My first jumbo 168.001

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river9

·Nov 18, 2022

Hello
I have just acquired locally this jumbo (37mm diameter) for roughly USD$ 1,000. Thank to this knowledgeable community I have learnt a lot on spotting 'good' item. Hopping I did well this time although the crown is wrong one.
One other thing that worries me is that cross-hair dial. Do you think all checks except the crown. Thank you.
Ref#168.001 Val 561 Serial 24m range.

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river9

·Nov 18, 2022

Hi rez photo added

 

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PlainVanilla

·Nov 19, 2022

Hello! To me, it's the real deal. Nothing wrong with that dial.

 

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Shabbaz

·Nov 19, 2022

Watch looks great. Great price as well. Nothing wrong with the dial imo. Dont forget to post a wristshot here. 😁

https://omegaforums.net/threads/sho...1-14777-14778-14395-and-14396-allowed.109416/

 

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Aludic

·Nov 19, 2022·@SpeedyBirthYear

For a Constellation Jumbo in this good a condition, I think you've made an absolutely amazing buy. No red flags at all on this one. Looks perfect. Congratulations, @river9 !

Enjoy it!

 

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janice&fred

·Nov 19, 2022

Gorgeous 👍

 

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Geezer

·Nov 19, 2022

Beautiful watch and good price. 👍

Apart from the crown, I think the second hand might be a replacement.

 

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krogerfoot

·Nov 19, 2022

Looks great. Crown is a replacement, not 100% sure about the seconds hand. Crosshair dial on a jumbo model for $1K is a good deal any day of the week.

 

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iamvr

·Nov 19, 2022

Hard to find these with a clean dial and a sharp case, and at this price it‘s a steal. Well done!

 

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river9

·Nov 19, 2022

Wrist shot with date adjusted 😀

@Shabbaz Thank you for pointing me to the dedicated thread for jumbo. Pic added over there 👍

 

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hoipolloi

·Nov 20, 2022·Vintage Omega Connoisseur

river9

acquired locally

If locally means Saigon then you should be very careful.
The crown and the second hand are not original to the watch, the minute markers are not consistent and cross hair dial on a 001 (?).
AUTOMATIC is a bit too large compared to OFFICIALLY CERTIFED don't you think?.

Regards.

 

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river9

·Nov 20, 2022

hoipolloi

If locally means Saigon then you should be very careful.
The crown and the second hand are not original to the watch, the minute markers are not consistent and cross hair dial on a 001 (?).
AUTOMATIC is a bit too large compared to OFFICIALLY CERTIFED don't you think?.

Regards.

Yes watch bought in Saigon. Could you work out in detail "minute markers not consistent" for my education.

About cross-hair on 168.001 dial: It is true that I found on the net only one example!

Thanks

 

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Shabbaz

·Nov 20, 2022

river9

Yes watch bought in Saigon. Could you work out in detail "minute markers not consistent" for my education.

About cross-hair on 168.001 dial: It is true that I found on the net only one example!

Thanks

Can you share that example?

I think the 14777 do come in crosshair.

 

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Fallout Boy

·Nov 20, 2022

Do I see onyx-inlays ???

 

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river9

·Nov 20, 2022

Shabbaz

Can you share that example?

I think the 14777 do come in crosshair.

It was OF member watch's. A gold plate one

omegaforums.net/threads/show-me-your-jumbo-connie-only-168-001-14777-14778-14395-and-14396-allowed.109416/page-3#post-1585989

Edited: Nov 20, 2022

 

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river9

·Nov 20, 2022

Fallout Boy

Do I see onyx-inlays ???

Yes it does have onyx inlays

 

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Shabbaz

·Nov 20, 2022

river9

It was OF member watch's. A gold plate one I think

https://omegaforums.net/threads/sho...78-14395-and-14396-allowed.109416/page-3#post

Interesting. Crosshair go all the way to the outerrim of this dial. Yours dont. Hmmm

 

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river9

·Nov 20, 2022

Shabbaz

Interesting. Crosshair go all the way to the outerrim of this dial. Yours dont. Hmmm

His dont have markers at 3 ...

 

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Peemacgee

·Nov 20, 2022

Shabbaz

Interesting. Crosshair go all the way to the outerrim of this dial. Yours dont. Hmmm

The normal rule for Constellations is that cross hairs on a pie pan stop at the index / numeral but with a dome dial they go all the way to the edge of the dial.
However, I would suggest that all bets are off with jumbo dials as, given the variations in text styles, they are essentially ‘specials’.

 

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khangct

·Nov 20, 2022

river9

Yes watch bought in Saigon. Could you work out in detail "minute markers not consistent" for my education.

About cross-hair on 168.001 dial: It is true that I found on the net only one example!

Thanks

Some of the minute markers look smaller than the other.