Average cost to service a 145.012 Speedy

thephil · Aug 11, 2022

T thephil
Hi everyone,

Hope you can advise...
I'm going to get my 145.012-67 Speedy serviced.
The crown winds, but is quite stiff. I've been a bit reluctant in case of parts needing replacing, but I'm thinking to get it at least cleaned and oiled - what do you think?

What sort of prices might I be looking to pay in the UK from an independent watch place? Doubt its a job for Omega based on the potential for them to replace and upgrade parts...

Also, on the dial there is quite a bit of patina. I love it but could it be cleaned up just a little? Or is it often a re-paint or re-lume or nothing at all?

Any thoughts are appreciated...

Best,
Phil

Well.... its funny how time pans out... since writing this in 2018 I did get the service done by Simon, but as the years went on the comments ive re-read here have proved true - parts for a 321 are hard to get and not everyone doing services on these have access to them...

So its 2022 and I now live in Singapore, the Speedy has had issues with moisture getting in (its humid here + aircon environments), pushers sticking, corrosion in the caseback, hour hand sub dial creep (!) etc etc, so I thought enough was enough and got it reconditioned with Adam at Lewis watch Co in Perth - who has got complete access to Omega parts.

He has done an awesome job - pics below. Also did go with a re-paint on the hands and indices which my stance has changed over the years too!

The ONLY thing we can't get as it is discontinued is a main plate for a 321 - scarce and don't imagine cheap either... if anyone on here has any pointers that would be amazing!!
I know he will have his places to search but I thought I'd put a shout out here too!

Cheers 😀

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watch_my_six · Aug 11, 2022

T thephil
Well.... its funny how time pans out... since writing this in 2018 I did get the service done by Simon, but as the years went on the comments ive re-read here have proved true - parts for a 321 are hard to get and not everyone doing services on these have access to them...

So its 2022 and I now live in Singapore, the Speedy has had issues with moisture getting in (its humid here + aircon environments), pushers sticking, corrosion in the caseback, hour hand sub dial creep (!) etc etc, so I thought enough was enough and got it reconditioned with Adam at Lewis watch Co in Perth - who has got complete access to Omega parts.

He has done an awesome job - pics below. Also did go with a re-paint on the hands and indices which my stance has changed over the years too!

The ONLY thing we can't get as it is discontinued is a main plate for a 321 - scarce and don't imagine cheap either... if anyone on here has any pointers that would be amazing!!
I know he will have his places to search but I thought I'd put a shout out here too!

Cheers 😀

Looks good! Do you know if the dial was "washed" before the re-lume on the indices? Also, were all of the little scratches in the original photo on the crystal or dial?

thephil · Aug 12, 2022

jspdl
Looks good! Do you know if the dial was "washed" before the re-lume on the indices? Also, were all of the little scratches in the original photo on the crystal or dial?

Cheers. i would assume yes, because dials can get washed during servicing - but haven't asked so don't quote me here haha!
All the scratches were on the crystal, fortunately...

photo500 · Oct 2, 2022

jspdl
Looks good! Do you know if the dial was "washed" before the re-lume on the indices? Also, were all of the little scratches in the original photo on the crystal or dial?

The dial was not 'washed' during the service. That is something I would never do, the printing is far too fragile.

photo500 · Oct 2, 2022

T thephil
Well.... its funny how time pans out... since writing this in 2018 I did get the service done by Simon, but as the years went on the comments ive re-read here have proved true - parts for a 321 are hard to get and not everyone doing services on these have access to them...

So its 2022 and I now live in Singapore, the Speedy has had issues with moisture getting in (its humid here + aircon environments), pushers sticking, corrosion in the caseback, hour hand sub dial creep (!) etc etc, so I thought enough was enough and got it reconditioned with Adam at Lewis watch Co in Perth - who has got complete access to Omega parts.

He has done an awesome job - pics below. Also did go with a re-paint on the hands and indices which my stance has changed over the years too!

The ONLY thing we can't get as it is discontinued is a main plate for a 321 - scarce and don't imagine cheap either... if anyone on here has any pointers that would be amazing!!
I know he will have his places to search but I thought I'd put a shout out here too!

Cheers 😀

Thank you Phil 😀 that 321 did need an astonishing amount of parts for a watch that was serviced only four years prior... lots of issues and bodges inside but satisfying to get as right as possible without the new mainplate available. Anyone quoting a standard one size fits all price for a 321 service is going to be cutting corners somewhere.

If you are ok with it, I'd be happy to explain here some of the work needed?

Average cost to service a 145.012 Speedy

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