I purchased this Omega Constellation watch from a Flea Market last weekend, I don't know to much about Omega watches so I am curious to see what everyone thinks about this watch. Is it a legitimate Omega Constellation? I know the bracelet is not the original, and possibly other parts of it might not be original as well. I believe when I attempted to search for information on Google I had found a similar watch with a leather bracelet and it said it was an Omega Constellation 168.015, ca.1968. Is my watch the same age? If not how can you find out the age. I just would like to know a bit more about the watch, especially if it is legitimate or fake, before I shell out some coin for it. I only paid 10 dollars for it. Other questions below.

1. How do you open the watch to get the case number? Am I better off taking the watch to a jewellery store to have them assist me?
2. I wish to get the crystal, the crown, the bracelet all replaced, and if possible originals, or at least parts close enough to it. The crystal is scratched a fair bit and the crown I believe is very old and worn, and maybe not even original.
3. Does anyone know of any trustworthy website for Omega parts? I found this one website with the link listed here below, not sure on how credible it is though.

http://www.ofrei.com/page_146.html.

Any other information, or advice would helpful.

Quinn

 

Congrats on a fantastic deal - the sort of most of us would love to do ourselves

While somewhat polished, the condition looks good overall. I don't see any major scratches in the (original) plexiglass crystal and you'll have that looking great again after 5 minutes of work with some polishing compound. Have a try with Autosol or Brasso if you have some lying around. Finally, as usual, "what @gatorcpa said". That man sayeth Truth!

 

Thank you very much for the reply! I first went on the Saturday and noticed the watch at the market and thought ah its got a few scratches and might not be salvageable (Didn't know Omega watches were wind up ones like Rolex, I just knew Omega was a good name) thought it might have been broken. Then went back the next day and I am sure glad I picked it up, especially after hearing all this. I will follow all these steps and have the watch running well.

 

Thanks ConElPueblo! I do not have any Autosol or Brasso but I could pick some up if it will do the trick. It has a few scratches on it. I also forgot to mention here in my post that the "I" in Swiss is missing/faded away. I don't suppose their is a way to fix that is there.

 

I wouldn’t worry too much about the missing ‘i’ adds a bit of character. When @ConElPueblo recommends using Autosol/Brasso I think he means using on the crystal only not the case. Nice watch and great find.

 

Thank you very much I will take that into consideration. With regards to the leather strap idea. I know this may sound ridiculous but is there a Omega leather strap specific for this watch? or do you mean just to buy a generic leather strap. I want to try to make this watch fairly original if I can. Recommendations?

 

Furthermore, new Omega straps are meant to go on modern watches that are a lot beefier than the old junk. Hence the straps will be padded and quite thick, and more often than not seem to bulky on the slimmer vintage watches.

For $10 I wouldn't give a toss, either

And by all means, YES, only on the crystal!

 

Ah okay thanks a lot @ConElPueblo! I will take a look online, on the Keleran USA ebay site. two more question's! The bracelet that is on it now, the Spiedel USA bracelet, is it easy to take off, something I can do on my own? It is all rusted between the links and I ill have to replace it anyways, or is that something I should take to a certified watchmaker, have them take it off for me so I don't damage it, also, you guys had mentioned the different things to use on the crystal, is there anything I can use on the watch case itself? a polish or cleaner of some sort, whoever owned it before must have been a painter as there are small little white droplets on the case, easy to take off.

 

Sounds good thanks again fellas! appreciate it @gatorcpa @ConElPueblo I cannot wait to see it all fixed up and good to go in the end.