Welcome to OF @david84
A pretty good watch for a first buy as @kaplan says.
I have a fondness for this style of Constellation so congratulations on your new watch.
Good looking dial, very good case too.
IMHO the added Meister doesn’t add value but some like it and are willing to pay a premium for it.
The 168.004 was the first hidden crown Constellation ( strictly speaking there is an earlier version but .004 is generally held as the first)
It was first produced from 1962 but was really released in 63 and ran through to about 1967.
The cal 561 has a semi quickset date.
Do you have any additional information on the watch , like the movt serial number?
I ask because the dial is unusual in that it appears to have notches for lume at the ends of the indices but no Ts on the dial.
This did occur on later (70s) watches but not so much on 60s watches unless very early -like 62/63.
Nothing about the dial suggests it is otherwise incorrect but it is a bit of a conundrum
Thank you very much for your detailed feedback.
Unfortunately I don’t have more info on the movement as I haven’t opened it neither have the tool to do so.
Did the seller not provide information on the movt?
It would be interesting to see if it is an early .004 ( I.e. pre the application of Ts on a tritium dial)
Certainly better not try to open the watch yourself unless you have a soft rubber ball to screw the back off.
I ask because the dial is unusual in that it appears to have notches for lume at the ends of the indices but no Ts on the dial.
This did occur on later (70s) watches but not so much on 60s watches unless very early -like 62/63.
It is normal with early 004.
I have some in my collection and one doesn'f, one does with 2 t's.
MEISTER text's incompatible font with Constellation below doesn't bother me for some reason, maybe I like it's cross-match with the texts above.
