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Omega. A lot of two fine stainless steel Art Deco open face watches with black and silvered dials

Signed Omega, ref. CK124, Diplomat Models, movements no. 8’537’719 & 7’883’815, cases no. 9’300’019 & 8’884’815, manufactured in 1937 & 1936

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Omega. A lot of two fine stainless steel Art Deco open face watches with black and silvered dials
Signed Omega, ref. CK124, Diplomat Models, movements no. 8’537’719 & 7’883’815, cases no. 9’300’019 & 8’884’815, manufactured in 1937 & 1936
The first watch with black dial
Movement: mechanical, cal. 38.5 LEPT1, 15 jewels
Dial: black dial, Arabic and baton numerals
Case: snap on back, winding crown set at 3 o’clock
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 50 mm diam.
With: Omega Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch on 24 November 1937 and its delivery to Pakistan.

The second watch with silvered dial
Movement: mechanical, cal. 37.6 SAV, 15 jewels
Dial: silvered dial, Arabic and baton numerals
Case: snap on back
Signed: case, dial and movement
Dimensions: 50 mm diam.
With: Omega Extract from the Archives confirming the production of the present watch on 20 June 1936 and its delivery to the French Colonies.

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Lot Essay

The Omega Diplomat model is an ingenious Art Deco model built with a bezel hinged at noon and thus transformable into a table clock. The caliber 38.5 was made to fit the standard winding crown position at 12 o’clock when the caliber 37.6 explains the crown at 3 o’clock.

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