Solid 18kt Omega Constellation c-case edition. Mid 60s and in great condition, to my eyes anyway. Lol. Bought when date windows didn't bother me so much. (I.e. when my collection was much smaller)
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Erric Z
Watch collector, maybe hoarder.
New Jersey, USA
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18.42 cm
Very Debonair
That's very fine. Have you looked at the later Constellation's that used the ultra-thin 712 movement, one of Omega's finest movements. They are no date, and come in around 8mm thick or a bit less.
That's very fine. Have you looked at the later Constellation's that used the ultra-thin 712 movement, one of Omega's finest movements. They are no date, and come in around 8mm thick or a bit less.
Nahhhh no saved searches here :D
Yes I do like them, I am not enjoying this one anymore as I'm more into ultra thin dressier watches now.
Ultra-thins are my thing! Lots of VC and AP from the 50s through to the 70s are still pretty good value. I've bought mine at auction mainly. Piaget too are among the very best ultra thin movements out there, GP and Zenith too.
Ultra-thins are my thing! Lots of VC and AP from the 50s through to the 70s are still pretty good value. I've bought mine at auction mainly. Piaget too are among the very best ultra thin movements out there, GP and Zenith too.
I have a UG white shadow, a square omega, and the 80s VC. Definitely want to get one of those 712 Omegas too. AP is high on my list ... Any recommendations in the $5kish range?
I'm not sure how it works where you are, but my best buys have always been in mixed country auctions, where the watches often get lumped in with the jewellry. In the UK the-saleroom.com is basically a site run by most of the auction houses which has facilitated online bidding. The VC in my thumbnail was bought in the height in the pandemic, with the JCL designed 1121 ultra-thin automatic movement, it's a bespoke case, and cost less than a Hamilton Khaki. I've bought thin Piagets with the 9P movement for about the same. My best buy was probably my 6099 VC, which was an unpolished example from 1957, with the 1003 ultra thin movement in it. That again was in a rather badly labelled auction. That came to about £2500 after all taxes etc, but is in pristine condition. When I took it to the boutique the watchmaker immediately offered to buy it off me.
There are a lot of slightly offbeat Omegas, often marked Constellation or De Ville from the late 60s and 70s that had their ultra thin movement in. The AP's of this era and the VCs often have very elaborately decorated cases, hand beated gold often, and certainly were until a couple of years ago fairly unloved by collectors, though I think a few people have caught on now. The earlier, late 50s and 60s often rather simpler VCs and APs that used the same ultra-thin manual movements from JLC tend to be slightly better priced. I think these all should fall just about inside your budget especially if you are prepared to buy at auction.
The other area which is very underpriced are the post quartz crisis watches from the best houses, late 70's through to mid 90's. Some didn't get the greatest movements, but a few did, and I think the collectors are getting their teeth into this area but mainly focusing on the complication watches.
I'm not sure how it works where you are, but my best buys have always been in mixed country auctions, where the watches often get lumped in with the jewellry. In the UK the-saleroom.com is basically a site run by most of the auction houses which has facilitated online bidding. The VC in my thumbnail was bought in the height in the pandemic, with the JCL designed 1121 ultra-thin automatic movement, it's a bespoke case, and cost less than a Hamilton Khaki. I've bought thin Piagets with the 9P movement for about the same. My best buy was probably my 6099 VC, which was an unpolished example from 1957, with the 1003 ultra thin movement in it. That again was in a rather badly labelled auction. That came to about £2500 after all taxes etc, but is in pristine condition. When I took it to the boutique the watchmaker immediately offered to buy it off me.
There are a lot of slightly offbeat Omegas, often marked Constellation or De Ville from the late 60s and 70s that had their ultra thin movement in. The AP's of this era and the VCs often have very elaborately decorated cases, hand beated gold often, and certainly were until a couple of years ago fairly unloved by collectors, though I think a few people have caught on now. The earlier, late 50s and 60s often rather simpler VCs and APs that used the same ultra-thin manual movements from JLC tend to be slightly better priced. I think these all should fall just about inside your budget especially if you are prepared to buy at auction.
The other area which is very underpriced are the post quartz crisis watches from the best houses, late 70's through to mid 90's. Some didn't get the greatest movements, but a few did, and I think the collectors are getting their teeth into this area but mainly focusing on the complication watches.
This watch is now out at my consignor's shop to help fund that white gold AP and clear up a much-needed spot in the watchbox.