The 5 Coolest Omega Constellation Watches 1

I’ve covered lots of http://www.speedroc.com/replica-omega-speedmaster-broad-arrow-gmt.html — the brand’s most popular families — in my series of Fratello Friday columns on Omega, but let’s not forget about the Constellation. Although the current Constellation is popular mostly in Asia, past models were considered to be the brand’s flagships just about everywhere. This week’s article reveals my five favorite replica Franck Muller watches uk timepieces of all time.
Deep in my heart, I really love Constellations almost as much as I do Speedmaster watches. The only problem – for me – is the size of the Constellation models, which results in my own small collection of vintage Constellations being in the bank’s deposit box all the time.
Introduced in 1952, the Constellation was a totally new collection within the replica U-Boat watches uk. Well, perhaps not totally new: I’d say they had a bit of inspiration from an earlier model called Centenary. The now-almost-forgotten Centenary models were introduced by Omega 100 years after the founding year of the company (1848). The first Omega featured an automatic movement with a so-called “bumper mass-weight.” Different from a rotor that makes 360 degrees turns, these were weighted masses that were oddly shaped and much smaller than normal. They used a smaller angle for moving around and actually “bumped” from side-to-side, hence the name. Not long after, around 1955, Omega started to use new calibers with normal rotors (the 500 series).
One of the most famous Constellation models are those nicknamed “pie-pan” due to the shapes of their dials. These particular models are highly sought after by collectors. In the 1950s and 1960s, a gold Constellation was as expensive as a gold Rolex Day-Date and considered to be on a similar level. All these Constellations were chronometer certified and were prized as high-precision timekeepers.
In the 1970s, the Constellations were modernized to the design standards of that period — including using the occasional tuning fork movement or even a “Mega-quartz” movement. It’s fair to say that the design of the Constellation went all over the place at the time, at least until 1982, when Omega the Constellation “Manhattan” model. This watch is well known for its four claws that push on the crystal. Later and current models still feature these claws, but they no longer have a functional purpose. (All photos used in this article are copyright, Antiquorum.)