C-cased Constellations are the only ones that regularly comes up for sale in white gold. A dog-leg Constellation in WG is rare, a C-cased one is only uncommon, IMO.
I'd say that I see one or two go up for sale every year - I've never seen a WG dog-leg (or earlier) for sale.
C-case On eBay currently
Steep asking price ($15,000) but what they ask is up to the seller
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1967-Men...274641714217?_trksid=p2385738.m4383.l4275.c10
So there are 'full' WG C Cases - which would mean the case, bezel and possibly bracelet made from solid (not plated) WG? Are there hallmarks or stamps on the inside caseback? If so, presumably they can be switched on an otherwise steel version by unscrupulous sellers. Seems like a risky purchase to make via Ebay unless the dealer offered a refund.
So there are 'full' WG C Cases - which would mean the case, bezel and possibly bracelet made from solid (not plated) WG? Are there hallmarks or stamps on the inside caseback? If so, presumably they can be switched on an otherwise steel version by unscrupulous sellers. Seems like a risky purchase to make via Ebay unless the dealer offered a refund.
Yea its not a likely thing, what’s more likely is occasionally they get overlooked as gold at all especially when head only and are sold as steel by mistake. There was a thread about a watch selling like that in around 2014.
Obviously the OF thread highlighting the mistake fixed the problem for the seller. He or she must have been really happy.
Are you are suggesting that the risk is that an unscrupulous dealer would take the WG case back off a WG C-Case and swap it onto a steel C-Case to rip off an unsuspecting buyer?
It seems highly far fetched to me, what would he do with the rest of the WG C-Case then, screw the steel case back onto it and then rip off someone looking to buy a steel C-Case by selling them one that is actually half WG? 😵💫
You're right - but though it may seem far fetched, theoretically its possible to put a hallmarked WG caseback onto a steel watch; then you put fake hallmarks on a steel caseback to place on the WG head. Then you have two 'WG' watches valued at multiples of a standard steel watch.
I await your incredulous emoji. The broader point here is I would not buy a WG watch from an unknown seller on Ebay based on photos of a hallmarked caseback without the guarantee of a refund once I received the watch and could do tests or view the hallmarks under a loupe. Hallmarks are routinely faked in gold and silver jewellery so presumably the same applies in watches made from precious metals.
You're right - but though it may seem far fetched, theoretically its possible to put a hallmarked WG caseback onto a steel watch; then you put fake hallmarks on a steel caseback to place on the WG head. Then you have two 'WG' watches valued at multiples of a standard steel watch.
I await your incredulous emoji. The broader point here is I would not buy a WG watch from an unknown seller on Ebay based on photos of a hallmarked caseback without the guarantee of a refund once I received the watch and could do tests or view the hallmarks under a loupe. Hallmarks are routinely faked in gold and silver jewellery so presumably the same applies in watches made from precious metals.
