Wanted opinions on this watch before getting it for a friend

+1. For $2,000, you can get your friend a very nice vintage pie pan Constellation in gold cap which I'm sure that he would appreciate a great deal more than this watch.

It might be uncommon, but I also think it's not a highly collected model and it doesn't appeal to me personally. But if you like it, the watch looks quite clean.

Not now or apparently ever a popular model/design, which is why "I have yet to see a single word about this model", their words.

Really not worth a whole lot more than the scrap value of the gold, in spite of the sellers superlatives.

As others have noted it's way overpriced.

As an art piece it's unique and I'm a big fan of unique Omegas but not this one, so no I would not purchase this watch, regardless of price, not my thing, nor most current vintage Omega buyers/collectors.

There are plenty of much more functional and usable Omegas from this period available for the same or less money, again this one is overpriced.

Does your friend like the watch and have smaller wrists? It’s quite small and a unique design so make sure your friend likes it first. Gifting something like this could be a bust.

If the friend is a woman, it might look great and I really like the 1960s mid-century design, but indeed it’s overpriced. Another question is whether the dial is original because the picture is blurry.

If this is for a gift to a woman, I’m not sure it matters that an audience of male collectors find it not so rare or collectible. It’s a great looking watch IMHO, and the fact is automatic and 18k gold is a big plus.

However, there are important questions:
1/ is the size pleasing for the intended recipient? People who are not used to buying watches may be more comfortable trying them on their wrist and it’s risky to buy without trying on. Does the seller accept returns?

2/ if the recipient is a woman, will she find it convenient enough to use?
Will she want to have to pay attention to a more fragile watch which can be easily damaged in rainy weather, if applying hand cream or perfume with the watch on, or when hand washing?

With that type of budget, you might also look for a pre-owned Hermes on Ebay, or steel Cartier tank, or Boucheron Reflet (picture below).

What size is this one? will the seller negotiate the price? Also importantly, you need a picture of the back of the case. The fact there isn’t any means there may be some damage.

Finally you really must ensure it’s returnable.

PS also and for that price, you need higher resolution pictures to figure out what’s going on with the left side of the crystal or the bezel, which looks like there’s some damage of sorts.

So OP, you’ve seen the replies everyone took the time to give you, what’s your reaction?

I always appreciate @Syrte sense of style. I think the design is cool. For that number it had better be good to excellent.