Hi Guys, I am fairly new to this forum and vintage watch collecting with most of my collection being modern watches. I was given a vintage Omega Constellation by a family friend and had the watch serviced and replaced the crown and crystal. At the service I discovered the watch is 18 carat white gold which was a very pleasant surprise. The dial appears to have been re-finished as the font on Constellation is all wrong. I can assume during the dial refinish the baguette diamonds were added as hour markers at 3, 6, 9 and 12. Unfortunately I don't have a great picture of the movement but the serial number would make it's year of production 1954 or 55. I was wondering if anyone has seen a similar dial on an Omega watch from this time period or has ever seen the baguette diamonds on a dial like this one. Any other comments or suggestions are welcomed. Thanks
The dial has been refinished as you believe, I would just add that the refinishing was exceptionally poor and would really hurt resale. The fact that it is white gold is a plus, but someone would have to find a replacement dial to make it desirable or at least have the dial redone to a better standard (though this would still hinder value) The diamonds add nothing in value in this case. They were added later. It would also be helpful to see the movement and caseback medallion.
With the rarity of white gold versions, it might make sense to buy this one and then look for a white gold arrowhead dial for a ref. 2782. https://omegaforums.net/threads/constellation-2652-1-new-addition.1027/ These are very hard to find also. Price would have to be well below market to make this quest worthwhile. gatorcpa
Not sure that this was ever a Constellation dial, or someone could have melted down all the original markers to make this mess. So I would just call it a "replacement". gatorcpa
And even though the dial is shot the case has some merits - for instance - the bezel still has quite sharp edges. Especially for being in soft gold. The case back is also nice. Cannot really say anything about the case in it self from the pics but chances are it is in good condition also.
I will try and add some better quality photos this weekend, the iPhone pics aren't doing it justice. The watch sat untouched for almost 25 years before being given to me and seems to be in excellent condition for the age of the watch. My next step will be to try and track down dial up here in Canada and see if I can get this watch closer to original. I would have loved to have seen this watch prior to the re-dial.
I wonder how this would look with a dial with yellow gold markers and a yellow hand set? That's how most of the steel cased versions of this reference were configured, although with a gold medallion on the back. White gold marker dials for this reference are relatively rare. gatorcpa
If you want more information about Connie. I think Desmond's web would be help. And here is his link. http://omega-constellation-collectors.blogspot.com/?m=1