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·Hello everyone, i am searching for more information about this Omega Constellation. Im wondering if it looks to be real and what the potential value could be?
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Vintage omega constellation?
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MtV
·Early to mid 60s „Dogleg“ Constellation, 14902 or 168.005 is the reference number. Caliber will be 561 or 564. You’ll know for sure once it’s opened.
The condition, unfortunately, is very, very rough. Heavily polished, it’s lost its original shape. Dial is discolored. The spots / damage on the back is caused by that strap and is often referred to as „NATO“-burn. NATO is the common name for those straps and the material destroys the soft gold case back.
Value will be slightly more than gold value in this condition, which is still significant money. Not sure how heavy the case is exactly, probably like 15-20g or so, which means about 15-1800€ or so.
The condition, unfortunately, is very, very rough. Heavily polished, it’s lost its original shape. Dial is discolored. The spots / damage on the back is caused by that strap and is often referred to as „NATO“-burn. NATO is the common name for those straps and the material destroys the soft gold case back.
Value will be slightly more than gold value in this condition, which is still significant money. Not sure how heavy the case is exactly, probably like 15-20g or so, which means about 15-1800€ or so.
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xmx500
·Early to mid 60s „Dogleg“ Constellation, 14902 or 168.005 is the reference number. Caliber will be 561 or 564. You’ll know for sure once it’s opened.
The condition, unfortunately, is very, very rough. Heavily polished, it’s lost its original shape. Dial is discolored. The spots / damage on the back is caused by that strap and is often referred to as „NATO“-burn. NATO is the common name for those straps and the material destroys the soft gold case back.
Value will be slightly more than gold value in this condition, which is still significant money. Not sure how heavy the case is exactly, probably like 15-20g or so, which means about 15-1800€ or so.
Kind regards
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Dan S
·It's helpful to provide some context. Are you asking about a potential purchase or are you selling the watch? If buying, what is the asking price?
The soft gold caseback has sustained some damage by the abrasive strap. I would be very careful in polishing the back. You might reduce the appearance of the damage a bit, but in the process you might lose some sharpness of the caseback, which would be even worse. So be aware of that. In general, there's not much you can do to improve the condition in any significant way, the lugs are polished and the dial has some spots, although honestly it's hard to evaluate the dial because of the poor photos. If you're going to sell it, just sell it as is.
There are many dial variants, some are more desirable than others, e.g. arrowhead markers, others are just insignificant variations. The markers on this particular watch don't add any particular value as far as I know.
The soft gold caseback has sustained some damage by the abrasive strap. I would be very careful in polishing the back. You might reduce the appearance of the damage a bit, but in the process you might lose some sharpness of the caseback, which would be even worse. So be aware of that. In general, there's not much you can do to improve the condition in any significant way, the lugs are polished and the dial has some spots, although honestly it's hard to evaluate the dial because of the poor photos. If you're going to sell it, just sell it as is.
There are many dial variants, some are more desirable than others, e.g. arrowhead markers, others are just insignificant variations. The markers on this particular watch don't add any particular value as far as I know.
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xmx500
·It's helpful to provide some context. Are you asking about a potential purchase or are you selling the watch? If buying, what is the asking price?
The soft gold caseback has sustained some damage by the abrasive strap. I would be very careful in polishing the back. You might reduce the appearance of the damage a bit, but in the process you might lose some sharpness of the caseback, which would be even worse. So be aware of that. In general, there's not much you can do to improve the condition in any significant way, the lugs are polished and the dial has some spots, although honestly it's hard to evaluate the dial because of the poor photos. If you're going to sell it, just sell it as is.
There are many dial variants, some are more desirable than others, e.g. arrowhead markers, others are just insignificant variations. The markers on this particular watch don't add any particular value as far as I know.
Hello and Thank you very much for the insight, i am looking at potentially selling it and want to make sure i get a fair value, Thank you for the tip i Will leave the caseback as is, do you think its possible to get away some of the grain from the Nato burn without polishing the case? I saw the same reffernce is about 5 k usd on chrono 24 but i dont know how accurate that is, very gratefull for all new information.
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Porteroso
·You should not go by c24 prices. Those watches sit for years at those prices. Anything priced well is bought within days.
I would think this watch in this condition would depend on gold value quite a bit. I dont really know, but off hand 3k would seem way too much for this.
I would think this watch in this condition would depend on gold value quite a bit. I dont really know, but off hand 3k would seem way too much for this.
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·Assuming a 19g 18k case, the watch has about $1800 (USD) in gold. Given the wear, I don’t see this watch selling for more $2,500 on a good day. Probably a little less.
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xmx500
·You should not go by c24 prices. Those watches sit for years at those prices. Anything priced well is bought within days.
I would think this watch in this condition would depend on gold value quite a bit. I dont really know, but off hand 3k would seem way too much for this.
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You just have to find 1 person to buy it. Shoot for the moon! Someone unwilling to take the time to hunt one of these down might pay up for it. If you had the lowest priced one on C24 you could just see what happens. But now that someone knowledgeable has weighed in on a price, you should not expect to sell it easily above that.
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MtV
·Yes, a very fine example of this reference might sell for 5, maybe even 6k USD from a dealer.
You are not a dealer. And the condition of yours, I’m sorry to say, is poor. There’s no way to sugarcoat it.
I understand this isn’t what you want to hear, make of it what you will. If you have all the time in the world put it on C24 for 3 or 4k and see what happens. I doubt you’ll get an offer for 3k but who knows, you might be lucky.
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AG77
·I'm still stuck on why a person would wear a nato strap on a gold constellation.
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