Omega constellation year? Value?

goudaville

looks like a gold capped ref. 14393, which would date it to 1959 or early 1960s. I'll leave value to somebody else. also won't speak on whether the dial is repainted but the star looks odd to me, but could be the photo

E ErichKeane

That looks like a Pie Pan dial Omega, you'll have to pull the case back to find out the reference number.

I hear this isn't a perfect reference, but it is at least one: https://vintagewatchlife.com/en-us/blogs/ニュース/omega-constellation-reference-guide-the-pie-pan-era

That dial looks like it is repainted though. The closed 'N' on the bottom is weird, and the minute markers are incredibly inconsistent.

E ErichKeane

That looks like a Pie Pan dial Omega, you'll have to pull the case back to find out the reference number.

I hear this isn't a perfect reference, but it is at least one: https://vintagewatchlife.com/en-us/blogs/ニュース/omega-constellation-reference-guide-the-pie-pan-era

That dial looks like it is repainted though. The closed 'N' on the bottom is weird, and the minute markers are incredibly inconsistent.

jdfst1

Thank I appreciate you writing. Any thoughts on the value?

gatorcpa

I disagree. This is a Ref. 14381. On this reference, the dials do not always have “Officially Certified”. I believe this dial to be original. Not perfect, but still original.

The case is not “plated”, it is gold capped. The process to make it is much different than electroplating and used about 5 to 10 times more gold. It also seems to be in very good condition. It has not been over polished like most other examples we see here.

The watch has value well in excess of what a service should cost. Find a good independent watchmaker in your area familiar with vintage watches.
gatorcpa

E ErichKeane

I'm aware of the 'technical' difference between plating and capped, I was trying to make it clear to OP that it doesn't really have any 'gold' value, I guess I should find a way to better do that.

You're not wrong about the case, it does look pretty sharp.

I'm aware about the lack of Officially Certified not being a problem, I didn't say anything about that, did I? My concerns on the dial are the closed 'n' basically touching (I've never seen one that close before, nor when I looked a ton of pictures). Look at the differences betwen teh two 'n's on Constellation. There is a significant difference in shape, the on on the end looks poorly done (though the more I look at it, the more I think the REST of the word except the last two letters is perhaps right).

In CHRONOMETER, there is a significant difference in size and shape of the 2 'E's.

Also, there are quite a few minute markers that look very much drawn in. I bring your attention to:

2, which is tilted, and shorter than the ones next to it.
4- Also tilted
8 and 9, which go closer to the 'bend' than the others.
11- Tilted again.
17- Smuged and short
18- Particularly long, and a little wiggly
20: Not nearly as large as the rest of the 5-minute-markers
21: also kinda 'U' shaped,not straight
26-28: all of these are different lengths, only 1 is possibly straight.
32 and 33: Of the 4 between 30 and 35, those two are longer
39: Has a 'tail' off the end of it (I see 'worse' on 36, but I imagine that is damage)
40: not 'square' at the end, its pretty rounded.
41-44 are seemingly the shorter ones here, though 46 is short as well
Rest have something goofy looking, but 56-59 are all different lenghts again, and don't really look 'straight'.

All that said, if this isn't a redial, as you said, it is likely worth a good amount, 2-3k based on the recently solds on Ebay. That said, that dial looks awful suspicious to me. I actually find myself wondering (in part because Constellation is good for about 70% of it) if instead of being a redial/repainted dial, it is only somewhat repainted. More a 'touched up' vs whole-repainted.

taworn

Thank you for elaborate the detail. Do you feel odd about the font too? IMHO, I feel strange about the whole dial, but think the case is good. I’m very new though