I've seen some discussion of this model before. What do people think of these? TWO (2) Vintage Art Deco Omega CK615 "Scarab" Case 26.5 Movement Original Dials: http://bit.ly/10iNoTZ
Yes...I like them! It's on my watchlist. I've seen one locally for $550, and there is actually a third on ebay at the moment.
These are the baby scarabs. If you want a scarab, go for the 35mm version - preferably the medicus (center seconds).
Oh cool...I thought those pics looked familiar. I wonder how he's doing, did any of you invite him over here?
Think I've found them.... Can I ask why the caseback for this one (that I started the thread with) has 9521943, rather than CK615? Also, the dial looks right to me? Your views?
Another question. I haven't seen any of these on the bay in the last 2 months. And now there are multiple. Have I missed them, or are they genuinely rare, and having a couple on the bay is just a coincidence?
Would someone enlightened me............why they call this scarab in the first place? Is it because of the lug model? And why is it special?
It is actually referred to as scarab by omega both in its reference book (AJTT) and its online vintage database. And while these small versions are nice, the larger ones are the ones to pursue - these watches with the elongated lugs have quite a bit of wrist presence.
Of course it could be very dangerous to wear one of these beetle resembling watches in Australia, where a certain beetle species has been known to hump beer bottles 'till they died in the attempt. Come to think of it, I think that is true of regular Australians as well.
This is the first Indonesian word reference in this forum ................... Dennis it's whole kumbang (beetle).........not kum .....and bang.......( I don't want to translate back to english..........) Several car brand use Indonesian words too: Porsche Macan (Tiger) & Maserati Merak (Peacock)
That is the case serial number, that dates it from the mid-1930's. Omega didn't put the reference number on the casebacks back then, although they did use them internally. Both dials look original to me. I don't believe that they are particularly rare, as I've seen several Omega Scarab watches before. They are popular with collectors due to the shape and lugs and generally sell for more than the standard lug models with the same movements. Watches with similar cases were made by other Swiss manufacturers like Movado. Hope this helps, gatorcpa
