Hello everybody here on omegaforums.net, Being a newcomer to vintage Omega watches, I am presently dealing with three issues: Constellation (especially 1960s and 1970s models): Does every Constellation have an automatic wind movement (My impression is: Yes), or are there also any rare versions with manual winding? Seamaster 600 ref. 135.011 with golden cases: Are there any versions of this type with solid gold case, or have only gold-plated steel cases been produced? Seamaster 600 ref. 135.011 with blue or black dials: Can some of them be original, or is such a dial colour a repaint anyway? Many thanks in advance for any kind advice.
#1: Pretty sure the answer is yes. #2: Nope, only gold-plated. Unfortunately. When I was a noob, I spent a looooot of time searching for a solid gold or gold capped SM600! #3: Black dials, yes. But rare. Blue dials, no.
All 700 caliber Constellations are manual wind. http://download943.mediafire.com/bfe5e88kl1mg/00pah999hw1bs90/Fullcalibresdata.V16.pdf Maybe some others, you would need to work through the list.
This is what I suspected. Many thanks for the confirmation, so I will not be chasing phantoms. As a temporary alternative (which will now be a permanent one) some weeks ago I got myself a 14k solid gold Genève (ref. 131.041) from 1970, an absolutely perfect piece in untouched condition like brand-new from the factory. The movement (which is also a 601, like recurrent in the Seamaster 600) is presently undergoing some refurbishment due to long lasting non-use, but which was to be expected. So I am also very happy with this thing.
Many thanks for this link, which is very helpful. I have been sure that there would of course be a lot of Constellation varieties, but this enormous number of different types is even more than I ever thought.
