tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post8892557532648675935..comments2024-03-14T10:09:15.360+08:00Comments on Omega Constellation Collectors: Star of the MonthDesmondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-74289663015037335292024-03-10T09:49:45.940+08:002024-03-10T09:49:45.940+08:00Hi Beruke,
Comparing apples with apples, and give...Hi Beruke,<br /><br />Comparing apples with apples, and given the pristine condition of the watch featured here, I would say the value was a minimum of USD 5.5k<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DesmondDesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-13058009029672799092024-03-10T05:52:28.111+08:002024-03-10T05:52:28.111+08:00Hi everybody I think I was lucky enough to own a s...Hi everybody I think I was lucky enough to own a similar Omega , any idea how much they are worth these days ( in 2024) ? Thanks in advance, I also have a thing for Omega watches I prefer them over Rolexes ! Berukehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05042415605412991220noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-62014540389159889022020-02-18T21:43:18.819+08:002020-02-18T21:43:18.819+08:00I have one of those watches and it's a beauty....I have one of those watches and it's a beauty.<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12501623056271278920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-74048132776856028982017-11-15T03:42:22.324+08:002017-11-15T03:42:22.324+08:00One of the most beautiful timepieces ever built.
I...One of the most beautiful timepieces ever built.<br />I own the same watch with a black dial. Also nice !<br />Regards, a watch fan.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06162440101629698932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-16935628491920034902016-02-21T00:21:37.148+08:002016-02-21T00:21:37.148+08:00Wil do that. Thanks a lot, Desmond. AlainWil do that. Thanks a lot, Desmond. AlainAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-70991275785328222062016-02-20T14:21:51.853+08:002016-02-20T14:21:51.853+08:00Hi Alain,
The movement should be firmly attached ...Hi Alain,<br /><br />The movement should be firmly attached to the case by a case screw and a pin that runs into the case from the movement. The other sense of movement you may feel is the rotor oscillating and 'bumping' on to a shock absorbing spring. If the actual movement is moving around the case, I would seek the help of an indepent watchmaker to investigate the issue.<br /><br />Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-15974984690802379822016-02-19T23:33:58.444+08:002016-02-19T23:33:58.444+08:00Hi, I have recently rediscovered one of these watc...Hi, I have recently rediscovered one of these watches forgotten in a drawer ! It looks exactly like your picture, and the automatic movement works perfectly. Something, however, bothers me : apparently, the mechanism is apparently moving inside the case, like if it was to small for the case, if I shake (gently) the watch. Is this normal for an automatic, or should I have the watch checked by an Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-61608735660481033242014-06-29T15:21:20.007+08:002014-06-29T15:21:20.007+08:00I love your website and here in NY (Long Island) i...I love your website and here in NY (Long Island) its as easy to find vintage watches at yard sales as easy to find a mosquito in the everglades. After I got this connie the next sale a 14K longines, Heading to the Belmore flea market at 4am today, Last time I found a rare 1940's HEUER without the shield made only one year for $200 but sold is for $1200 and a 1959 LeCoultre Deep sea alarm for Grant Allennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-86234367387183013442014-06-29T15:05:30.358+08:002014-06-29T15:05:30.358+08:00Sounds like you had an excellent day at the garage...Sounds like you had an excellent day at the garage sales!<br /><br />The numbers 2782 and 2799 denote which model your watch is. If your dial is a plain dial than the model is a 2782, however if the dial is solid gold (and it's quite obvious when looking at the dial) you have the 2799 De Luxe edition. SC stands for Secondes Centre, or centre second sweep.<br /><br />Box and papers make the Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-41528969943747839312014-06-29T09:38:45.990+08:002014-06-29T09:38:45.990+08:00I just purchased a (based on this websites data) a...I just purchased a (based on this websites data) a 1954 Omega Constellation 354 1954 bumper with the patent applied for case with key#4 Im not sure what the two sets of numbers mean they are 2782 on tip of 2799 with the letters SC next to them the same has f languages about the FIR WASHER IN BACK. the winder is not octagon but more like a 4 leaf clover with the OMEGA logo, Yes there is a small Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-54267952563875868262012-02-29T13:01:54.439+08:002012-02-29T13:01:54.439+08:00if your watch is gold capped, might be an idea to ...if your watch is gold capped, might be an idea to trawl ebay and other sites looking for a complete case back. I have seen medallions come up but the die is taken from an original medallion and theyre not up to scratchDesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-90066148357308590592012-02-29T08:05:42.188+08:002012-02-29T08:05:42.188+08:00Hi guys, I am missing the observatory medallion fo...Hi guys, I am missing the observatory medallion for my constellation too...does anyone no where to find one? Thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-15234991746649107152011-06-06T21:37:58.186+08:002011-06-06T21:37:58.186+08:00Hi Chris
Thanks for your kind comments.
You'...Hi Chris<br /><br />Thanks for your kind comments.<br /><br />You're right of course, I gain great pleasure from collecting and rabbiting on about Omegas. <br /><br />These earlier quartz mechanical are fascinating - I have long engtertained the idea of acquiring a D-Shape :)<br /><br />Cheers and good luck in your collecting endeavours.<br /><br />DesmondDesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-13331628550483626762011-06-06T19:54:24.767+08:002011-06-06T19:54:24.767+08:00Absolutely stunning watch, as the owner of several...Absolutely stunning watch, as the owner of several Omega’s, I would be very happy to have this in my collection, I love all types of Omega, but deep down inside, I suppose I am a “mechanical” fan preferring these to Quartz models<br />Omega (in my opinion) are the best manufacturers of watches in the World, I also own several Rolex and find them not to be as accurate as the Omega, and, as you payAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-56524535165907125332011-03-22T14:10:27.443+08:002011-03-22T14:10:27.443+08:00Hi Joseph,
There is nothing worse than sellers...Hi Joseph,<br /><br />There is nothing worse than sellers' remorse - is there?<br /><br />When I think of some of the models I've past on, I feel the same regret :)<br /><br />Cheers<br /><br />DesmondDesmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-43390759937290862292011-03-22T13:58:45.173+08:002011-03-22T13:58:45.173+08:00That's a VERY nice example of this exact model...That's a VERY nice example of this exact model i once owned, and in a similiar prestine original condition!<br /><br />I loved the arrowhead markers and Dolphin hands, and the one i owned had been stored away most of its life. I live in the USA, but the Omega came out of Turkey about 6 years ago, for a then quite princely sum of $1,800 on a leather strap. (18KY)<br /><br />The main problem Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-71551311741347295972011-01-24T07:09:44.688+08:002011-01-24T07:09:44.688+08:00Hi Phillip
Thanks for your post. As you say a sa...Hi Phillip<br /><br />Thanks for your post. As you say a sacrilege some of the things that Bienne does to vintage watches.<br /><br />Did they return the old hands? If so, a local and expert watchmaker could return them to their rightful place :)<br /><br />One option to get a case back with a medallion is to buy an old banger as a parts watch of the same case number. I have several for the Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-88583209178954932172011-01-24T03:58:15.687+08:002011-01-24T03:58:15.687+08:00Beautiful..I have a 354 steel case myself - my pri...Beautiful..I have a 354 steel case myself - my pride and joy. Only problem is the missing Observatory medallion on the case..and I made the mistake of sending the watch back to Omega for an overhaul, only to find on its return that they had replaced the original arrow, centre ridged hands with flat modern copies. Sacrilege! How can we stop the makers of this fine brand destroying their own Philipnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-21844176511663003302011-01-23T09:44:11.991+08:002011-01-23T09:44:11.991+08:00Nice try Hubert, but you will have to learn more a...Nice try Hubert, but you will have to learn more about the variations of Omega vintage Constellations before making such declarative statements as "obviously".<br /><br />Let me answer the points you raised. Firstly, it is a common variation in case 2782, in cases made the Swiss German case maker Antoine Gerlach SA for the word to be spelled 'patend'. Yes, in many other cases Desmondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14148245572518221306noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-37474364879887935782011-01-22T23:11:42.455+08:002011-01-22T23:11:42.455+08:00Unfortunately I see no Star of the month watch.
Th...Unfortunately I see no Star of the month watch.<br />The dial is obviously refinished,<br />only one lug is marked correctly instead of two marked lugs as with every gold Connie of that time <br />and inside the caseback the writing says Patend applied instead of Patent applied.<br />I am unhappy to see a Frankenwatch as -Star of the month- .<br /><br />HubertHuberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12738324463895782095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30329246.post-74929747704838064102011-01-15T12:10:45.724+08:002011-01-15T12:10:45.724+08:00Gorgeous dial... Rarely see the Connies with a gu...Gorgeous dial... Rarely see the Connies with a guilloché center and smooth outer rim. I nabbed a cal. 501 Seamaster last month with such a dial (only in black), but that 2782 is truly pristine, very worthy of its star appraisal. Seeing a crisp gold chamfered bezel that hasn't been polished smooth is very eye pleasing as well.Spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14223647049469964819noreply@blogger.com