Omega Constellations - Advice / Information Request

snunez

Nice watch. Why not post a picture of the receipt? You'd think that the model information would be on there.

As for service, general wisdom is to avoid Omega; take it to a reputable local shop. Looks to me like you need original hands. Those on there now look a bit odd.

Gui13250

Are you sure it is from 1948?
It looks like a 167.005 with wrong hands and missing second.

But I thought that dog leg were first seen around mid 50´s...

michael22

Nice one.
Attractive dial, unpolished dogleg case. Crown could be original, I wondered about the hands too.

Have it cleaned & lubed, no polishing.

R ross.awr

Thanks for your comment. The original receipt is hand written and I've not been able to make out reference to the model. I have included an image below if that may help.
Thanks, Ross

michael22

This receipt book is from the 1960's

Peemacgee

Earliest no date dogleg (14900) was 1960.

who knows what that top line of numerals means - there’s a slash after the 48, so it could be anything. (And then there’s the 195...)

date could be anything from 1960 until around the mid 60s is my guess (observatory has no brickwork) and could be a 14900 or 167.005 (Essentially the same watch but with a change of reference around 1963)
The Constellation was Omega’s top of the line watch when it was produced and one of the finest watches you could buy at the time.

Nice enough watch, hands have been replaced and some degrading of the dial but I’ll bet that case looks much better in person than in those pics.
I suggest you remove the bracelet as the sprung ends won’t be doing the lugs any good at all.

It is a desirable watch but dome dials aren’t as popular as pie pans, but I could see the watch fetching mid - upper hundreds at auction.
(but you would insure it for around £1500. )

A service by a vintage specialist is what you need - it will cost around £2-300 (as long as no major parts need replacing. )
If you are in the UK, @ChrisN and @Mitka are both members here and both highly recommended.

hope that helps.