Watch2Talk - Omega CK 14902 model - 1962 ORIGINAL FULL SET OMEGA CONSTELLATION PIE PAN

Hmm interesting, what is this? Hey guys, and welcome back to another episode of watch to talk before I get started I would like to say that I am also working on another video, which is quite long and which is why it has been A while since I posted a video since that video is taking up a lot of my time I have decided to complete this one first The other video will help educate anyone who is new into the hobby turning a novice to someone with a lot of experience Therefore, I cannot wait to complete that video as it will help a lot of people to buy a proper vintage watch That said let us get started with this video On this watch to talk episode. I'll be doing a review on omega case model ck14902 Before I get started, please help by clicking on that like button under this video Your support is much appreciated since making a 10-minute video already take up almost a day of my work And I am doing this just for you guys and slowly building a useful online video omega database Throughout the 1950s and on to the early 1960. This is the correct and most attractive vintage constellation box When you open up the box, you'll notice there's a suede pad covering the watch This pad along with the base pad where the watch sits into are usually missing. Why is that? I have no idea On the base pad, there is a pulley by pulling it out and removing this pad Will reveal the rest of the inside of the box if the original paper or booklet are still available They will be located in this part of the box In this case, even the original strap and buckle are left in this section as well ck14902 is the date version of ck14900 This is also the first date model With the dark lake lux design and they were first introduced it in 1961 to the end of 1962 This is the only constellation case model with many fake out there The fake ones are usually quite easy to spot if you know your stuff There are five things to look for Whether the piece is fake or not Number one the watch looks new old stock number two The word constellation the eye is missing the dot number three The date has a big gap between the date window from the date disc And number four the movement is usually a caliber 562 which is not a constellation movement And last but not least number five The case model number is 14900 instead of 14902 Like I mentioned it a moment ago 14900 is the non-date version There are a few dials variation for this case model The dial can be Regular dome or like in this video is known as the pipe end dial Note that the dolphin hand are made shorter For the pipe end dial since the minute and second hands are not allowed to go beyond the minute track At the very end of 1962 some of the dials will have the word officially certified Put on just below the word chronometer The dial will come in a few different colors and will exist with or without the crosshair feature The hands for this model will always be dolphin type Hands may come plain if the hour indexes are plain If the hour indexes have luminous or black onyx Then the hands will have a luminous or black strip Going down the center The case on this watch is a three-piece case made off of a removable bezel Center of the case with the lugs and a screw down case back It is common to find this watch with a broken or missing bezel. So be aware of that This case exists in full steel like in this video They also exist in two-tone version and also in solid 14k or 18k gold The case has a dimension of 34 mm across in diameter excluding the crown by 43.3 mm from lug tip to lug tip Case thickness is 6.7 mm without the crystal and 10.5 mm with its original crystal The correct crown on this watch Is always the PiPen 10-sided crown. Note that the crown thickness is not the same as those from the 1950s The crown diameter on this model is 4.8 mm by 2.3 mm thick If you need to replace the strap on this watch the lug width is 18 mm This model initially came with the leather strap or beat up rice bracelet When the screw case back is open, you'll find the case model number is located inside of the case back The center of the case takes a rubber o-ring gasket of 0.9 mm thick The automatic movement for this constellation model is always a caliber 561 with 24 jewels The movement has the date feature The movement is hold down to the case by two case clamps and case clamp screws if the Booklet is signed. You can always compare the movement serial number to make sure that they match And that is how you tell whether the booklet is the correct one or not All right Since this movement does not have a quick set date function I will teach you guys a safe method to promptly change the date without damaging the movement Firstly, you'll need to pull out the crown and then begin turning the hands until the date changes Once the date changes counter clock turn the hands back to around nine o'clock You should see Or hear a tiny click Then turn the hands Clockwise back to 12 o'clock for the date to change again Keep doing this until you get to the correct date before setting the time With this technique, you'll not need to turn the hands every 24 hours for each day to advance Since the crown is a pie pan crown It is well, it may be quite difficult to hand wind You can always grip it using the tip of your thumb and index or middle fingers and then turn it Just like this I do apologize for this part of the video since I film on the wrong angle Unfortunately, I am unable to film it again since this constellation is no longer with me What I want to compare here are two different chronometer omega watch boxes as you can see The red one shows constellation on the inside whereas the green shows Seamaster on the inside Green boxes are not common since Seamaster chronometer is very rare Which make their original boxes even more difficult to locate As you can see the pads are missing on this green box That's the end of this video. 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