Weird Onyx index on Constellation Deluxe

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Gui13250

·May 15, 2022

@hoipolloi thanks for your feedback.

I haven’t perfect pics yet, but I’m pretty confident that the index is the good one.

One of the “weird” one is the 9 index, that you can see here.
If it has been filled with something else, such a good job done…
Could it be a deal breaker to you?

 

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hoipolloi

·May 15, 2022

Peemacgee

this .006 looks like it has had a ‘fat, flat ‘ deluxe onyx insert index replaced with a chamfered ‘full-fill’ lume insert index.

You are right. He couldn't find the right one then replaced with one of these.

Edited: May 15, 2022

 

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hoipolloi

·May 15, 2022

Gui13250

Could it be a deal breaker to you?

I don't know how much he asks for. Is the second hand original or generic?

 

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hoipolloi

·May 15, 2022

Onyx insert missing happens all the time.

 

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Gui13250

·May 16, 2022

hoipolloi

I don't know how much he asks for. Is the second hand original or generic?

I don’t know about the second hand… does it seems different from original to you?

Regarding the Onyx, I understand it could fall from the index, but is it possible to replace it by something else? I’m pretty confident it is factory original, because it has the same shape than other, only a different color.

 

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Gui13250

·May 16, 2022

Looking for other exemple of this watch, I’ve found this one.
If you zoom on the 1h index, you will see the exact same brownish transparency.

I’m now 99,9% sure that onyx index is factory original 😀

 

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Peemacgee

·May 16, 2022·Purrrr-veyor of luxury cat box loungers

And the 3 and the 9 indices as far as this photo goes.

 

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TimeODanaos

·May 16, 2022

Gui13250

Looking for other exemple of this watch, I’ve found this one.
If you zoom on the 1h index, you will see the exact same brownish transparency.

I’m now 99,9% sure that onyx index is factory original 😀

I spent some time yesterday looking with no success, so well done - its unusual but authentic. FWIW, I think it's an attractive feature.

 

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YYTIN

·May 16, 2022

@Gui13250 : please make it remove to where it is sold 😀 I've seen this one coming from my weekend and doing my regular check and got very tempted... up to the point I realized this was the watch you were talking about here in OF (it rarely happens from this source). It is a nice one really and seems somehow fairly priced for a gold connie, & serviced !
Edit : I will call DIBS to you after that 😀

 

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Gui13250

·May 20, 2022

And here it is!
A really nice watch to wear, even if I though gold watch weren’t for me!

 

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watchyouwant

·May 20, 2022

And ? having it in hand now, how is the colour difference between the Onyx indexes ?

 

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Gui13250

·May 20, 2022

Ten, left twelve, one and 4 index are indeed brownish / translucent, but even with a micro, I don’t see any sign of swapping, no any difference in size with others… I can’t imagine someone doing such a quality work for replacing it, so pretty sure it is all original