I originally posted this in the 'fake Omega thread' but having repeatedly advised the auction house that this was a fake watch and they still sold it, I'm really pissed off about this - so I thought I'd post a separate thread as, hopefully, a public service to the buyer.

The watch was sold today for a staggering £1,100 hammer price - which equates to something like £1,500 all in.

Having emailed them asking why they hadn't withdrawn the watch I received a reply back today from Hannam's, the auction house selling the fake Constellation, advising me that "several watch dealers" had viewed the watch and they had received "no other question of authenticity".
They further advised that if any problems arise, buyers have 28 days to return any item for a refund.

I realise that auction houses can't be experts in every field - but I even sent them pictures of a Constellation movement and a medallion of an 18k watch to illustrate how bad a fake their lot was.

I think this is a really poor show and have told the auction house one more time that the watch is a really bad fake and that they should sort it out and not expect the buyer to.
(who may have relied on their description of the watch as "an Omega Constellation")


So, hopefully in the next 28 days, if they don't the right thing and the buyer googles their new watch they might find this thread and return the abomination that is masquerading as an Omega Constellation.
(However, IMHO, this won't excuse Hannam's poor behaviour in the matter)

For the record, as Hannam's were advised by myself, the watch has:
the wrong dial
the wrong dial furniture
the wrong hands
the wrong crown
the wrong case
the wrong medallion on the caseback
the wrong movement
and that it is a really bad fake!

and it even has the wrong reference inside the caseback (which I think is for a Geneve)

pics for posterity:
Lot 357 'Omega Constellation' Hannam's auction November 21 2018 - shameful....

 

Holy shit, what movement is that?

Medallion looks like made with play dough.

 

Those lugs look so good, though. I can see how anyone would be fooled.

 

Wow thats a real POS. Whatever watch dealers that viewed that and couldnt tell it was a fake have no business providing authentication claims on Constellations

 

my exact response was:
"if any watch dealer deemed this particular watch to be authentic then they know nothing (at all) about Omega Constellations."

 

interestingly I just received this from the auction house

"I will advise the buyer we will be taking the Omega to an independent specialist to advise on the piece.
Should it be deemed to be a reproduction, the buyer will not be obliged to buy the item."

better late than never and hopefully this POS will be consigned to the bin where it belongs

 

Nice job @Peemacgee. I'm guessing you just saved that buyer a bunch of money. You should post a couple photos of your authentic example - the photos you sent to the auction house - in this thread for comparison. Really drive home the point, even for people currently unfamiliar with Constellations (like me).

 

these are the pictures of my 18k Constellation that I sent to the auction house so that they may compare the movement and the medallion
(I did describe the movement in a Constellation as 'a thing of horological beauty" - which I think is fair)

 

@Peemacgee This fake is such a POS how couldn't they spot the fake? Thanks for your effort

 

An obvious fake and what disgraceful, utterly unprofessional behaviour by Hannams. From their website:

"Hannam's Auctioneers will focus on items of good quality and with impeccable provenance where possible..."

[but if we can't get those, we'll throw in a monstrosity or two]

"using the online market to ensure clients receive the best possible exposure for their items..."

Well, this has certainly received some exposure, though possibly not the sort they had in mind.

 

wow and dealers thought it was real you even see the plating coming off

i saw a tudor montecarlo yesterday which looked the real deal until i was shown the red flags it was pretty scary how good it looked

 

And the dial! Perfectly preserved...

 

Will that rotor actually rotate?

Love the state-of-the-art balance too

 

I’m not convinced that the case is even 18k

No hallmarks on the lugs as far as i can see

This is borderline fraud, in my opinion, and will certainly be giving these cowboys a wide berth from now on

 

Look at the tips of lugs, the metal underneath must be 18k white gold.

 

My god look at that movement!!!

Well done @Peemacgee

 

The auction watch really does look thrown together, but what was the buyer thinking ??

 

Lot 253 looked much nicer

 

Interestingly, they didnt describe the watch as 18k gold, so they KNEW it was fake

All other listings, where a watch was 9 or 18k, they call this out in the description and auction listing

So....it is Fraud

 

I saw this sell today they are not the first auction house to sell fakes featonby another name and shame