Thanks TNTwatch and others for you thoughts.

I will take the time to decide and will tell you guys what I decided. For now I think I'm leaning towards the purchase due to it being my first pie pan. Will post pictures if I do!

FYI, he said he's letting this go because he got this.



Quite a beauty, with the c564.

 

Guess your seller is an enthusiast, which makes this even stranger

Still as others have noted, its not a bad deal, just make sure you use paypal and write the terms of a return for full refund if the movement doesn't check out . . .

Look forward to your pictures should you decide to proceed!

 

Yes, quite a beauty, even though it's more heavily oxidized than the other one. That's the beauty of patina! Good luck whichever way you choose.

 

Quick update he provided me with these pictures. Managed to talk him into sending the movement pictures first. [emoji2]





The movement seems nice and clean.
Looked up 149.0062 on the Omega Vintage Database but nothing was found.

Looks good to me, just need to confirm the database for the number inside the caseback. Any help?

FYI, I just got into vintage watches a month ago, so this pie-pan is very enticing to own for me as I heard its rare to have it on the 551 movement.

 

it's a 14900, the 62 refers to the year I think

 

Thanks Lessismore.

So I went on and search and got this.

Constellation
Gents' leather strap
Reference
CK 14900
International collection
1960
Movement
Type: Automatic chronometer certified
Caliber number: 551
Created in 1958
24 jewels
Central sweep-second hand
Case
Stainless steel
Case back
Screw-in
Dial
"pie-pan" type, luminous (radium), with hand-rivetted gold hour markers and gold "Dauphine".
Crystal
Armoured hesalite
Bracelet
Leather
Water resistance
30 meters

So it actually does not have a bracelet with the original, but everything else looks in order.

 

Movement looks great, seems like never been serviced so get it serviced properly and you can enjoy it for a long time.

 

That sounds great!

Just one thing left, I was browsing yesterday and went this web.

http://www.kalmarantiques.com.au/how-to-spot-copy-omega-constellaton-watch.aspx

From the web it says the text of "Constellation" is fake on the dial, due to the curved "n". Is this true?

 

No shite! Left one is a bad redial with the wrong font type, right one is fake. The one in consideration here is original.

If you're not in a hurry, try to look around for more info and ask more questions about the one you're buying. The best site for Constellation is this: http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com

 

Ah thank you for the info, was kinda confused as which is which, and relieve that mine is original.

The watch hasn't been serviced for a while, he bought it in 2011 and hasn't serviced but its still working great. The crown is original, however the crystal is not.

Not sure which questions that I can ask to the seller? Is there some areas I might have missed to ask to the seller?

 

I meant when you have more knowledge about what you're buying, you'll know more to ask about it, here or to the seller, for example: the font type on the dial or anything else to make sure you'll buy the right one. You can check the link I added above.

Not only hasn't the watch been serviced since 2011, I think it's never been serviced before as there are no scratches on the movement screws and no service scribe marks that are usually seen on the caseback for old watches like this. It may be running but it's running dry and won't last long.

 

Ahh, okay thank you for the link, seems like a good read. Thanks TNTwatch you have been ever so helpful.

Wow a watch from 1960's without ever having been serviced sounds pretty uncommon. I think I should service it as soon as I get it.

 

We think you should service as soon as you get it too...

Make sure your watchmaker understands the usual rules. No polishing, no new hands or crown, no reluming and absolutely no repainting.

 

I'd still buy it!

 

Gatorcpa,

Just curious, do you mind linking to the thread you stated of the example that exchanged hands?

Just an update, had a chat with the guy, pretty nice fellow, and made the purchase, watch should arrive tomorrow!

 

Wow, that watch was sold in just 2 hours, glad I got mine then.

Just wondering, I've seen a lot of 564 for the Constellation Pie-Pan, would this mean the 551 is rarer hence more expensive, provided the same condition for all parts of the watch?

 

Gratuitous photo...