Hi Everyone
First post.... though I think I have learned a great deal on this site over the past few months ...I have enquired about a Constellation day /date with bracelet the seller is pretty vague about his watch knowledge , so I'm kinda going in blind as I'm no expert myself ...wouldn't have known an Omega from a Tag in February but through a friend who likes a watch or 2 it seems to have become a worrying obsession . Using my limited, sometimes mixed up new found knowledge the watch is IMHO possibly circa 1970 168.019 ..maybe 751 movement ..I think the hands look ok ...but in the pics the "certified " seems to be obscured by the day indicator ? Any advice or a good slap down will be very appreciated and taken on the chin

 

My advice would be to post some pictures of the watch in question.

 

@Big Al 111 Welcome.
Yes - pictures would help a lot!

 

Damn thought I had .....not great at tech ...ill try again

 

Please see above Gents that's all I have to go on ..No internal pics
Regards Al

 

Humble Apologies ..ill get my coat and start afresh

 

I don't think it's obscured. It's just the cyclops and the angle of the photo. However, the photo is badly out-of-focus. If they are all the same quality, it won't be easy to judge the watch.

[Edit: Actually, the fingers are perfectly in focus. It's just the watch that's out-of-focus.]

 

I'm afraid that's it atm Dan ...I have asked him to send me some better pics , but nothing as yet ...
I'd say a mid to late 50 hand possible office worker ? . The watch ? ...I'm still hopeful

 

Not possible to say for sure from that poor photo but there are no obvious tells for a redial and the case looks in good order. It will be a 751 movement with that single day-date window. You need a better pic of the dial and case back, and then it's all about the price.

 

Just got these through ...if anyone can assist I will be very grateful !

 

Thanks Edward ...it's up for 500 but I'm looking at going in a 400 ? If I choose to have a go .... as I can't see the movement . ..the guys seems genuine enough talking to him ...but doesnt everyone when they are selling ? .
And wouldn't that represent a nice bit of value if we are looking at a genuine watch with original bracelet ??

 

It looks good at first sight, crystal was mentioned but could be due to the smartphone camera angle. Price is ok, but these aren't actually hot-sellers. I once had the date-only version but I ended up selling it as these C-shape Omegas wear relatively smaller than their older predecessors.

 

Iv already got a Connie "C" 168.018 with the 564 movement I love it as it was my first purchase but it does look small on my fat wrist lol

 

Quick update ..had an offer of 400 GBP accepted ...surely I'm on the right side of the value line ?

 

If all turns out to be ok I think it's a decent enough price. For that you are getting a movement from the great period (just) and the Constellation name and styling. 751s aren't always hotly sought after by collectors for two reasons: their "transitional" look (60s into 70s), and the day-date movement that's great if you only have one or two watches but is a pain to reset every time you wear it in rotation with your other ten/twenty/whatever watches. But it's still a top quality watch with a high bang-to-buck ratio.