2852, Pie-Pan with Arrow Markers
Constellation 2852 — 2852, Pie-Pan with Arrow Markers
Pie-pan dial with applied arrow (diamond) markers. Examples: 18k yellow gold 2852 10 SC of 1958 with caliber 505; 2852/2853 with caliber 501, 36 mm; gold-plated 2852 with movement 15,765,162.
Identifying details
- Pie-pan dial
Dial whose outer minute track slopes down from a flat centre, like an upturned pie dish.
- Dauphine hands
Tapered, faceted dauphine-shaped hour and minute hands, as on the first Autavias.
- Observatory medallion
Caseback medallion of the Geneva Observatory under eight stars, the Constellation emblem.
Variants of 2852
Reference overview →| Variant | Production |
|---|---|
| 2852, Pie-Pan with Arrow MarkersCurrent | Undated |
| 2852, Honeycomb Dial | Undated |
| 2852, 3-6-9-12 Numerals | Undated |
Case & movement
- Reference
- 2852
- Production
- Undated
- Movement serials
- from c. 15.77M
- Case diameter
- 35 mm
- Movement
- Automatic
- Chronometer
- Yes
- Date
- No
- Caliber
- Omega 505
- Omega 501
Dial, bezel & hands
Unknown attributes are left out rather than guessed.
Movement
Omega 505
Full-rotor chronometer of the 50x family that, with the 501, replaced the bumper movements in Constellations from about 1956; the of the 1950s Grand Luxe.