The C-Cased Constellation Thread

SeaMSTR · Sep 9, 2021

Whilst on the hunt for a nice gents C Case for me, I started looking at the ladies version, and noticed (as Kaplan stated) that most are in rough condition. I took a punt on one for my girlfriend, and was pleasantly surprised when it turned up, considering the price I paid! Unpolished, great dial, original hands and crystal. It just needs a service and the bracelet repairing. Booked into Simon Freese for both.

Still looking for one for me!😁

kaplan · Sep 9, 2021

SeaMSTR
Whilst on the hunt for a nice gents C Case for me, I started looking at the ladies version, and noticed (as Kaplan stated) that most are in rough condition. I took a punt on one for my girlfriend, and was pleasantly surprised when it turned up, considering the price I paid! Unpolished, great dial, original hands and crystal. It just needs a service and the bracelet repairing. Booked into Simon Freese for both.

Still looking for one for me!😁

Wow, that's beautiful - I was almost going to buy one today too - same model - dirty - no bracelet and it sold for $200+ - I decided to buy one in good condition with the original bracelet like you did - yours is really in incredible condition

SeaMSTR · Sep 9, 2021

kaplan
Wow, that's beautiful - I was almost going to buy one today too - same model - dirty - no bracelet and it sold for $200+ - I decided to buy one in good condition with the original bracelet like you did - yours is really in incredible condition

It was a bargain too! 1/3rd of the price of the overpolished rubbish that I had seen. There aren’t many out there to choose from...

Boojumhunter · Sep 9, 2021

Kik_Kat_Kish
My lastest acquisition 168.0064.

Here's a question for the experts, since I haven't been able to find anything definitive on the interwebs. The bezel on this model has a different fluting pattern (more like a Rolex) than the more usual coin-edge pattern of the white gold bezel versions. I've seen a few around, but they do seem much less common. Does anyone know which particular models had these? And are they also white gold?

Kik_Kat_Kish · Sep 10, 2021

Boojumhunter
Here's a question for the experts, since I haven't been able to find anything definitive on the interwebs. The bezel on this model has a different fluting pattern (more like a Rolex) than the more usual coin-edge pattern of the white gold bezel versions. I've seen a few around, but they do seem much less common. Does anyone know which particular models had these? And are they also white gold?

I prefer the white gold bezel you mentioned. I wish the bezel on mine was wider TBH.

kaplan · Sep 11, 2021

Adding a small bit of information to our codex, it turns out earlier solid gold Omega's had 750K dials too even though it doesn't say OM on the dial - and the dial is 3.5 grams

https://www.ebay.com/itm/304143033028

DrSpock · Oct 2, 2021

😀Got my “bad” watch back recently, after almost 1 year of service. It was in a real bad shape when I bought it. In summary the watchmaker did a great job, but unfortunately polished a bit too much in my opinion. Now it’s keeping time -2/per day which is quite accurate, I think.

It’s a ref. 166.0248 from the late 70s made for the communist leader of North Korea Kim-Il Sung as a present for head of diplomatic delegations or other diplomats. Unlike other “leader” watches these are quite rare, I somewhere on a Korean page read around 70 of this ref. were made in steel and 30 in gold.
2015 there has been another one sold with the same ref. and produced in the same batch (day) like mine. It also was 60 “numbers” away from my movement serial.
I just like the watch because it’s quiet rare, which makes it collectible in my opinion and I don’t interest much about the rest.

Interesting are the end links 736 which I never saw on a different ref.

When I received my first extract for this watch, it stated Korea as country of delivery, after I raised some questions I received a second one stating “North Korea”.

An other watchmaker told me one could clean the dial easily, I am not so sure, as I am aware of the fact that dials are a sensitive terrain.
The dial is silvered, what do you guys say?

Boojumhunter · Oct 4, 2021

Cue laughter now... this was a total punt (too much time at home thanks to ) but I figured at us$350 the downside was low. It's from a Japanese eBay seller, being shipped now, but I thought I'd share the story early. I'll post when it arrives, but who reckons I've made a horrible mistake? (Kaplan, help me out, I know you have one of these).

kaplan · Oct 5, 2021

Hi,

It's a nice looking watch, I actually don't have one of those, I have the 19mm white version, yours should be 20mm, and the dial is grey, as far as I now, it uses the same case and bracelet with the Electrogolf I shared earlier (2045 with 741 endlinks, JDM bracelet)

If it's working, the price is good, 300Hz auction for ~$250 at their absolute lowest and it's a gamble, they fail like 50% of the time - so $350 for a working watch is a good deal - the condition is awesome, hard to find good ones like that, I've seen 4-5 of them come and go

For some reason this variation doesn't say "SWISS MADE" - maybe the case/dial etc. isn't Swiss, but the movements are all the same

Since you bought from eBay, the seller is more exposed, if it doesn't work, you can get your money back easily, he gets less than $280 net. - you get your protections, so all in all, good deal 😀

kaplan · Oct 5, 2021

My biggest Constellation find

Someone used a Speedmaster as spare parts for a Constellation 😀

Boojumhunter · Oct 9, 2021

This popped up on my Reddit feed today -- only the one pic, 18kt gold (consistent with the fine fluting of the bezel) and one of the rare fumé dials. Needless to say I called dibs...

aggie · Oct 9, 2021

Boojumhunter
This popped up on my Reddit feed today -- only the one pic, 18kt gold (consistent with the fine fluting of the bezel) and one of the rare fumé dials. Needless to say I called dibs...

Looks gorgeous! BUT wait for the experts'... expertise!

kaplan · Oct 9, 2021

Wow, a great looking watch, what an oddity - the greenish lume pips look very familiar, I thought it was a bad re-lume on mine, but maybe it's original - or maybe these 2 watches had the same owner - mine is from Europe - @MtV bought it for me 😁

(At this hour my iPhone potato photos can't capture much)

@Boojumhunter I wanted to ask you about your brown fume dialed gold watch, is there a story for that watch, who did it belong to, how did you buy it? Most importantly I guess, where did it originate from? It's such a unique watch

Boojumhunter · Oct 9, 2021

aggie
Looks gorgeous! BUT wait for the experts'... expertise!

Pretty sure it's legit; identical dial to my pair, right down to the "spidering" that seems to be common to these. That's why I posted it here rather than the "hinky redials to laugh at" thread!

Boojumhunter · Oct 9, 2021

@kaplan, I got my watch as a lucky find through Chrono24 last year; no idea about the provenance. My wife has nicknamed it "The Eye of Sauron", the palantir of Orthanc from the Lord of the Rings movies:

johnireland · Oct 10, 2021

I like the date model, but not the large day-date window. The case design has a taste of the seventies, and I think that hurts it compared to the Omegas from the 50s and 60s. At least that is my problem with it. But maybe it is time for me to give them a second look.

kaplan · Oct 26, 2021

Upped my crystal polishing game a bit, this is(was) my donor watch 😀

Played to my strengths, sanding by hand and polishing with Menzerna 3800 later on after 7000 grit - Poliwatch never did anything for me but this product really works, if it stands the test of time too going to polish all the watches in my collection with scratched crystals

sirtaifun · Oct 27, 2021

Hi Kaplan 👍

As a little hint for polish on crystals I use this:
https://www.amazon.de/Rotweiss-Acry...eywords=rotweiss+plexi&qid=1635333972&sr=8-11
and
https://www.amazon.de/Rotweiss-8250...keywords=rotweiss+plexi&qid=1635333972&sr=8-7

Polish in no time and crystals are like new even under magnifier no sign of scratches to see and no need to tape anything.

Spruce · Oct 28, 2021

Chi_spur · Oct 28, 2021

Boojumhunter
This popped up on my Reddit feed today -- only the one pic, 18kt gold (consistent with the fine fluting of the bezel) and one of the rare fumé dials. Needless to say I called dibs...

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Going back to this... from my limited experience I've always assumed 18k gold C-Case Connies were de facto Deluxe versions that only came with 18k gold dials. This example would appear to indicate my assumption is wrong... would be be interested to know if anyone can shed further light?

The C-Cased Constellation Thread

SeaMSTR

kaplan

SeaMSTR

Boojumhunter

Kik_Kat_Kish

kaplan

DrSpock

Boojumhunter

kaplan

kaplan

Boojumhunter

aggie

kaplan

Boojumhunter

Boojumhunter

johnireland

kaplan

sirtaifun

Spruce

Chi_spur

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