 1969, and wanted their constellation on a bracelet, the dealers would pair their chosen watch with a bracelet which fitted (if there was one in stock). Clearly many were fitted with 70 endlinks and their respective BoR bracelets, I would point out that if Omega had not intended certain watches to be fitted to these bracelets, they would not have sent spare bracelets.
I suppose what SP is getting at is that if the original designer of the watch didn't want it to be worn on a bracelet, then it "shouldn't" be on a bracelet. I would disagree, as Omega were more than happy to send bracelets out to their boutiques if a customer wanted a particular watch on a bracelet, also, they could order them directly from Omega with bracelets on. The only proof I have of this, is a conversation I had with an Omega employee in the UK, I have omitted his name, should he not want it to be shared:
"
Hi,
Hope you realised I was going back in time a few decades.
In those days watches were ordered mainly from the Omega Rep on his monthly call to the jewellers shop.
The orders placed were for the complete item eg. a particular model of a watch [Seamaster Constellation etc.] with either bracelet or leather strap fitted, so they were delivered complete for sale.
Gift/Display boxes came with a different courier.
Having a qualified watchmaker and workshop on site gave flexibility for link removal or change to a leather strap of a different colour as needed while the customer waited.
If a customer wanted a particular model on a strap/bracelet that was not in stock it was ordered direct from Omega telesales, usually on a next day service. [sic]
Hope this helps, please let me know if I mis-understood you question.
[The good old days of Pounds, Shillings and Pence.]
Best wishes,"
I take the view that if you could order the watch from Omega with the bracelet fitted, then that is as close as you can get to an original bracelet, further, if Omega themselves were happy to send you a bracelet to fit on a watch, this is also the original bracelet for the watch.
To take the view that the only correct formulation of a watch is what existed in, for example, Design Team #7's mind when they originally sketched out the watch is, at least in my mind, questionable.
