Seeking your expertise on a Constellation 168.045

dnm82 · Nov 3, 2021

Hi all! My hunt for an all gold 168.045 Connie continues. I have a chance to acquire one. Wondering what you make of these pics - does it look correct? Does the brushing on the case and bracelet seem right? It is pretty pronounced - but perhaps it came this way? And how does the dial look? Are those hands wrong? Your expertise is appreciated.

cristos71 · Nov 4, 2021

It has been extremely heavily polished and now resembles a bar of soap....avoid

dnm82 · Nov 4, 2021

Thanks for the feedback. Very hard to find one of these in good shape....

dnm82 · Nov 11, 2021

cristos71
It has been extremely heavily polished and now resembles a bar of soap....avoid

Do you think that if I send this to Omega in Switzerland, a refinishing of the case could correct the over polishing? Others I have found have bad redials, damaged dials or other problems. This watch may be the closest I can get to an unmolested one -- or at least that's the case after looking for a while. I gather that with the right tooling -- which presumably Omega has -- the correct brushing and finishing could be applied to the case, correcting the chamfer angles etc. etc. Thoughts?

sleepyastronaut · Nov 11, 2021

dnm82
Do you think that if I send this to Omega in Switzerland, a refinishing of the case could correct the over polishing? Others I have found have bad redials, damaged dials or other problems. This watch may be the closest I can get to an unmolested one -- or at least that's the case after looking for a while. I gather that with the right tooling -- which presumably Omega has -- the correct brushing and finishing could be applied to the case, correcting the chamfer angles etc. etc. Thoughts?

I've read good things about TM Watch

https://tmwatchco.com/

and STS

https://swisstimeservices.co.uk/our-brand/omega/

cristos71 · Nov 11, 2021

dnm82
Do you think that if I send this to Omega in Switzerland, a refinishing of the case could correct the over polishing? Others I have found have bad redials, damaged dials or other problems. This watch may be the closest I can get to an unmolested one -- or at least that's the case after looking for a while. I gather that with the right tooling -- which presumably Omega has -- the correct brushing and finishing could be applied to the case, correcting the chamfer angles etc. etc. Thoughts?

This watch is way too far gone IMHO to be greatly improved with another polish/refinish job. It already looks out of proportion all over the place- just look at where the case meets the bracelet and also the wear to the bracelet. To me this is a watch waiting to be melted.

Seeking your expertise on a Constellation 168.045

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