Dear Experts,

I have just won this Omega Constellation on Catawiki, and wanted to ask you if, in your opinion, it is fake or real. I noticed that there is no Swiss Made print on the dial, however the description says that it it a redial, which is fine for me, as long as the rest is authentic.
Please let me know your opinion. The link to the watch is below:

Thank you very much! ☺️
Olga

http://www.catawiki.com/kavels/19727001

 

I don't see any reason to think that it's fake. BTW, you will probably get more responses if you post photos directly, instead of posting a link.

 

Oh thank you! I am new here so don’t really know how the things work. I will post the pics shortly.
Thank you again!

 

There is one problem: Listing says it's a cal 1012 but 1012 isn't a chronometer, as the dial clearly states. I can't read the caliber from the photos. It's either a franken or redial. I'm leaning toward it being both.

 

I am way out of my depth here, but all the text looks suspicious to my eyes. And now I notice the minute markers...

 

Not nice work over here...

 

Reading all the way to the bottom of the listing, it clearly states that it's a redial. The question in my mind, was this done to defraud an uneducated buyer? Absolutely! I would tell the so-called expert Berry Harleman that he doesn't know shit and would demand my money back because the OP thought she was buying a Constellation chronometer and got nothing of the sort.

 

Got a couple of these at hand so we can compare. It appears to be a redial because its missing the lume at the end of the markers. Also crown is protruding too much so I am assuming that is also wrong. Dont want to venture into opening these guys up otherwise I could also give you some movement pictures.

 

Some awkward spacing between 'METER' and I'm hoping it's the camera but all the fonts look wobbly. And the minute markers of course as mentioned.

 

To add to the chorus - note that there are lume on the hands, but not on the dial.


EDIT: And no "Swiss Made"

 

People... OP knows it's a redial and she is fine with it....

 

Guess they ran out of paint

 

And thanks to ConElPueblo I have my 1000 likes! We have a winner!

 

Yes, she's fine with it being a redial but is she fine with said redial stating the watch is something it isn't?

 

Aaaaand...

"Unlike"

 

We have to ask Olga... I'm still enjoying my 1000 likes...

 

Yes, this is subtle, but a very good point. The OP was aware that the dial was refinished, but she was probably not aware that it was refinished inaccurately, claiming to be a chronometer. That does seem fraudulent, and a good catch by @efauser.

Edit: Changed my mind about this, see below.

 

[Note: I edited my previous post when I realized it was wrong.]

OK, this appears to be the reference, ST 768.0806, with a cal 686/685. Can anyone read the caliber number off of the OP's photos? I can't see the calibre number, but I think it says "17 jewels", so it doesn't look right (cal 682 should have 24j, I believe). Perhaps a replaced movement.

 

I would edit this edit.

 

What are your thoughts? I'm of the mind that the reference is actually a chronometer, but with a swapped movement.