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Vintage Constellation 168.004
Nov 28, 2010,03:11 AM
Hi All,
I am slightly confused (but that's not unusual) by the 1960s Constellation model 168.004. I had thought that all these were the 'hidden crown' version but I have seen examples that show the crown and are referred to as 'non-hidden crown'. Did the model 168.004 include both versions? and if so is there any way of distinguishing between the two versions from the case reference info?
Thanks in advance
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Vintage Constellation 168.004
By: aroma : November 28th, 2010-03:11
Hi All, I am slightly confused (but that's not unusual) by the 1960s Constellation model 168.004. I had thought that all these were the 'hidden crown' version but I have seen examples that show the crown and are referred to as 'non-hidden crown'. Did the ...
On the official vintage...
By: mac_omega : November 28th, 2010-04:13
I have looked up the official Omega database for vintage watches... The information provided there clearly states "hidden crown" for the Ref. 168.004 kind regards erich
Hidden Crowns
By: aroma : November 28th, 2010-05:09
Thanks Erich, In Desmond Guilfoyle's excellent blogs on Constellations, in the essay called 'A Case Study', Desmond says "New styles featuring round cases with both hidden and non-hidden crowns came out in the date model 561 under the case number 168.004"...
You may...
By: mac_omega : November 28th, 2010-05:19
Hi Aroma, you may fully trust Desmond as he is a very well informed about Omegas and Constellations in special. The Omega website provides a lot of info but is not always complete... kind regards erich
Hidden Crown Constellations
By: aroma : November 28th, 2010-08:10
Thanks for the info and photos - I have just taken one of the rear of my Dennison cased Constellation which shows the recess where the crown fits. The crown is therefore semi-hidden and not non-hidden and my question is are all non-hidden crown Constellat...
not sure if this pic...
By: G99 : November 28th, 2010-08:14
not sure if this pic is good enough to show the back of mine. G...
Here is a 168.004
By: mondodec : November 28th, 2010-15:16
of mine with an original 'hidden crown'. The crown was sightly visible and quite small. I have seen examples with non-hidden crowns on 168.004s that were claimed to be original, hence that comment in the article, but the definitive non-hidden crown versio...
And here's mine
By: hoipolloi : November 28th, 2010-18:47
With the crown almost completely "hidden" inside....