Nice! Great heartwarming story with great photos.
But just one question though, did STS help procure the chrono hand (or is that a new one but aged to look vintage?) in place of the replaced one when you sent in?
...So STS provided an original vintage set of hands and vintage 24 tooth crown??
Yes valid point @watchtinker... I will give them a call. Maybe they will provide one. I think regular users of STS will know more about this and be able to comment. I'm still very much a novice.
Thankyou.馃憤
You are most welcome. The watch deserves to be accompanied with a rate report with testifies the date and quality of the work done. Also, it will turn useful to assess in the future, by comparison, its current status and understand when the next service is due.
This is typically the kind of post that makes me love this forum.
Loaded with history, passion and memories.
I also love to see someone going from "a Speedmaster" to a "105.012-65 with DON insert and correct crown".
Thankyou @watchtinker . I will make some enquiry.
When you say 'quality' of work done, what technical information would a watchmaker typically include in such a report?
Thanks.
Jonathan.
Hi Jonathan, a simple rate report in six position, which includes measurement of amplitudes and beat error, is quite indicative of the quality of the work done. Some time ago, in a sale post @Varnado provided a simple example of the slip which should accompany any service:
I hope this may help.
Regards,
Maurice
Great story,I must get to STS at some point,can't believe I live 15 miles from there and have yet to make the pilgrimage!
Great story and a beautiful watch, thanks for sharing.
I gather STS UK has tritium handsets, is that right?
A great write up
I was down at STS a couple of weeks ago, caught up with Tony myself, I'm having quite a special project of my own undertaken by him personally.
For a few years now I've owned a Dennisson case deluxe 18K Connie pie pan, Tony is making me a removable 18K Milanese bracelet using the original omega DS&S tooling from the 1960's (yes he owns all of DS&S and Shackmans equipment).
I'm an enormous fan of STS, their parts inventory will keep most of us in the collecting game until our children are selling it all off and putting us in retirement homes, their knowledge is beyond substantial and they have nailed the one thing the factory haven't..... customer service
Well done with your watch OP, a wonderful thing and glad you enjoyed your trip
Hello @Interstellar.
Thankyou for your interest. I'm pretty sure the, pre service, sub dial hands were original to the watch but the hour, minute & chrono hands were incorrect service replacements that my Dad had fitted many years ago.
They were possibly fitted along with the 36 tooth crown and 1171/633 bracelet between in the mid 1970's. When I collected the watch all of the hands had been replaced with new hands and aged to match the plots. The 24 tooth Crown is a vintage original from STS's stock of original vintage parts.I found a little bag in the red Omega pouch. It contains all 6 hands plus the old crown that was removed.
Cheers! Jonathan.
A great write up
I was down at STS a couple of weeks ago, caught up with Tony myself, I'm having quite a special project of my own undertaken by him personally.
For a few years now I've owned a Dennisson case deluxe 18K Connie pie pan, Tony is making me a removable 18K Milanese bracelet using the original omega DS&S tooling from the 1960's (yes he owns all of DS&S and Shackmans equipment).
I'm an enormous fan of STS, their parts inventory will keep most of us in the collecting game until our children are selling it all off and putting us in retirement homes, their knowledge is beyond substantial and they have nailed the one thing the factory haven't..... customer service
Well done with your watch OP, a wonderful thing and glad you enjoyed your trip
A Alex1974@nonuffinkbloke:
Could you post a night shot of the lume to see the difference between dial and hands?
Probably I have to get the same thing done on my speedy (of course at STS) and would love to see the outcome 馃槈
Cheers
Alex
When I took my Speedmaster to STS in March we also took my wife's gold Beuche Girod which had a badly damaged bracelet. Simon brought out a brochure of Milanese bracelets for my wife to choose from. The end result is really excellent and the watch now looks amazing. I'm sure you will be very pleased with yours.
Great story and thanks for putting in the time to get the post together and making it such a good read, lovely watch, mine must have been at STS around the same time as yours and I had the same great service from Simon.
Well done!
