And another one... this was a barn find, in that it looked to have been dropped in a pile of horse muck, and let to ruminate in the bottom of a barn. Case refinished, fully serviced, new crystal/crown/pusher, new/aged lume to match the hands. I know that a lot of people here aren't into refinishing/reluming... but to me this is better than the state it was in, and closer to how it would have left the factory vs. the polished to death "refinishing" that you often see. ;-)
Looks great. Definitely worth the effort. I don't think the restoration of this one takes away from it at all.
Thanks buddy. Swiss Time Services out in Essex - http://www.swisstimeservices.co.uk They're an Omega approved service centre, and it came back with 2 year service guarantee on the work done.
Couldn't agree more. As long as the refinishing is "sympathetic and respectful", I think it's highly desirable. I recently had a Cosmic 2000 done by Omega. When I went in they showed me pictures of the original finish of the watch saying that's what they would aim to do and asked if I was happy with that. I was delighted with the outcome and I too much prefer my vintage pieces "looking like they did when they were new" (which is not necessarily the same as "looking new"!)... Congratulations on this one too!
I had that happen with a phonograph cabinet I bought (with a Victor V) -- turned out to be likely decades-old rodent urine sediment!
Looks great. STS are the only place I would ever consider sending my Omegas or any other watch for that matter!
Nice, had mine done there last year. I wish the sunburst graining was a bit "deeper" but that's probably the way it was originally. I was surprised to hear mine "tic" a bit when shaken but they kindly explained it was the tachy bezel doing that, same on yours?
It will probably be going up for sale... I've got another one on it's way back to me... and I probably don't need two of the same watch. ;-)