- Posts
- 13
- Likes
- 2
Pie Pan authentication
- Posts
- 20,555
- Likes
- 47,381
Dan S
·It is.
- Posts
- 11,440
- Likes
- 20,039
- Posts
- 1,356
- Likes
- 5,164
- Posts
- 13
- Likes
- 2
ceejay
·
Hello Hello !
My bad... I literally had an hour to decide if I wanted the watch or not and I found this forum just an hour ahead of deadline.
It was a long shot.. Joining a new forum, posting, will I get a response in time given the time difference etc...
So the story is that I was offered this watch by a long long lost friend who contacted me out of the blue after having seen my social media posts of some vintage watches.
He said this was is late uncle's watch and that it had sat in a drawer unused for 20 years or more.
He was clearing up and "just wanted to get rid of it" is what I was told..
Being unfamiliar with Omegas, I only had a short time to decide if I wanted it or not.
So may alarm bells rang out...
Who would want to give away a vintage Omega for US$ 138 !! which is what he was asking for it.
Did some quick searching online and most things seemed to say this was a good one...
Dial crosshairs crossing the words at the correct places
14393 made it seem legit and it tallied with 61 and the serial number on the movement was correct for 61
SC was correct for the case finish.
All seemed good but.... i was worried, was it too good a deal to be true ??
Now I have the watch in my hands.
So are we looking at a genuine watch here ? I sure hope so !
- Posts
- 13
- Likes
- 2
ceejay
·
- Posts
- 140
- Likes
- 145
sgk
·Hi,
My advice would be to have the movement looked at / serviced asap. That dial degradation looks like moisture damage. Hope it turns out well in the end. Still not bad at all for the price.
My advice would be to have the movement looked at / serviced asap. That dial degradation looks like moisture damage. Hope it turns out well in the end. Still not bad at all for the price.
- Posts
- 13
- Likes
- 2
ceejay
·Hi,
My advice would be to have the movement looked at / serviced asap. That dial degradation looks like moisture damage. Hope it turns out well in the end. Still not bad at all for the price.
I have already booked it in for service.
Actually the dial looks really bad in closeup photos but in real life it’s not bad at all.
the hour hand has a triangular section in the middle which would have been black filled I presume.
all the watches I see online only have a thin strip of black infill.
any thoughts ?
- Posts
- 12,577
- Likes
- 16,969
gatorcpa
··ΩF InvestiGatorYou did very well for the price, but the watch is not without its flaws.
1. Crown is not correct. Very common with these Constellations, as accurate originals are very difficult to find. Omega hasn’t made them for many years.
2. Dial is original, but moisture damaged. The seals probably failed years ago.
3. Hands look to be from an earlier Omega. Should look something like this:
https://mall.elady.com/item/title/O...ainless-Steel-Mens-Dress-Watch-14393-BF526375
Your watchmaker may be able to find the hands with radium inserts that watch originally had.
4. Crystal is not signed by Omega. Not considered a big deal. Again, your watchmaker may be able to find one. Should run about $100 or so.
Good luck with the repair.
gatorcpa
1. Crown is not correct. Very common with these Constellations, as accurate originals are very difficult to find. Omega hasn’t made them for many years.
2. Dial is original, but moisture damaged. The seals probably failed years ago.
3. Hands look to be from an earlier Omega. Should look something like this:
Your watchmaker may be able to find the hands with radium inserts that watch originally had.
4. Crystal is not signed by Omega. Not considered a big deal. Again, your watchmaker may be able to find one. Should run about $100 or so.
Good luck with the repair.
gatorcpa
- Posts
- 20,555
- Likes
- 47,381
Dan S
·C ceejaythe hour hand has a triangular section in the middle which would have been black filled I presume.
all the watches I see online only have a thin strip of black infill.
any thoughts ?
Hands and dial generally have matching styles. For example, a dial with some luminous paint will be paired with lumed hands. A dial that has markers with black inlay will be paired with similar hands.
In your case, I can't quite see but it looks like the lume been removed from the recesses at the outer ends of the markers. In which case, the watch should also have lumed hands, but not necessarily those hands, as @gatorcpa mentioned.
Edited:
- Posts
- 11,440
- Likes
- 20,039
Davidt
·Welcome @ceejay
Obviosuly the dial has issues so as others have said, it’s not a steal, but a decent purchase.
I would try and source a correct crown. The originals (although a pain to actually wind) look much better on these references. There may be one for sale in the sales forum here.
I’d get it serviced by a good independent watchmaker and it will make a great daily wearer. Pristine watches are great, but the knocks and dings watches can pick up in daily life means many collectors have ‘beaters’ for daily use. This would make a perfect beater and even with a crown and service you wouldn’t be too deep into it.
Obviosuly the dial has issues so as others have said, it’s not a steal, but a decent purchase.
I would try and source a correct crown. The originals (although a pain to actually wind) look much better on these references. There may be one for sale in the sales forum here.
I’d get it serviced by a good independent watchmaker and it will make a great daily wearer. Pristine watches are great, but the knocks and dings watches can pick up in daily life means many collectors have ‘beaters’ for daily use. This would make a perfect beater and even with a crown and service you wouldn’t be too deep into it.
