Many of the Constellations came with pie-pan dials, diamond indexes, and fancy lug configurations, and all the gold Constellations of that time had the Observatory of Geneva's hand engraved on the back. The stainless steel and stainless steel/gold versions had a gold medallion on the back with the Observatory of Geneva, the eight stars above the Observatory stand for the many exploits of Omega in the world Chronometer competition, celebrating the fact that all Constellations are Chronometer Certified.
In 1964, Omega introduced its first Constellation with the “C” case, due to the case resembling two mirrored Cs, the “C” case was a modern move away from the popular round Constellations of the 1950s. The curvaceous flanks have a polished bevel edge leading to a lug-to-lug length of 40.5mm and a case thickness of 10mm ensuring a comfortable fit on your wrist.
At 3 o’clock a framed date window. At 12 o’clock an applied Omega and “Automatic Chronometer Officially Certified” printed in black. Below at 6 o'clock “Constellation” and an applied star completes this sophisticated dress watch. On the reverse a screw-down case back with an embossed Observatory and eight stars, inside an automatic Omega Cal. 564, 24 jewels, 19,800 beats per hour.
There are two groups of collectors. One group will hate its design while the other group will embrace it. I must say that the design is quite avant-garde as it goes against the traditional round, square or rectangular. Even in the modern era of 2024, there are still group of people who can’t accept its design.
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