Vintage Omega Big Scarab Copper 1939 watch, 35mm stainless steel case, original copper dial with patina, manual wind movement, leather strap on wrist
Vintage Omega Big Scarab Copper 1939 watch, 35mm stainless steel case, original copper dial with patina, manual wind movement, leather strap, in hands
Vintage Omega Big Scarab Copper 1939 watch, 35mm stainless steel case, original copper dial with patina, manual wind movement, held in hands

Omega Big Scarab Copper 1939

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Omega "Big Scarab" Copper, 1939 - Architectural lugs. Copper charm. Timeless early Omega.

This rare and stunning Omega from 1939 showcases one of the most dramatic case designs of the pre-war era: the oversized “scarab” lugs, extending the case to nearly 50 mm lug-to-lug and giving it the wrist presence of a modern 37–38 mm watch.

The dial, an untouched copper tone, has developed a warm and even patina, lending it incredible depth and authenticity. The blued steel stick hands add a quiet contrast and a flash of elegance under light — a detail you don’t forget once you see it in motion.

Inside, you’ll find the Omega Caliber 23.4 SC T1, a hand-wound movement from Omega’s golden age of innovation, known for its reliability and slim profile.

This is a piece of early Omega design language that speaks directly to collectors of form-driven vintage watches.

- wrist size in our picture is 18cm circumference -

DIAL:

  • original never touched copper colored dial in good condition
  • original hands and crown
  • some even developed patina throughout the dial

STRAP & BUCKLE:

CASE:

  • great overall condition, showing trace of use (unpolished)
  • 3- body stainless steel case with snap-on case back
  • 35 mm (without crown) / 49.5 mm (lug-to-lug) / 18 mm (between lugs) / 10 mm thick
  • year: 1939
  • total weight: 46 g

MOVEMENT:

  • Omega Cal. 23.4 SC T1 - manual wind
  • 15 jewels, 180000 A/h, 43 hours power reserve
  • professionally serviced 10/2025
  • +14 sec/d / 280°

BOX & PAPERS:

  • GOLDAMMER certificate of authenticity & service documentation card
  • GOLDAMMER box

GOLDAMMER REFERENCE: #1229

Omega

Few watchmakers have a résumé as storied — or as proudly worn — as Omega. Since 1848, the maison has been at the center of history, science, sport, and style. From lunar landings to Olympic games, from deep-sea dives to Bond films, Omega watches have accompanied the bold and the brilliant every step of the way.

But beyond the headlines lies something more intimate: a legacy of precision, purpose, and unmistakable design that makes Omega vintage watches some of the most collectible and meaningful timepieces ever made.

For collectors, few moments are as defining as 1969 — when the Speedmaster became the first watch worn on the Moon. But long before that, Omega was pushing boundaries: anti-magnetic cases in the 1950s Railmaster, the revolutionary dive-ready Seamaster 300, the effortlessly elegant Constellation, and the space-age Dynamic. Each one tells a story — of innovation, of function, of fearless design.

Omega vintage watches are where tool-watch utility meets mid-century beauty. Clean dials. Twisted lugs. Pie-pan textures. Lume-aged hands that glow with nostalgia. They’re not just instruments — they’re artifacts of a century in motion.

To wear an Omega is to wear a piece of collective memory. It’s for the collector who values performance, but also emotion. Someone who connects with history not just through words, but through the tick of a movement that once timed a mission, lit up a ballroom, or accompanied a dive into the unknown.

Omega doesn’t need embellishment. It’s trusted. Proven. Loved.

Because true greatness doesn’t announce itself — it leaves a legacy. And when that legacy is preserved in a finely aged case, beating with life decades later, it becomes something more:

A vintage watch that reminds you of where we’ve been — and dares you to keep going.

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