Omega Scarab

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Hi all,
I was wondering if I could get some input on this "Scarab" I'm thinking about..
Does it all look legit?
I believe its a 32mm. I like small watches (34mm/35mm),but wonder if it's TOO small..
Thank you for your time
 
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Watch looks very nice, especially the original dial. This is called the “Sector” dial, which is the most desirable of several styles these watches had. Most did not have “Swiss Made” on the dial.

You have to really want to have a 32mm watch given the premiums that these Scarabs generally sell for. I think there is a similar, slightly larger model that sells for even more.

Here is a post that contains a catalog photo of your watch:


Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
 
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Watch looks very nice, especially the original dial. This is called the “Sector” dial, which is the most desirable of several styles these watches had. Most did not have “Swiss Made” on the dial.

You have to really want to have a 32mm watch given the premiums that these Scarabs generally sell for. I think there is a similar, slightly larger model that sells for even more.

Here is a post that contains a catalog photo of your watch:


Hope this helps,
gatorcpa
Thank you!
Yes it does help alot...
Can I ask if you believe it's all original?
And in decent condition?
 
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I see nothing that sticks out as non-original.
gatorcpa
 
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It's a cool piece, If you feel its a little too small for you personally what you can do is go for something like a Bund strap which makes the watch wear quite a bit larger and gives it a bit of a unique look on the wrist
 
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The hour hand isn’t the correct one for this model and this dial, it doesn’t pair with the minutes one which, in my humble opinion is correct. Rest looks fine for me.
This isn’t the scarab model, and it existed only in 32mm. I will post pictures this evening to show the différences.
 
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CK 615?
Yes, that's right.
Here in a 1940 catalog :

One of mine says hello :


The scarab is a ref CK 2009 in the small size. Here in a 1940 catalog with 23.4 SC inside :

One of mine says hello :


And the large scarab is a ref CK 2014, here in a 1937 catalog :

And one of mine says hello :
 
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CK 615?
Yes, of course. As @gatorcpa pointed out in an earlier post.
::facepalm1::
I must not only learn to read, but also to retain information for more than a millisecond.
 
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Yes, that's right.
Here in a 1940 catalog :

One of mine says hello :


The scarab is a ref CK 2009 in the small size. Here in a 1940 catalog with 23.4 SC inside :

One of mine says hello :


And the large scarab is a ref CK 2014, here in a 1937 catalog :

And one of mine says hello :
I appreciate your help..
Thank you for your time
So the model I posted is a CK 615..?
Is that a good or bad thing..? 😅
 
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Yes, it is a ck615. Neither a good or bad thing indeed, it’s a nice model from this period, not specifically rare or common. The most important question is whether you like it or not. As Gatorcpa wrote, the dial is original, in good condition and of a design that is appreciated by collectors.
 
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