Hey!

I needed some help on this timepiece. Is it authentic, a redial or completely original?
Any help would be much appreciated.


Movement: 24-jewls, caliber 564, adjusted 5 positions + temperature, 19800A/h, power reserve 50h.
The serial number is 31900876.

http://www.huuto.net/kohteet/vintage-omega-constellation-kronometri/232028490

 

Looks pretty good. The brushing on the top of the case & bezel are correct, as well as the case side. The bevel on the case edge is polished as it should be although a little dinged up. The 168.017 could have had either a 561 or 564, with the 564 usually in the later models. C-cases were introduced in December of 1964 and this particular reference ran into 1971 (I think). I'm not sure if that buckle is original or authentic from the pictures but that's nit picking. Also, the lighting isn't even enough to tell if any of the movement's parts have been changed but the color of the plating looks close. Overall, not a bad watch IMO. Is it an auction or a set price?

 

Thanks to all of you for your helpful information!
The piece is on auction, so it is really a question of the deepness of my pocket, witch at this moment is not so deep. I still feel however that the price witch it is going at now (150€= about 185$) is not so bad.

 

Most of these 561's were swapped from 168.005's piepan connies.

 

eBay has made "connie globalization" possible than ever, I've seen a white gold 168005 flying from Hong Kong to Dallas then to VietNam in less than 2 years. Southern US is no exception.

 

You wrote you have a 561 in a C case (168.017?), may I have a look at that movement ? with the serial number on it.