Vintage Constellations. Show and tell

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i have read your endeavors front to back side to side and have been busting my ass hustling. It’s hard work but you were right. You don’t find those deals or hidden treasures sitting on a computer
Were do you find these if not behind a computer? Network of collectors? Flea market? I am at the beginning of the journey, and would love to not rely on internet so much, get a bit more practical experience but having a hard time to find other ways...
 
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Were do you find these if not behind a computer? Network of collectors? Flea market? I am at the beginning of the journey, and would love to not rely on internet so much, get a bit more practical experience but having a hard time to find other ways...
Friends, Instagram, Facebook groups, thrift shops, flea markets, auction houses.
 
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Were do you find these if not behind a computer? Network of collectors? Flea market? I am at the beginning of the journey, and would love to not rely on internet so much, get a bit more practical experience but having a hard time to find other ways...

I would read some of Freds posts and threads. I think that would be a good starting point.
 
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Wearing my newly acquired 14381 today. Can't wait to replace the service crown with a scalloped one.
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SS Connie (ref. 168.010), just bought it from Davidswiss on the private watch sales.

Any tips on how to see if the markers are onyx or black paint (the serial number starts on 24 so it may be black paint, as I read here). Great thing in any case!

Apologies for the iPhone photos, I don’t have my camera with me.

 
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SS Connie (ref. 168.010), just bought it from Davidswiss on the private watch sales.

Any tips on how to see if the markers are onyx or black paint (the serial number starts on 24 so it may be black paint, as I read here). Great thing in any case!

Apologies for the iPhone photos, I don’t have my camera with me.


Very nice watch, congrats.

The BOR on this reference is a real bonus.

168.010s with black inserts are generally onyx and it is easy to tell if the inserts are onyx.

If they have a ridge and some depth they are onyx, if inserts are flat and have no depth, it is paint.
 
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Very nice watch, congrats.

The BOR on this reference is a real bonus.

168.010s with black inserts are generally onyx and it is easy to tell if the inserts are onyx.

If they have a ridge and some depth they are onyx, if inserts are flat and have no depth, it is paint.

Thanks, will have to get a loupe as I can’t be sure of whether I see a ridge or not even with glasses.

Nice cat-in-box you got there by the way!
 
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CAL564 28XXX NĂM 1968
 
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Seems like everyone's wearing their vintage Omegas on BoR lately, so I had to give it a try. If anyone happens to know of any 128 endlinks for sale, please let me know 👍 p_20230223_083936-jpg.2255574
 
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My full set 2782 from the original owners son that I wrote a story about a while back.

Not a Constellation, but I have the distant Seamaster cousin to Niko’s watch.
 
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Fiddled around with some of my Connies today and grasped the opportunity for a 50s group shot:


(In chronological order from left to right: 2648, 2652, 2782, 2887, 2853)
 
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NICE!!! And three of the five on flat link bracelets too! 🥰
 
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Omega constellation 1989 NOS gold 18k. Hello to all. Asking price 850€. You think is a fair price? Keeps its value this model?
 
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Omega constellation 1989 NOS gold 18k. Hello to all. Asking price 850€. You think is a fair price? Keeps its value this model?



WRONG THREAD
 
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Only Connie in my possession. maybe I regret selling the others but nothing has really stuck with me.
Not going to last long. I like my seamaster with patina way more. Adding a pic of that!
 
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This is beautiful--could you share what reference it is?
Thank you!
Chris
Thanks for the kind words! This is the Ref 14393