Omega

Omega Men's 1512.40.00 Constellation Quartz Watch

• Precise Swiss-Quartz movement
• Domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal with anti-reflective treatment inside
• Case diameter: 33.5 mm

Product Description

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The Omega Men's Constellation Watch is a timeless classic updated for today's discerning man. A stainless steel band and stainless steel case with engraved Roman numerals on the stainless steel bezel set the tone for this fine timepiece. The watch also features an elegant blue-gray dial with luminous hour markers and hands, a calendar window that sits at the 3 o'clock, and a domed, scratch-resistant sapphire crystal coated on the inside with anti-reflective treatment. The Constellation runs on quartz precision movement and is water resistant to 167 feet.

The Omega Story

The Omega watch story begins in 1848, when founder Louis Brandt began hand assembling key-wound precision pocket watches from parts supplied by local craftsmen in his principality La Chaux-de-Fonds, in the northwest corner of Switzerland. However, the Omega name didn't appear until 1894, after Louis Brandt had passed away and his watchmaking traditions were taken over by his sons, Louis-Paul and Cesar Brandt. Omega watches have long been associated with glamorous screen and sports stars--the Omega Seamaster is famous for being the watch of choice for James Bond--with current ambassadors including Pierce Brosnan, Nicole Kidman, tennis player Anna Kournikova, and swimmers Michael Phelps and Ian Thorpe.

But Omega is more than just a fashionable watch. In 1965, the Omega Speedmaster chronograph was "flight-qualified by NASA for all manned space missions" as the only wristwatch to have withstood all of the U.S. space agency's severe tests, including passing grades for extreme shocks, vibrations, and temperatures ranging from -18 to +93 degrees Celsius. The greatest moment in the Speedmaster's history was undoubtedly 20 July 1969 at 02:56 GMT, when it recorded man's first steps on the Moon's surface as part of the Apollo 11 mission. Omega watches rocketed off to space on many subsequent missions, including visits to Skylab and the historic Apollo-Soyuz link-up of Soviet and American astronauts in 1975.

In more recent years, Omega created the world's first self-winding wristwatch with central tourbillon in 1994 and made history in 1999 with the first mass-produced watch incorporating the co-axial escapement, developed in conjunction with renowned English master watchmaker George Daniels. In simple terms, the escapement is the heart of a mechanical watch, generating the impulses that make the mechanism move. Omega's Co-Axial Escapement drastically reduces the friction among the parts that transmit energy to the other components, producing greater stability and precision and reducing service requirements.

Today, Omega is known for its rigorous testing of new movements, cases, and bands. Each new Omega movement is tested on the wrist in existing Omega models, while various laboratory tests are conducted to determine temperature-resistance, shock-resistance and vibration-resistance.

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000NOZ1K2
• Item model number: 1512.40.00
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #43,106 in Watches (See Top 100 in Watches)

Customer Reviews

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great watch at a fair price, August 30, 2008

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James K. Simpson III "MobileMusicFan" (Mobile, Alabama USA) - See all my reviews
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I bought this watch to sub for my Omega Constellation that had to go to the repair facility for a new band. I purchased the original watch in 1983, and I have worn it almost every day since then. These watches are almost indestuctible, reliably water resistant, and keep nearly perfect time. The only down side is the need to send them to the factory repair facility for maintenance, which can take up to 2 or 3 months round trip. Most jewelry stores won't work on them except to change the battery. Highly recommended.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Beware the perpetual Calendar!, July 15, 2009

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W. J. Stewart "WillSt" (Northamptonshire, UK) - See all my reviews
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I have an example of this bought 7 years ago. It is a very nice watch and looks great; BUT it has been very unreliable (unlike my 30+ year old Seamaster).

The problem seems to be that, whilst the timekeeper is quartz, the perpetual calendar is for some strange reason purely mechanical. Nevertheless it worked fine for 5 years; but then it started to drop occasional days. Omega (or Swatch who officially try to repair Omegas in the UK!) originally sent it back as fine, but the shop returned it to them since it had already slipped another day! They then 'fixed' it - but within a month the whole mechanism froze. They then 'fixed' it again - but the crown wheel soon fell off, then the strap broke... This took nearly a year(about 5-6 weeks per cycle) but after vast expenditure (not far from the cost of a new watch) it did work again - for two years! But now it drops odd days again! They now suggest that I spend another £190 on a 'service' (after only 2 years); but I feel I would rather live with a non-working calendar!

Of course I have suggested to Omega/Swatch that they might like to fix this properly at their expense but they are remarkably unhelpful - perhaps the cost of service is too large a profit source! (they suggest a £190 - $350 - service every 4 years anyway even if the watch lasts that long without faults).

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Already returned......, February 4, 2010

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Xiaoyan - See all my reviews

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The price for this watch is good, after I received the watch, the gift package is quite nice too, but, until I opened the small bag and took the watch out, I was rather disappointed, the whole watch just does not like new, compared with the one I bought from department store, and I found that there were two very long scratches on the band. I mailed it back yesterday and paid 10 bucks for the postage, hope I could get refund soon.