Solid gold, top to clasp.

The Constellation has carried its four claws since 1982; they started as functional clamps that held the crystal against the case and stayed as the signature after the case no longer needed them. The 2009 generation, which this reference belongs to, kept the claws and the Roman numerals on the bezel and moved the star to the dial at six.

Inside is calibre 8501, the version of Omega’s Co-Axial 8500 with a gold rotor and gold balance bridge, visible through the sapphire back. Co-Axial means George Daniels’ escapement, which needs less lubrication than a Swiss lever and holds its rate longer between services. The silicon balance spring shrugs off magnets.

Most of the money in this watch is the bracelet. A steel Constellation 38 with the same movement costs a fraction; the solid gold links, clasp, case and bezel are what put this one in the top band on this site, and they are also why it weighs what it weighs. Try to handle one before buying if you have never worn a full gold bracelet.

Every figure here comes from the Amazon spec table and Omega’s published specification for the reference, not from handling the watch. The Amazon table lists it as a chronograph; it is not. The dial says Co-Axial Chronometer, and that is what it is.

This unit is listed new by an independent dealer through Amazon, with Amazon’s 30-day return window on top of the dealer’s warranty; read the warranty line on the listing, because Omega’s own warranty runs from an authorised sale.

Gold Omegas resell below their retail price on the secondary market, which is exactly why dealer stock like this sits on Amazon below boutique retail. Buy it to wear it. Nothing here is investment advice.