We are into watch collecting in my workplace, the interest is catching on so when one of our group discussions was overheard, one of the guys wanted to bring in his biscuit tin of old watches, we more than happy to take a look at what he had.

As soon as I started looking through the tin, the vintage Omega Constellation immediately jumped out to me. This was the only timepiece I could see. One of my colleagues is really into Seiko, so he went for that while I looked over the Constellation. From what I could gather, it appeared to be a mid 1960s release, possibly from 1963 – 66. I never popped the back off to inspect the movement, it appeared to be a 561 automatic calibre. Amazingly, the powerplant still worked, the movement would only need a service and not an overhaul.

The crystal was badly scratched, that would require replacement as I don’t think they could be polished out. Then again, some of the scratches come out so I would like to see their reasoning. I put him in contact with the watchmaker that I go to, they do an excellent job. The plan was to restore the timepiece and return to his stepfather, a noble pursuit. I was happy to put him in contact with the watchmaker I use, they do a good job and I see their fees as reasonable. This will be an excellent gesture to Mick’s stepfather, I am sure he will appreciate this.