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omega constellation special de luxe produced 10 times only?

  1. ev3rclear

    ev3rclear Jan 29, 2015

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    hello,

    a college of mine offered me following watch. he claims that its a special grand de luxe produced only 10 times. he asks for 5 k euro.

    he says that the watch has no ref. number because it was prodcued in switzerland only.

    is this for real or a joke?
     
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  2. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 29, 2015

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    Calibre 565...
     
  3. peatnick

    peatnick Jan 29, 2015

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    Beautiful movement but didn't know 565 were chronometer certified?
     
  4. Hijak Ω 2

    Hijak Jan 29, 2015

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    Here in lies the problem!
     
  5. tamura Ω 1

    tamura Jan 29, 2015

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    Only ten?
     
  6. cicindela Ω 2

    cicindela Steve @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 29, 2015

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    While neither are pristine, the case back appears more worn then the case.
     
  7. X350 XJR Ω 1

    X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Jan 29, 2015

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    FAKE.

    Seen a couple of these over the years all with a story.

    18K case should have brickwork on the observatory and no perlage on the inside.
     
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  8. MSNWatch Ω 2

    MSNWatch Vintage Omega Aficionado Staff Member Jan 29, 2015

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    Agreed - may actually be one of ten but all of them are fake.
     
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  9. redpcar Ω 1

    redpcar Jan 29, 2015

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    Did I ever mention how much I love you guys?
     
  10. RCAFBuster

    RCAFBuster Jan 29, 2015

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    This truly shows the vast amount of knowledge contained on this forum.
     
  11. TNTwatch

    TNTwatch Jan 29, 2015

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    Later 18k constellations do not have the brick work, but then they do not have pie-pan dial either.
     
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  12. X350 XJR Ω 1

    X350 XJR Vintage Omega Aficionado Jan 29, 2015

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    A "C" case or something much later yes, but not something which purports to be of this vintage.
     
  13. gatorcpa Ω 2

    gatorcpa ΩF InvestiGator Staff Member Jan 29, 2015

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  14. dsio Ω 2

    dsio Ash @ ΩF Staff Member Jan 29, 2015

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    If the guy trying to dump it on you with the story is a mate, I'd take him off my christmas card list. If he was just trying to sell a watch he didn't know anything about that's one thing, manufacturing a bogus back story about its scarcity is a different thing entirely.
     
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  15. TNTwatch

    TNTwatch Jan 29, 2015

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    Page 17 has one that is exactly the same as OP's watch except the OP's watch "improves" a bit by not having ref. number 091919 on the case back. :whipped: