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Any recommendations for servicing an omega?
I'm not paying dealer prices so I was thinking about watchfinder.
wildwest-
I've used Alsal on the Strand for servicing my breitling and my Rolex . Good service and not too expensive.
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Another alternative I trust for omega is the shop on Clerkenwell road http://www.antiquewatchcoltd.com
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I took my ‘40s one into a few high street Omega certified places, and not one of them even took the back off it before quoting me £600 and 13 weeks to service it.
In the interests of balance, I found a place near my house called Allen and Wainwright - proper oldschool watch and clock repairers - who spent a good 20mins looking inside, said it just needed CLA’ing, and for under £200. They even said they’d replace the crown (which I supplied) for free. The high street ones refused to fit a crown unless they supplied it.Admittedly, I’ve not got it back from them yet but I’m way more impressed with them than anyone else so far
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Vintage Omega, the go to people always were STS http://www.swisstimeservices.co.uk
but now you can also go to Simon Freese, who used to be at STS: http://www.simonfreesewatchmakers.com
underuser53929
freddo
TooTallTim
Condorlini
I didn’t know Rolex made quartz movements. They look like they are entirely in-house.
Yes, it will likely be more reliable than a mechanical movement. May need servicing tens of years down the line... hard to say, it since Rolex cases are so well sealed, I’d expect them to go beyond thirty years at a guess. That’s based on the fact that most 1980 ETA 536 quartz movements are still running from what I’ve found.
The only thing I’d say against a Rolex quartz movement compared to an ETA-based movement (eg. Omega) is that if it needs servicing then the quartz will cost perhaps £100 - £300 at a guess, whereas an ETA movement can often be substituted entirely for around £30 parts price plus a small amount of labour.