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Omega Constellation 1956 Dial typo!

MrSmelly1977
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Thank you all for the helpful advice.

The listing which one of the above posters shared is indeed the same one. Indeed, it is remarkable that the hands were conveniently placed over the spelling error!

I can completely understand that some of you cannot believe that I made such a basic mistake. However, remember that the so called low quality of the general redial is not that obvious to anyone new to the vintage watch world.

I think a decent option may be to contact the seller and request a refund based on undisclosed and misspelled redial.

Alternatively a service and decent redial could be ok.

I should probably also mention that he already had to issue a £50 partial refund as the hands can only be set counterclockwise!!!!

Obviously I should have simply returned it straight away when I noticed that.

Perhaps I should be embarrassed to admit such mistakes in an Omega forum but I don’t care as I am new to all this and if you can help that’s great .

We live and learn
 
LuckyLes
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In the light of this problem, I think you should attempt to get a refund. There is a fair amount of rotor movent as can be seen by the rub marks on the caseback and the rotor itself, so goodness only knows what else may need replacing as well.
 
malilis
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Lot's of considerations here .. as the Op is not (yet) a collector I would think best for him should be to have a thorough service made + a correct redial .. that should do it and he would then have many years ahead of him to become a specialist to acquire the next gems .. Good luck to you !
 
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Although this was a unlucky incident, I think this part of what vintage watch is all about.

I am also a newbie who just acquired my first vintage watch in 10+ yrs of my watch life...but I was not brave enough to jump ahead and sort thru many many available pieces out there in the market.

Instead, I just went with a well known Vintage watch dealer on the other side of the world. I was able to get a top-notch 2852 Connie, but then had to pay a good amount of extra expenditure...There is always pros and cons, but I chose to pay more to get 100% assurance on quality & condition of the watch.

Life is all about choices...Maybe I will be able to choose one by myself after several experience with vintage watches in the future.
 
padders
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The pics shown above look good but don't get too excited about V Soni though, both he and D Bill have done jobs in the past with obvious tells and mistakes. V Soni did a Connie dial for a mate of mine last year and the text isn't even centred so don't assume it'll be as good as new, he sent it back for rectification but when it returned it still wasn't perfect. A redial for the OP watch would look much better than now but as I noted above, it likely wont be undetectable to a seasoned collector. Which is a good thing really.
 
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omega-3 omega-3
I am also a newbie who just acquired my first vintage watch in 10+ yrs of my watch life...but I was not brave enough to jump ahead and sort thru many many available pieces out there in the market.

Instead, I just went with a well known Vintage watch dealer on the other side of the world. I was able to get a top-notch 2852 Connie, but then had to pay a good amount of extra expenditure...There is always pros and cons, but I chose to pay more to get 100% assurance on quality & condition of the watch.

Life is all about choices...Maybe I will be able to choose one by myself after several experience with vintage watches in the future.

Even dealers have been known to sell wrong 'uns. That's the worst of both worlds: pay top dollar and still get a duffer. Hopefully that didn't apply to you.

OP: this is called the "newbie tax". We've all been there. Think of it as the price of admission.
 
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Shabbaz Shabbaz
Just looked at his instagram account. For the OP, here are some examples of restored dials

I wouldn't be happy with any of these dials, they all have multiple problems. I'm curious how much it costs to get something like this done?

To the OP, your options are pretty much these...

1: Find a period correct 2852 dial, which will probably cost somewhere between €200 and €800 depending on colour/condition/attractiveness. With €200 being for a heavily patinated or slightly damaged dome dial and €800 being for something like an very good/excellent condition black pie pan.

2: Get a redial done for X amount and accept that it will never have an original dial.

3: Strip it for parts and sell them or sell as is as a complete watch and accept you will lose some money.

4: Accept it for what it is and just lharn to lovh your chrtified chronometer 😁

I don't know how much you paid, but can only assume it was too much. That being the case I'd not advise you to sink any more money into it. Just choose option 3 and cut your loses.

If you got it cheap then I'd suggest option 1, as the case is actually in pretty good shape so you are almost half way there. With a pit of luck and patience you could end up with a decent Connie...but it will cost you.

Option 2 and 4 I wouldn't recommend
 
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MrSmelly1977 MrSmelly1977
Thank you all for the helpful advice.

The listing which one of the above posters shared is indeed the same one. Indeed, it is remarkable that the hands were conveniently placed over the spelling error!

I can completely understand that some of you cannot believe that I made such a basic mistake. However, remember that the so called low quality of the general redial is not that obvious to anyone new to the vintage watch world.

I think a decent option may be to contact the seller and request a refund based on undisclosed and misspelled redial.

Alternatively a service and decent redial could be ok.

I should probably also mention that he already had to issue a £50 partial refund as the hands can only be set counterclockwise!!!!

Obviously I should have simply returned it straight away when I noticed that.

Perhaps I should be embarrassed to admit such mistakes in an Omega forum but I don’t care as I am new to all this and if you can help that’s great .

We live and learn
If PayPal was the payment method they could be an option for a full refund.
I had a similar problem couple of years ago with a 'fake' watch. Contacted PayPal for advice and explained the problem, they refunded me the full purchase price even though the sale was nearly 3 months previous.
PayPal have a 90 day complaint window.
If a UK credit card was used you can possibly reclaim from the card issuer under UK legislation, timing should not matter.
 
ChrisN
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I can't get hold of C&F anymore as they don't reply to emails but I had a redial done for a customer at V. Soni. The result was very good and the customer was happy. Not perfect but, a huge improvement on what they had. I liked it and, as a watchmaker, know it's important to offer an option to people. V. Soni were reasonably priced and did a good job.

If you've paid the extra to get a watch from a dealer, that's generally safer but, not always so. Perhaps post pictures of that watch @omega-3 ?

Cheers, Chris
 
Foo2rama
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Yes a bad redial
For multiple reasons:
Certified
Swiss made
Minute track and hour marker line up.
 
MrSmelly1977
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Thanks again for the helpful posts.

I’m leaning towards trying V Soni for a redial and the getting a service,

I really appreciate the comments so far.

I will definitely let you know what happens!
 
MrSmelly1977
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malilis malilis
Lot's of considerations here .. as the Op is not (yet) a collector I would think best for him should be to have a thorough service made + a correct redial .. that should do it and he would then have many years ahead of him to become a specialist to acquire the next gems .. Good luck to you !
I also think this is my best option . Thanks.
 
MrSmelly1977
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Hello everyone. This story is not dead yet. Oh no - not by a long way.

So I am looking at a redial and service with this company in UK...

https://billandsons.co.uk/

V Soni looked ok but requires to remove the dial and send it. I have no experience of taking watches apart so I’m not doing that.

Bill and Sons look good to me and the lady on the phone said they used to do official Omega and Rolex dial restorations. Ok so she would say that wouldn’t she but I’m inclined to believe her.

Would the dials in these two instagram pics be correct renderings of the dial for my watch?

Whether these instagram ones are redials or not ... do they look basically decent ?

Many thanks?
 
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ChrisN
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As you know it needs a service, why not give it to a watchmaker who can remove the dial and deal directly with your chosen redial company. The watchmaker can be servicing the movement while the dial is being done.

I think @padders recommended the company you are now talking to.

Good luck, Chris
 
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