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Nitram986
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I'm sorry for your predicament. Did you tell Omega to service the movement only? Usually if you don't specify they will completely refresh the watch and they don't give the old parts back either.
Since when?
I'm sorry for your predicament and hope Omega can fix their mistakes. They definitely shouldn't have done that to the caseback. Did you tell Omega to service the movement only? Usually if you don't specify they will completely refresh the watch and they don't give the old parts back either.
Both in your blog and in your post there is not a single picture of the face of the dial.😬
Would you mind posting them? I got curious to see the face of the watch!
If it went to a legitimate Omega Service Centre you will have received a detailed account/invoice on official Omega letterhead describing exactly what they did to your watch.
If you didn't get that then................
Red service pouches are everywhere, they aren't evidence of a service.
When you hand your watch over for service, you should receive an "Acknowledgement" document that indicates that ownership has been accepted by Omega.
When you get your watch back you should get your watch, all replaced parts, all documentation, and of course, a red sevice pouch.
I don't wish to be pedantic, but if you don't have two documents like this, I suspect it didn't to to an Omega service centre.
How do you know it went to Omega? Parts like the bezel and caseback are charged extra and an Omega Service Centre will always make you aware of the extra cost (which is considerable) before doing the work, were you notified about the extra cost? Some military purchases X33s get free servicing. Is this the case here? If so maybe the downside is they feel free to change what they like, though I can't imagine many fliers liking that they lose their squadron or plane insignia.
I suspect that the intermediary here has either stolen the parts themselves, or possibly not used an official Omega Service Centre, but a third party. The red cases mean nothing, STS (authorised but no official) use them and they are freely available to buy. I have 6 myself.
ps that pressure test print out looks to be definitely not what you would normally see from an official service centre.