Purchase advice - 1966 Constellation 18k

kaplan

This is a very pristine example and it's been on my Watchlist for quite some time as well, since it's a rose gold it makes the watch very rare, hard to find them in this condition

But at the same time it's just a collectors watch in my opinion, it's too expensive to wear, it's too expensive even to collect, from a collectors perspective it's better to passively buy watches of this nature from eBay for 1/3 of the price

kaplan

Buying a watch from UK is always a wasteful experience for me, sellers usually spend upwards of 400 pounds on a watch, thinking it'll in turn return 800 pounds etc. - this watch is like that too - I'd be happier buying it raw for around 1100 pounds

I have a one of a kind C-Case that was serviced by a very reputable service center in UK, seller had a 400+ pound receipt, yet the hands they replaced are not original ... just thinking about it triggered me

One small suggestion is asking for this pack:

They spent all that money only to replace the original crown and putting a dent in the collectability

Peemacgee

@mmurran
Being pink gold cap, this watch is definitely uncommon ( I think there may be only one in the c-case thread) and it makes for a handsome watch.
The dial is a bit busy for my liking but whilst the heavy printing, the straight Ns, the lack of Ts and the non-existent MOY alignment are all signs to be cautious, given that c-case dials are generally all over the place, it could well be all-correct.

Personally, I don't hold with a watch being too good or too expensive to wear - watches are meant to be worn - pink gold cap c-cases aren't common but neither are they that precious that you should leave them at home.

Being picky, I'm not sure this watch is pristine - the edge facets look a little too wide and would have originally been mirror polished (and should shine like the edge of the bezel)
That is not to say it is in poor condition - far from it, as I said, it's a handsome watch

If a c-case is what you're after, £1750 (not 2950) for a very clean, uncommon watch, recently serviced by Omega, is not that far out of the ballpark from a dealer.

The service receipt has the movt. serial number (30,284,282) and it should have the movt calibre - this would be good enough for me (if it says cal 564)

Hope that helps