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Anyone hearing that it has been discontinued? Just saw this video on YouTube which claims it has:
Hi,
Although nearly all of the original 1930's CK859 that we see today have a 26.5 SOB inside, there were also some with cal 30 and with cal 23.4SC
Here are extracts from a 1940 French catalog :
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Note that in this catalog, the one with caliber 30mm is 0.5mm wider than the 23.4SC....
I've never seen a CK859 with a cal 30mm in the metal, and the only one with a 23.4SC I could get is complete and original but a real wreck (don't pay attention to the dark circle on the dial, it is the reflection of my camera lens...) :
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This leads me to think that both 30 and 23.4SC were manufactured in a much lower production and are significantly rarer than the 26.5.
First time seeing CK859 with 23.4sc and central seconds hand. I think at that time the caliber 30 didn't have an sc version yet, but the 26.5 had an sc version.
Mine with caliber 30 from 1939
Hello, there hasn't been a 26.5 with central second. Only 23.4 and 30mm had one at that time.
Do you have a picture of the caliber of your CK859?
I was talking about the CK859 with a center second. For 26.5 I know it is not in CK859 with sc. You say you had a 30 caliber CK859 with sc?