I would love to own a white gold Constellation, preferably with an earlier reference with lyre lugs and even more preferably a stepped piepan WG Deluxe 2853. I almost bought a WG C-shape variant a few years ago (IIRC a date only version). I didn't buy it in the end as from earlier experience the C-shape really isn't for me and I decided it wasn't worth the WG premium. Having said that a WG C-shape on WG rivet bracelet is another proposition entirely and if I could score one at a good price I'd probably go for it (although not the day date version which I find cluttered) I think with the C-shape the premium for WG would be at least 50%+ and for an earlier lyre lug model, depending on the ref, 300-400%
There isn't much to find about them as there hasn't been much written about them to start with, I'd say they are certainly way less common than in YG and if I think about it I'd estimate maybe 2-3% of the solid gold C-shapes I've seen have been in WG. Not many at all, but as a percentage way higher than for the earlier references where examples in WG are out there but are virtually non-existent.
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