“Living Antiques” – Omega CK859

Let me first talk about the origin of its name. We are now very familiar with the four series of Omega, although they have existed for decades. But most of them were born in the 1950s and 1960s, so what kind of watches did Omega produce before the 1950s? The answer is a watch that looks similar to the new CK859, which was born in the late 1930s, CK stands for stainless steel, and 859 stands for the shape of the case. And the launch of this new CK859 is Omega’s tribute to that era. Get popular replica Omega watches, copy watches, look alike watches at Copywatchalike.is, all watches are all in excellent quality with affordable price.

The reason why Omega chose CK859 instead of other CKs for reinterpretation, I think on the one hand, is the important historical position of CK859; on the other hand, it is its attractive sector dial. In that year, Omega’s newly developed 30T2 movement was installed on the CK859. It was later proved that this small three-hand manual movement was one of the most important and famous movements of Omega, and it is still a legend. It is arguably the backbone of Omega’s chronometer time trial success between 1940 and ’66. The CK 859 equipped with the 30T2 movement was also more or less used as an experimental watch by Omega, making an important contribution to the brand’s subsequent development.

The so-called fan-shaped dial is a fan-shaped scale formed by dividing two or more concentric circles on the dial by radial rays. Generally, crosshairs are very common on fan-shaped dials, but they are not necessary. For example, the original CK 859 does not have it. Scalloped dials were all the rage in the 1930s, with Omega and Longines leading the way, and other brands taking the time to follow suit. I think the most practical part of this dial is that the hour and minute hands have their own independent scales, which are more accurate when reading. In order to pay homage to the fan-shaped dial, the dial of the new CK 859 is specially made of sterling silver.

The new CK 859 has a brushed stainless steel case with a polished bezel. Compared to the CK 859 of the 1930s, the case diameter has increased from 37.5mm to 39mm, the thickness is 11.7mm, and the lug-to-lug length is 46.2mm. . The two numerals 3 and 9 on the dial are not printed radially from the original, but remain upright, with the digital hour markers moved inward from the hour markers, and all hands are polished and blued. Rather than saying that the new CK859 is a replica watch, I prefer to call it a living antique. Although it has been fine-tuned, the entire watch is against the backdrop of Omega’s historical logo, and the taste of the 1930s has not changed at all.