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Omega Constellation — Linen Day-date

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The Story

New in is an absolutely fresh Omega Constellation day-date with brilliant cross-hatched linen silver-white dial, star at 6, completely original and all in minty, pristine condition. All that, plus a rare engine-turned bezel and brushed brick Omega-signed bracelet. This is really as good as it gets.

The Details

Brand: Omega

Model: Constellation (late 1960s/early 1970s)

Features: Quickset day-date display, star dial, lumed hands, engine-turned bezel

Case: 35mm stainless steel cushion case

Movement: Original Omega automatic cal. 751

Bracelet/Strap: Original Omega “brick” bracelet, 518 endlinks and a 1040 clasp. Fits up to 7.5” wrists.

Lug Width: 19mm

Box & Papers: No

Condition: Immaculate cosmetic condition, all original and super fresh.

Key Specs
History

When Rolex introduced the Day-Date in 1956, it did two things no watch had done before: it displayed the day of the week spelled out in full at 12 o'clock, and it did so only in 18-karat gold or platinum — never steel, never silver. The message was clear. This was the watch for people who had arrived.

The President bracelet, created exclusively for the Day-Date, added another layer of distinction: a three-piece link design in solid precious metal that became so associated with power that the watch earned the unofficial name "the President's watch." Dwight Eisenhower was among its earliest recipients; the list of heads of state, CEOs, and cultural figures who followed runs long.

References 1803 and 18038 define the classic era — the 1803 from the late 1960s through mid-1970s, and the 18038 through the 1980s. Dial options across these years are staggering: champagne, black, onyx, diamond-set, baguette, wood, and stone dials all appeared in regular production. The Day-Date is the watch Rolex made to prove that Swiss precision and genuine luxury were not mutually exclusive. Fifty years later, that argument has never been made more convincingly