Omega Constellation Pie Pan

Noooo...! damn the original poster for sparking more interest than is already out there ! 🤦

There's a 'dodgy' one for sale in the UK today (short hands -posted previously) and a 'buy it now' on UK ebay for £750 (looks good to but too much money)
-both gold cap

I just want a nice dome dial SS 546........with two-tone pencil hands
-not much to ask for is it?

Philip

that is amazing @cristos71
congratulations!

the lettering looks as though it floats above the surface of the dial
great macro photography

more pics please!
tricky or not -I'd like to see the whole watch
front, back, sides -the lot
Philip

Just moved it to the correct thread: https://omegaforums.net/threads/vintage-constellations-show-and-tell.19186/

I didn't like to say....and was dazzled by the hobnail anyway 🥰
-it could fit into a number of threads.....

I'm not sure this is the right thread to post a watch assessment @browncow -you would probably get more responses if it had its own thread

my views:
Fonts looks good on dial -mismatching Ms, Chronometre, etc all good
The outer edge of the dial looks though it has been repainted -could have been some corrosion around the outer edge -and is now coming off
hands look tired -and lume looks very aged
SWISS MADE -no Ts but that whole subject confuses me -but definitely repainted (badly)
replacement (thicker) crown -but possibly correct for the era?
case is polished but not too bad -lugs have just lost their edge
medallion is slightly worn despite what the seller says -but not too bad
movement looks a bit 'bleached' in places and as though it has some corrosion spotting on lower plates (out of focus) -could be signs of historical water ingress and corrosion being cleaned -and explain the repainted outer edge of the dial
strap not period -but goes well with the watch

$1,600 -silly price -quite expensive even if it was perfect

hope that helps

ah! -sorry
oh well -he won't be going for that one then.......

Not to my knowledge, but there was a model, Ref. 168.001, that was a "Jumbo". It didn't have a hidden crown, though.

http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com/2011/09/omega-constellation-168001-jumbo.html

The confusing part about the Ref. 168.004 is that while those that have the original crown are flush with the case, that thin crown doesn't have a modern equivalent.



So those with Omega OEM replacements have the crown stick out a little bit.



That could cause the measurements to vary a bit.
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