Hi all, Been looking at acquiring my first Constellation and I've been trying to do some reading around models, etc. I'm looking for a dog legs model. My question is, what difference is there, if any, between the 14900 series and the 16xxxxs series that followed thereafter? How do you tell which crowns are appropriate for each model? Which hands? From what I've gathered so far, 167.005 - No date, should be Cal 551 168.005 - Date, should be Cal. 561 or cal 564 transitional Any help is appreciated! If there's already a dedicated post to this, feel free to re-direct me! J.
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This also confused me when I first began looking at Constellations. But it’s actually quite straightforward. The change was simply made by Omega in their case reference numbering system around 1963. 14900 = 167.005 no date. Cal 551 14902 = 168.005 date. Cal 561/564 The cases on each are essentially the same. (I have never found an explanation why Omega used 167 for a chronometer rated watch which should be an ‘8’) Not sure what you mean by ‘564 transitional’ as I’ve not heard that phrase in connection with Connies. There can be subtle differences between the dials on the pre/post reference change (like no Ts for lume and two-line texts) but just to complicate things these can also spill over into the early post change dials. Crowns should generally be the classic decagonal Connie crown but there are accepted examples of the ‘lobed’ crown found on 14381/14393 Connies. Hope that helps.
It's quite obvious from your own listing above: 167.xxx = no-date chronometer. Like 167.015, 167.021 and 167.070.
Yes, for example, you can replace a 168.005 case back by a 167.005 caseback but it will have a wrong reference #.
Hello i just found this thread. I am new around here usually just being a silent reader. i am interested to buy a connie cal 551 but it seems the crown is not original and i found the replacement in ebay with this serie 069ST 42019 for Constellation, tap 10 (0.90mm), 5mm diameter, 3mm height. will this fit the cal 551? Many thanks for the help
Both 14381 and 167.005 host cal 551 but crowns maybe different. You need to know the case reference, too.