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Hi Douglas,

The picture is of a navy guilloche dialled Constellation from around 1974-75, not 1960s.

I note on the dealer's web page that he went into a bit of a rant about blue dials on 1960s Constellations. He clearly doesnt know what he is talking about in terms of 60s Connies.

My statement about blue dials (and then only on a 'special Jap Connie with a cal 752) is correct.

The Connie in question is powered by a super-thin Piguet calibre 712. Piguet was owned by the SSIH group and now supplies the movements for Blancpain. The 712 was a fine movement, although not considered by serious collectors to be an in-house power plant.

I expect the caseback number will be 157.0001 as this was one of the few round stainless models released at that time.

I would ask for pics of the caseback and movement to ensure youre getting what you pay for.

Hard to say what a SS version is worth, but I've seen them go on eBay for less than 600USD. The solid gold version with strap has sold in the past for around 850USD

Cheers

Desmond

: Thanks for the Desmond: here's a link to the
: relevant website.

: I have since spoken to the sellers, and they
: assure me that it's a genuine article. While
: "they would, wouldn't they" I have
: no real reason to think otherwise at
: present, though I have slight doubts of
: course surrounding the dial business.