Rare Constellation from the 60s?

Hi OF

Im travelling Japan at the moment and came across a watch i‘ve never seen before.
Maybe you guys know something about it…
It looks like a 14381 and is goldcaped.
Asking price was around CHF 5‘000, which was way too high for me so i didnt consider buying it.
I am sorry for not taking more pictures of it but there were so many watches…and i was quite in a hurry sadly.

More than curious what your thoughts are.

Thanks OF and greetings from Japan
Brian

Lovely example! would not comment on price. Japan is more expensive from what I know. Add the fact it is rare and in great condition.
Check this thread for a dial thats very similar.
You'll need to scroll half way down the page or you could search page with ctrl+f or apple+f and enter "THE SEVENTIES"
https://omegaforums.net/threads/omega-seamaster-a-guide-to-special-dials.151225/

Interesting watch @WatchHeaven44 - thank you for posting 👍

It really is like the Seamaster that @tapaptpat linked to.

The indices on both are really odd.
I was looking to see if it was possibly a gold dial and had 'flat' onyx inserts - however, they both appear to be 'filled' with black 'stuff'. (paint?)

On the Seamaster some of it is missing, on the Connie some of it is flat or even concave.

Whoever designed the dial, they certainly set a challenge for the dial printers.

BTW I personally think the price is ridiculous.
The watch has a decent gold-capped case and a really interesting dial but the dial only adds a couple of/few hundred to an ordinary gold capped 14381, which means it really should be no higher than something like $1500.
The asking price is Somlo money (for those with large disposable incomes)

Still great to see it all the same.

You're absolutely right it is slightly off - it could be a Seamaster redialed as a Constellation. (it did cross my mind)
But we do know that there were some exotic dialled Omegas sold into the Far East - and this could easily include this as a special order Connie.

The font is pretty good if it is a redial.
The real test would to be know what is under the hood - but as the OP hasn't got additional information I guess we'll never know.

The link that @dsio shared has inside caseback as image number 7 showing 14381 11 SC.
Do you mean it should have a inner movement protector?

Cheers

Textured dials just never get old... Some of the fonts looking off though. Still love it!