Omega Constellation

The Constellation line, with its distinctive dial and case configurations, stands out as a beacon of nonconformity among all of Omega's lines. Once the flagship of Omega models, the Constellation was launched by Omega in 1952, after a limited production of a watch dubbed the Century, which commemorated their centennial in 1948. Omega never intended to produce the Century for retail, but it received such wide acclaim for both its sumptuous case design and its chronometer-level accuracy that Omega decided to launch a new line. Omega built this watch around their new automatic bumper movement, a watch that matched their ideal for what a modern (at the time) timepiece should be.    Omega adorned the case back of the new Constellation line with a likeness of the Cupola of the Geneva Observatory. This observatory was one of several in Europe that put watches through a rigorous testing process with accuracy standards much more stringent than those of the Control Officiel Suisse des Chronomet