Omega 168.005

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cwilson

·Mar 10, 2025

Hello, I am a new member and this is my first post.
I Just purchased an Omega Constellation 168.005 off of Ebay.
At first, everything seemed to check out about this watch but after receiving it i noticed that the indices at 9 oclock and 12 oclock appear to be backward!
Is there anything else about this watch that is off that i am missing?
thanks,

 

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Davidt

·Mar 10, 2025

Do you have a picture where the hands aren’t obscuring the text? Even so, I’m inclined to say the dial is original. However it’s overpolished and the crown is wrong.
These are visible in the pictures though so if it was an auction I’m not sure you have grounds for a return.

 

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cwilson

·Mar 10, 2025

Davidt

Do you have a picture where the hands aren’t obscuring the text? Even so, I’m inclined to say the dial is original. However it’s overpolished and the crown is wrong.
These are visible in the pictures though so if it was an auction I’m not sure you have grounds for a return.

Thanks for the response, these are the pictures from the listing. I will post a couple better pictures.

 

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SOG53

·Mar 10, 2025

Yes you are correct the index at 6 is correct, the indices at 9 and 12 are applied incorrectly, backwards.
Here is my SS example for comparison.
So clearly the dial was fiddled with and if it was advertised as all original you may have grounds for return. How was it advertised?

 

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cwilson

·Mar 10, 2025

SOG53

Yes you are correct the index at 6 is correct, the indices at 9 and 12 are applied incorrectly, backwards.
Here is my SS example for comparison.
So clearly the dial was fiddled with and if it was advertised as all original you may have grounds for return. How was it advertised?

Thanks for the response.
The description for this watch was just the AI generated description and did not mention originality or authenticity.

 

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padders

·Mar 10, 2025·Oooo subtitles!

If the description didn't touch on originality, from one POV you are on the hook for this since the photos show the dial issues. You can try for a return but if the seller doesn't offer that and if you are honest about it, ebay may find against you on the basis that buyer's remorse isn't a legitimate reason to enforce a return. In reality though they generally do find in favour of the buyer. I've had a return enforced when a buyer didnt like that a solid 18K watch I sold him wasn't in fact worth more as scrap as he had assumed and bullshitted that it wasn't gold to enforce a return. As such I am less warm towards buyers doing this than I might have been otherwise.

 

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cwilson

·Mar 10, 2025

Here are some better pictures. It also appears to be rose gold in color when I compare it to my yellow gold capped 167.005.

 

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Dan S

·Mar 10, 2025

The case appears to be ruined.

 

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cwilson

·Mar 10, 2025

Dan S

HeyThe case appears to be ruined.

Dan S

The case appears to be ruined.

Hey, could you please elaborate? Thanks,

 

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SOG53

·Mar 10, 2025

Photos look like a lot of wear, maybe even wear-through of the gold cap, particularly on lower lugs
What do those areas look like in hand?

 

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cwilson

·Mar 14, 2025

I made it a little better.

 

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·Mar 14, 2025

 

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SOG53

·Mar 14, 2025

On these photos there is some lug wear but I don’t see any wear through the concerns were shadows. So that’s good
On these shots the indices at 12 6 and 9 look ok. Is this my old eyes late at night or do you agree. Were the initial photos an optical illusion created by crystal edge? A straight frontal shot with no tilting may help.

 

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Peemacgee

·Mar 15, 2025·Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers

SOG53

On these shots the indices at 12 6 and 9 look ok. Is this my old eyes late at night or do you agree. Were the initial photos an optical illusion created by crystal edge?

The indices were the wrong way round on the initial photos.
The errant indices appear to have been righted and the crown changed.

 

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padders

·Mar 15, 2025·Oooo subtitles!

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I made it a little better.

I’m not sure how you did that but assuming it’s the same watch you done good.

 

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SOG53

·Mar 15, 2025

We’ve been pranked
Lugs seem to be replated too
Cmon OP fess up

 

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hant26

·Mar 15, 2025

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Peemacgee

·Mar 15, 2025·Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers

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IMO it’s a FAKE case. The lugs are thick and ugly. The dial can not seat properly inside the case. Fake

Presuming that all the images belong to this watch, I see no issues with the case.
The inside case back looks ok.
The medallion looks ok.
Do remember that a CB case will look slightly different to an SGR case.

 

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hant26

·Mar 15, 2025

Peemacgee

Presuming that all the images belong to this watch, I see no issues with the case.
The inside case back looks ok.
The medallion looks ok.
Do remember that a CB case will look slightly different to an SGR case.

Oops that was quick. I deleted that post after rechecking some fake case that I have picture. Yep, OP’s case doesn’t look like that.

Btw, I have some photos about fake case here. Just for your information.

(dial can't seat properly inside this one)

(lugs are sharpened by hand)

(those small stars are not small enough)

(wrong inscription)

Edited: Mar 15, 2025

 

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cwilson

·Mar 16, 2025

I took the 2 indices off that were on incorrectly and reattached them, I replaced the original crystal with an omega px5015 one (the original one had a small crack between 10 & 11 o’clock, it can be seen in the original pictures I posted), I replaced the crown and cleaned the case by hand with flitz polish and took some better pictures.