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Omega Constellation 168.019 cal 751 day change question
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SOG53
·Hello and welcome to OF.
First of all, nice watch! I think it’s 168.029?
Looks like nice example. I was going to first ask who stays up to watch the day/date change, but I recall I was staring at my first vintage Omega well into the wee hours…..
I have a serviced cal 751 Constellation from 1967 and the day and date snap over almost instantly at midnight, so that’s what is supposed to happen. However I have other vintage watches that change a bit early or late, like yours. It is likely a minor fix at service, but I wouldn’t worry in meantime just have it checked at next service. I’m sure watchmakers here can explain what needs to be done
So welcome and stick around, you will likely add to your collection! Good hunting.
First of all, nice watch! I think it’s 168.029?
Looks like nice example. I was going to first ask who stays up to watch the day/date change, but I recall I was staring at my first vintage Omega well into the wee hours…..
I have a serviced cal 751 Constellation from 1967 and the day and date snap over almost instantly at midnight, so that’s what is supposed to happen. However I have other vintage watches that change a bit early or late, like yours. It is likely a minor fix at service, but I wouldn’t worry in meantime just have it checked at next service. I’m sure watchmakers here can explain what needs to be done
So welcome and stick around, you will likely add to your collection! Good hunting.
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kaplan
·I think it's extremely normal for the day to change later on, as long as the transition starts before midnight and ends after, I don't find it an issue
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nivorabin
·Hello and welcome to OF.
First of all, nice watch! I think it’s 168.029?
Looks like nice example. I was going to first ask who stays up to watch the day/date change, but I recall I was staring at my first vintage Omega well into the wee hours…..
I have a serviced cal 751 Constellation from 1967 and the day and date snap over almost instantly at midnight, so that’s what is supposed to happen. However I have other vintage watches that change a bit early or late, like yours. It is likely a minor fix at service, but I wouldn’t worry in meantime just have it checked at next service. I’m sure watchmakers here can explain what needs to be done
So welcome and stick around, you will likely add to your collection! Good hunting.
Thank you!
I think that 168.029 is with the fluted bezel as far as I know, but I could be wrong 😀
Good to have a reference and an indication that it might need to be serviced, besides the day it is very very accurate.
I've also read here: https://www.kenrockwell.com/watches/omega/constellation.htm where it says "The date changes in about an hour, and the day changes twice over about two hours." so maybe it's actually common.
Cheers!
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kaplan
·It has nothing to do with needing to be serviced, it's just a cog placed 1 tine after what you'd consider the ideal placement, for all you know it could be very recently serviced, it's a matter of calibration/placement by the person who serviced it
You can see it here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/cal...e-day-star-driving-wheel.145750/#post-1988615
You can see it here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/cal...e-day-star-driving-wheel.145750/#post-1988615
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nivorabin
·It has nothing to do with needing to be serviced, it's just a cog placed 1 tine after what you'd consider the ideal placement, for all you know it could be very recently serviced, it's a matter of calibration/placement by the person who serviced it
You can see it here: https://omegaforums.net/threads/cal...e-day-star-driving-wheel.145750/#post-1988615
Thank you!
