[JamesLancaster]

Hi guys. I'm about to buy this Omega Constallation, apparently dated 1950. By the seller's description, it is a 265 caliber, 33mm without the crown.

He said he doesn't have much more info about the watch, and all of the pictures I have are in the post!

Can you guys help me to find out if this is a real omega. He is not much of a watch fan and is asking only for 230 USD

 

[emgee79]

It appears to be a genuine Omega, but it is: a) not a Constellation; and b) it appears to have been redialed at some point, which is when the star was applied to the dial (not surprising for a 70 year old watch). The movement pic shows a pretty aged and dingy looking movement. Factor in the cost of a full service if you plan to buy it and wear it on a regular basis. It's difficult to make out the serial number, but if the first two digits are "12" then it would date to 1950, which is what your seller says. Connies, however, debuted later, in 1952 (see here for more info).

Whenever researching vintage Omega, you should run a google image search of the caseback number -- 14713 in this case. You will see lots of Omegas with a very similar dial layout, but no star. All that said, $230 is a very low price for a vintage mechanical Omega, which reflects some of the condition issues the watch has. If you were to find a similar model with a clean movement and untouched dial you would expect to pay quite a bit more.

 

[JamesLancaster]

It appears to be a genuine Omega, but it is: a) not a Constellation; and b) it appears to have been redialed at some point, which is when the star was applied to the dial (not surprising for a 70 year old watch). The movement pic shows a pretty aged and dingy looking movement. Factor in the cost of a full service if you plan to buy it and wear it on a regular basis. It's difficult to make out the serial number, but if the first two digits are "12" then it would date to 1950, which is what your seller says. Connies, however, debuted later, in 1952 (see here for more info).

Whenever researching vintage Omega, you should run a google image search of the caseback number -- 14713 in this case. You will see lots of Omegas with a very similar dial layout, but no star. All that said, $230 is a very low price for a vintage mechanical Omega, which reflects some of the condition issues the watch has. If you were to find a similar model with a clean movement and untouched dial you would expect to pay quite a bit more.

Thank you very much for your response emgee79! I will take all of the above in consideration and re evaluate my purchase! Your analysis was very detailed considering the few info I gave you! This was very helpful!