Thoughts on 168.025 luminous c case Connie

Hi,
I'm rather new to the forum but have been reading for a while and learned so much from this great community!

I have a little crush on this c-shaped Monocoque Constellation 168.025 from the Japanese Dealer timeanagram, actually offered on C24 and on their own Webshop. Asking price is very high with 2800 € (unfortunately plus import tax for me).

I love this white-yellowish dial. That it's a luminous version is also a plus for me. The dial seems in more than good condition and not a redial. Given the images in the Omega Stories article about these references, crown seems correct for the reference.

The spots on the medallion put me off a bit. Dealer says it’s corrosion and could not be removed. Also I assume the caseback has been polished to further remove of whatever happened there since there is no "waterproof 168.025 Tool 105" marking.

Any red flags I missed? What do you think about the medallion issue? It's not the first image I see corroded medallions. I don't understand what leads to these problems on a SS case with mostly skin contact ?

Thanks for any comments.

Way too much money but nice enough watch.

I wrote about these here: https://stories.omegaforums.net/constellation-monocoque-piepan/

If you’re patient you can get one off eBay quite cheaply.

I agree with the other posters regarding correctness of the dial. I’m not sure that any examples of this reference were delivered with a bracelet. To me, any Omega bracelet that fits properly should be OK, but does not add great value.

I think that the case has been heavily polished to the point of almost removing the factory engraving of the reference number from the back.

I would not pay 1/2 the asking price for this watch. For that kind of money. You should be able to get a decent condition gold pie-pan Ref. 168.005, with the same caliber movement inside.
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Is that even an Omega bracelet though? No endlink numbers and no pictures of the clasp.

Thanks for your input and your evaluation. I cooled down a bit .... patience....

I found myself opting for the c-shapes every time I have the choice. My second watch (after a CK14364 OMEGA Seamaster Chronograph from 1962 passed on to me from my father - will soon write here about it) was a Sinn T2 with a cushion shaped case and still love this watch.

Bracelet is said to be a 1119/143

@dsio of course I went through your article, more than once 😁