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A service at an AD: guarantee for quality or recipe for disaster?
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·Out of interest, do any of the pros have a view on that timing machine reading above? I've not seen that sort of reading before where the centre portion is perfectly fine (excluding the enormous beat error and the amplitude which would be fine with a correct lift angle) but the rest is like a hailstorm.
The mic is picking up some sort of random noise, probably from the escapement, it looks as if something is hitting something else, it could be overbanking and the impulse jewel touching the outside of the pallet, it could be interference with the pallet and roller table, something loose, etc, I am not sure if the mic gain in variable on this model, that could be set too high...
My timer has an oscilloscope capability which is great for identifying sticking hairsprings, ringing hairsprings, and for examining in detail the sounds of the escapement, I don't know if the timer being used also has that capability, if it did, you could isolate and identify the cause.
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·Yikes. I would go get a refund or compensation from that AD. Get in contact with the seller and complain together.
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·Everytime I see even the slightest hint of an Omega service case in a sales ad, or elsewhere for that matter, I quickly move on.
This is just another horrifying story involving such a case.....😲 🫨
This is just another horrifying story involving such a case.....😲 🫨
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerEverytime I see even the slightest hint of an Omega service case in a sales ad, or elsewhere for that matter, I quickly move on.
This is just another horrifying story involving such a case.....😲 🫨
I am by no means a defender of Omega, but I think blaming this mess on them is a bit much. There is no proof that the watch was sent to an Omega facility, and knowing how anal they are about keeping everything original to the specific model and not allowing "mods", I'm 100% positive they would not have put the wrong hands on this watch.
The dealer likely did this service in-house or sent it out to their local trade watchmaker...
Cheers, Al
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·I am by no means a defender of Omega, but I think blaming this mess on them is a bit much. There is no proof that the watch was sent to an Omega facility, and knowing how anal they are about keeping everything original to the specific model and not allowing "mods", I'm 100% positive they would not have put the wrong hands on this watch.
The dealer likely did this service in-house or sent it out to their local trade watchmaker...
Cheers, Al
You are jumping into conclusions Al. I´m not blaming Omega in this case. I just expressed how I react when I realise that a vintage watch has visited Omega or one of their service centers. The risk is to great for me that the watch has been altered in an unfavourable way, even if correct aftermarket replacement parts have been used.
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerYou are jumping into conclusions Al. I´m not blaming Omega in this case. I just expressed how I react when I realise that a vintage watch has visited Omega or one of their service centers. The risk is to great for me that the watch has been altered in an unfavourable way, even if correct aftermarket replacement parts have been used.
Okay...
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·Me, on my side, could have made a clearer statement, no doubt....
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··Omega Qualified WatchmakerHey no worries. 👍
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··not the sharpest pencil in the ΩF drawerIt's back
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·Nice bump at 10 o'clock - I like the character of that! My buddy's early-'90s 145.022 says hi with its bump at 9, makes me think these watches saw lives such as those they were meant to live 😀
Makes me think of this all-time-great scene 😁
Makes me think of this all-time-great scene 😁
