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reggie_v
·Hi everyone,
I’d consider myself a relatively seasoned collector with a good eye for detail but I always like to double check potential purchases on OF as there is a real wealth of knowledge on here.
I’m looking at a 2699 constellation deluxe. Case looks sharp with bevels in tact. Supposedly original sticker on the caseback which I’m not so sure about as didn’t think the constellations came with a caseback sticker. I intend to remove it as it looks ugly. There’s a small scratch on the top right lug which isn’t as deep as it displays in these photographs. The dial again is cleaner than it looks. A lot of this is scratches on the crystal. Hands looks correct, dial and case in good condition.
My question is more around the originality of the watch. All looks good to me personally but I’m not overly familiar with the bumper movements - all of my Connies being 500 series movements. In addition to this the double ref caseback threw me but from digging through the forums it seems that a lot of the 18k models shared casebacks between these two early 50s references. One denoting the deluxe we have here and the former 2652 ref denoting the solid gold case - but non solid gold dial variant “non deluxe”.
I’d very much welcome your opinions here on whether you think it looks to be all original, perhaps if I’ve missed anything regarding condition etc.
Thank you in advance!
I’d consider myself a relatively seasoned collector with a good eye for detail but I always like to double check potential purchases on OF as there is a real wealth of knowledge on here.
I’m looking at a 2699 constellation deluxe. Case looks sharp with bevels in tact. Supposedly original sticker on the caseback which I’m not so sure about as didn’t think the constellations came with a caseback sticker. I intend to remove it as it looks ugly. There’s a small scratch on the top right lug which isn’t as deep as it displays in these photographs. The dial again is cleaner than it looks. A lot of this is scratches on the crystal. Hands looks correct, dial and case in good condition.
My question is more around the originality of the watch. All looks good to me personally but I’m not overly familiar with the bumper movements - all of my Connies being 500 series movements. In addition to this the double ref caseback threw me but from digging through the forums it seems that a lot of the 18k models shared casebacks between these two early 50s references. One denoting the deluxe we have here and the former 2652 ref denoting the solid gold case - but non solid gold dial variant “non deluxe”.
I’d very much welcome your opinions here on whether you think it looks to be all original, perhaps if I’ve missed anything regarding condition etc.
Thank you in advance!
