Omega Constellation 168.0065 Pie Pan: Worth It?

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I think an unpolished one with some dings and scratches would be worth more than one with a polishing job like the one you are showing. That is, of course, only if it is noticeable and disclosed by the seller. If not, I am pretty sure a lot of people will easily overlook it and pay the higher price for the one you show. Even though, once you see it, you cannot unsee it, I think your watch looks beautiful.
To answer your question: One with rounded edges from bad polishing, I would definitely rank below the polishing job you have!

Enjoy it and don't overthink it. With these vintage pieces, we have to accept that not everything can be perfect, especially if price matters.
 
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Enjoy it and don't overthink it. With these vintage pieces, we have to accept that not everything can be perfect, especially if price matters.
Couldn't agree more, well said!
 
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In terms of value, which is worse, having a well-polished watch like this one but with asymmetrical lugs, or one with polished non-sharp lugs?
It depends ...
 
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Looks like that has had a significant polish job. They removed quite a bit of material from that 7 oclock lug, probably to fix up some sort if ding? They at least did a reasonable job of keeping the facets though.

I suspect this means someone did a pretty big polish job on this. While 'poor' polishing is what we usually complain about (because it ruins facets/angles), proper use of jigs and sanding blocks/etc, can remove material without losing facets, and you get something like this.

Interestingly, I’m not so sure it’s matter of polishing as I’ve seen many examples of dog leg pie pans with slightly out of tolerance lugs. I owned one a while back where the lower left and top right lug were thinner than the opposite two width wise. Again I’ve seen posts on the forum that mimic the OP’s issue, the facet is higher. I’ve always just put it down to manufacturing tolerances on the 60s being more relaxed and the fact that the cases were hand finished.

That being said, we are talking about a 60+ year old here watch and all the things that could have happened to it over that time span. So you could be entirely right @ErichKeane 😂
 
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Hello guys,

A few weeks after getting my watch, I can say that I don’t overthink it anymore and just enjoy it. It’s very clean, and I’ve received many compliments on it. It’s also running really well so far 😀

Reggie_v mentioned that it might be a lug tolerance issue from the factory, which would be interesting. And maybe it even increases the watch’s value? I’m joking (maybe), but in some areas like trading card games (Yu-Gi-Oh I have in mind), factory misprints can significantly increase prices because they make items more unique.
 
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Glad that you are enjoying your watch @Takeo.
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I can assure you that an imperfect Constellation does not accrue any kind of additional value due to its ‘oddness’.

It’s not like it is a rare misprint ( even those don’t attract value in the Omega world - just ask the 220-bezel owners)

If you want to be involved with watches where collectors get all hot and bothered about damaged dials/red lettering etc, then you need to buy a Rolex.
 
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Hello guys,

A few weeks after getting my watch, I can say that I don’t overthink it anymore and just enjoy it. It’s very clean, and I’ve received many compliments on it. It’s also running really well so far 😀
Great to hear. And you've answered your own question, albeit with a different watch from the first post: it was definitely worth it!