Omega watch Constellation 168.0033 Chronometer Vintage 1970

SPECIFICATION

Reference : 168.0033
Movement : Omega, caliber 1011
Age : Circa 1970
Case Size : 34mm
Case Thickness : 9mm
Lug to Lug : 40mm
Lugs : 19mm
Condition : used Omega watch
Box & Papers : No
Case Material : Stainless Steel
Warranty : 12-Months Warranty

 POINTS TO MENTION

• In great used condition with light signs of wear from use
  
• Some light scratches on case and bezel
  
• some very minor discolouration at 9 o'clock
• Fully serviced movement
  
• Signed original Omega crown has one tiny mark
• Signed Omega crown
  
• Paired with an unworn black leather strap

THE WATCH

Omega first introduced the Constellation in 1952, at the time it was Omega's flagship timepiece, the first models had a Cal. 354 bumper movement in them. Later in 1955, Omega introduced the Automatic Cal. 50x, followed in 1959 by the Cal.55x (no date) and 56x (date) versions. 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 168.0033 houses a Omega cal. 1001 which has Sweep seconds, date indication with quickset, a hack feature and is chronometer rated. Its an automatic movement with 20 jewels, hi beat at 28.88BPH and a power reserve of 42 hours.

OUR THOUGHTS

A vintage Omega should be in everyone collection, but the ultimate vintage Omega is a Constellation chronometer, they were a top tier watch in their day and still outshine many of its modern counterparts. Omega had demonstrated an accuracy of within 0.05 seconds over a 24 hour period or a variation of only 2.2 seconds through the entire 45 day testing period.  Throughout the 50s and 60s no other manufacturer made more certified chronometer wrist watches than Omega, primarily through their Constellation line, which shows just how good these watches are.