Looking at vintage Constellation

cristos71, yes I was more than a bit surprised the watch was still there and the reason I didn't hesitate the second time to grab it. I'm located in the Twin Cities, MN. Perhaps the pandemic has had something to do with not a lot of eyeballs on it since February.

Caliber561, he's been in touch with me about a crown. I'm interested but he pointed out that there are two different stems and without opening the watch, we can't know for sure which one is correct. I don't have any service history on the watch and would like to have that done (and the crown) if I can find a competent [Omega] watchmaker sometime soon.

Update on my Connie and also have a another question . . .

I found a local watchmaker that I think I trust. He opened up the case and we confirmed the reference/movement. Reference is 168.005 and the movement is a 564. I left it with him to give it a service. Last markings in the caseback are from August of 2004. He won't polish it or touch the dial. We talked about replacing the crown (going back to original). He has a stash of NOS Omega crowns but not the one the watch needs (4204?); he said he does have an Omega parts account and will only use Omega parts if the watch needs anything.

On to the question: he has a 1998 Rolex Submariner date (black dial) with the box that appears to be in very good condition. Sorry, no pictures that I can get (yet, I know . . .) but just wondering if I should pursue it, given the current state of the Rolex sports watch market (he said he'd let me have it for $8500). I'm hedging a bit because I have some other purchases pending but could find a way to make it work if it's really worth it.

Thanks,

Best I can do on a picture of the actual watch, for now.

I'm at a spot where this is go, no go and not looking even to nitpick it at this point. Is a 1998 vintage piece in decent shape in the neighborhood of $8500 reasonable?

Thanks, appreciate the feedback. It's been sitting for a while and it just might a little longer. Perhaps, I can get some more movement on the price. I'm only a mile away from it and it will be easy to keep tabs on.

Rolex dial is too expensive. Unless you have the correct dial-less Sub...... Kind regards. Achim