Good evening all I posted a pic of this Constellation the other day for comment -but have received a number of new images. It's up for auction in a couple of days and I'm thinking about taking the plunge. I'd appreciate some opinions now that I have front/back and side shots (none of the insides though I'm afraid.) Any thoughts on the age and likely calibre from what you can see? I'm still a bit concerned about the peculiar 'C' in OFFICIALLY..... All comments gratefully received. Philip
Looks like a mid 1960s ref. 168.005 with cal. 561/564. Dial is fine, older original style crown and good shape overall except some deep scratches on the crystal, which could be buffed out or replaced easily.
If you really look at the applied OMEGA, you'll see the O and the G are a little larger than the M, E, and A - which is also normal. Plus, the O in OFFICIAL is always skinnier than some of the other O's. Don't know why Omega did this, but it's pretty common on their dials.
thank you once again for the comments I realise that it is always going to be a bit of a risk if I can't at least see the movement -but little gambles make life interesting! -and it all depends on how the bidding goes of course.