Let’s pause for a moment to acknowledge that Omega replica does indeed honor this very aesthetic within the Globemaster side of the Constellation family, complete with the pie pan dial, star at 6 o’clock, and observatory medallion on the caseback.

The Swiss movement copy Omega Constellation received its first major redesign in the mid ‘60s with the so-called C-Case, bringing an era specific design that integrated the lugs more directly into the shape of the case. Word has it that Gerald Genta, who worked with Omega under contract from the mid ‘50s, contributed to this design as well. The C-Case references were obviously emblematic of their time and showed off a remarkable dexterity of the Constellation ethos.
As the quartz era came, so too did square cased, battery powered Constellations, eager to be on the forefront of the brand’s technological prowess. That adaptability is among the defining features of the best replica Omega Constellation, right up to the early ‘80s, and the introduction of the Constellation Manhattan, that is.
The Manhattan saw the first use of the so-called ‘claws’ that held the bezel and crystal in place at 3 and 9 o’clock. The case leaned into the fully integrated look, with no lugs to speak of in sight. Again, the look was befitting of the era, but rather than continue to ebb and flow with the trends, this is a look that stuck. That doesn’t mean the watch stopped innovating, however. The cheap copy Omega Constellation received Omega’s first co-axial equipped caliber 2500 in 2003, and has slowly evolved since in a range of complexity and configuration.